Llyn Gwynant Campsite
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Lakeside camping with its own beach
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Big riverside and lakeside fields with their own launch beach for paddleboards and canoes, and Yr Wyddfa standing up the valley — the definitive paddle-then-campfire weekend base, with fires allowed in pits. The Watkin Path up Snowdon starts nearby. Book summer weekends well ahead, and pack midge repellent for still evenings.
Getting there
Llyn Gwynant Campsite is in Nant Gwynant, Eryri (Snowdonia). It's roughly 15 min (4.2 miles) from Beddgelert , and within reach of Capel Curig (19 min) and Llanberis (23 min).
The nearest parking: On-site parking. Grid reference SH 652 507 — works on any OS map and doesn't need a phone signal.
Good to know
Book summer weekends well ahead; the Watkin Path up Snowdon starts nearby. Midges on still evenings.
On the map
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Staying over?
Beddgelert makes a relaxed base for exploring the area — worth staying over to catch an early start or a golden-hour finish.
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