I don't want to rent a hotel and just sleep in my tent on a beach. Should I be afraid of police?

[wombat]

21 minutes ago, Pouatchee said:

backpack beggars

Begpackers is the woke PC term????

[Pushbiker]

I dont know about the legal issues, but i camped all over Thailand in my tent. Beaches, forests, highways....Never had a problem. Poilce was laughing when see farang in tent, nothing more

[SAFETY FIRST]

3 hours ago, MarkT63 said:

Sirinat National Park at the top end of Layan Beach is as "on the beach: as you will probably get. Seen loads of people camping there

I've seen loads of people riding their motorbikes in Thailand not wearing a shirt. 

 

It's illegal, so is sleeping on the the beach in a tent. 

[ddotmark]

Try Googling 'Beach Camping in Thailand' or 'Beach Camp Sites in Thailand'.

 

I did find this beach camping article which maybe be of interest: https://iamkohchang.com/activities/camping-wai-chaek-beach.html

 

I live in Hua Hin and I know that there are several beach camp sites in Cha Am and Pranburi which are located in the west coast of the Gulf of Thailand. They be probably be pretty much desserted until the weekend Bangkok city crowd arrives.

 

Good Luck

[SAFETY FIRST]

40 minutes ago, ddotmark said:

Try Googling 'Beach Camping in Thailand' or 'Beach Camp Sites in Thailand'.

 

I did find this beach camping article which maybe be of interest: https://iamkohchang.com/activities/camping-wai-chaek-beach.html

 

I live in Hua Hin and I know that there are several beach camp sites in Cha Am and Pranburi which are located in the west coast of the Gulf of Thailand. They be probably be pretty much desserted until the weekend Bangkok city crowd arrives.

 

Good Luck

He wants to set up a tent on a beach, washing at sea and eating at 7/11 or street food. 

 

Probably on a budget or very little money, I doubt he has the money to pay for a camp site if he's washing in the sea. 

[ddotmark]

I am pretty sure that these ‘beach camp sites’ are free (or possibly a nominal fee). But further research on his part would bear this out.

[bob smith]

let him do it.

 

you might have a severe case of betty swollocks in the morning though!

 

be sure to take a pack of wet wipes with you, you're gonna need em!!

[FritsSikkink]

On 10/12/2023 at 7:53 PM, DizzyProtos said:

I come from Romania and have a lot of experience camping in the forest. I'll be in Thailand for 12 nights.
Thinking setting up a tent on Ao Yon or Panwa beach, washing at sea and eating at 7/11 or street food.

Will I get booted by a policeman or would locals likely shoo me off?

You might get visitors who want to share your food and drinks:

 

 

[Datsun 1200]

On 10/16/2023 at 1:26 PM, gearbox said:

There is no such thing as a private beach in Thailand. All beaches belong to the king and are essentially public property. Only the land behind the beach can be private, but you can still access the beach with a boat or kayak.

Try pulling into the "private beach" at the Aman Puri in Surin and some other resorts. If you insist you will be talking to "security" fairly soon. Technically you are right, but not the same as in the "doing"...

 

IH

[impulse]

Question for those suggesting camping in a National Park.  Last time I went into one, they charged me 400 baht, which is close to the cost of a cheap fan room.  Is that universal, or did I just pick the wrong Nat'l Park?

 

[gearbox]

2 hours ago, impulse said:

Question for those suggesting camping in a National Park.  Last time I went into one, they charged me 400 baht, which is close to the cost of a cheap fan room.  Is that universal, or did I just pick the wrong Nat'l Park?

 

Do you have a pink card? Last 3 parks I went to charged me Thai rate.

[merijn]

On 10/16/2023 at 3:13 AM, pomchop said:

tm30 needed for 12 day stay?

Yes, You have to submit a TM30 within 24 hours of arrival at your address.

[Old Croc]

I've camped on remote beaches in Australia for weeks at a time abluting in the ocean.  I've virtually never paid for accommodation when travelling or camping in bush areas. Even with today's "nanny" restrictions, the country is large enough and the beaches vast and remote enough for you to still do it without hinderance.

Phuket is not Australia; I believe it was recently voted most crowded tourist destination in the world. Trying to live on or near tourist beaches there will greatly risk your chances of assault, robbery, harassment, or arrest. There are groups of "mafia" who believe they own certain beaches and have used firearms against interlopers. I can think of several murders there over the years of people sleeping on a beach. Many years ago, a young woman sleeping in a tent on a northern beach was raped and murdered by fishermen from a boat anchored offshore. A man had his head bashed in with a lump of wood on one of the main beaches.

There would be no such thing as stealth camping on a beach on Phuket Island.

 

[JoseThailand]

On 10/13/2023 at 12:47 AM, vinny41 said:

Op doesn't seem to have made an provision for a toilet unless thinking of using  sea

 

He can use sand

[LivinginKata]

Recent news story says that police removed the campers on Patong Beach.

[SAFETY FIRST]

On 10/16/2023 at 7:09 PM, SAFETY FIRST said:

He wants to set up a tent on a beach, washing at sea and eating at 7/11 or street food. 

 

Probably on a budget or very little money, I doubt he has the money to pay for a camp site if he's washing in the sea. 

^^^^^

 

Yes, as above...

 

He's been removed from the beach. 

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/438849630140035/permalink/1304707463554243/?mibextid=Nif5oz

 

 

[ChasingTheSun]

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

[SAFETY FIRST]

1 hour ago, ChasingTheSun said:

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Nothing to be afraid of, the law is the law. 

 

[Highlandman]

On 10/12/2023 at 9:11 PM, KhunBENQ said:

Thailand is still comparably safe for tourists in terms of crime.

But sleeping in a tent on the beach?

No thanks.

 

I can't comment on the legality.

Phuket isn't so safe for foreigners wanting to sleep in tents, especially lone females. 

[Highlandman]

On 11/8/2023 at 10:46 AM, Old Croc said:

I've camped on remote beaches in Australia for weeks at a time abluting in the ocean.  I've virtually never paid for accommodation when travelling or camping in bush areas. Even with today's "nanny" restrictions, the country is large enough and the beaches vast and remote enough for you to still do it without hinderance.

Phuket is not Australia; I believe it was recently voted most crowded tourist destination in the world. Trying to live on or near tourist beaches there will greatly risk your chances of assault, robbery, harassment, or arrest. There are groups of "mafia" who believe they own certain beaches and have used firearms against interlopers. I can think of several murders there over the years of people sleeping on a beach. Many years ago, a young woman sleeping in a tent on a northern beach was raped and murdered by fishermen from a boat anchored offshore. A man had his head bashed in with a lump of wood on one of the main beaches.

There would be no such thing as stealth camping on a beach on Phuket Island.

 

 

Excellent comment and I was about to say something similar. Indeed, camping on remote beaches in Australia is still very much a doable thing despite the country becoming a bit of a nanny state. That said, Thailand is more of a nanny state, at least if you're non-Thai.

 

With Phuket being a tiny island and having 100-1000 times the population density of most parts of Australia, it's clear why it should be the last place anyone considers camping.

[Highlandman]

On 10/16/2023 at 12:04 PM, Tropposurfer said:

As far as I am aware falangs anyone who pitch a tent along any foreshore or on a public beach won't be be there enjoying the 'glamping' bliss for long as plod will appear to either shoo them away, shoo and fine, or fine and arrest them. 

 

In other words its illegal. Thais run by a whole different set of rules than us falangs on this.

 

If you can find a private beach owner and get permission then that's a whole different matter.

No they don't.. Thais aren't allowed to sleep on the beach either. Hobos and homeless people may have different experiences but your average Thai would certainly be moved on as well.