Old Military Road, PA26 8BQ, Cairndow
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A viewpoint parking area with beautiful valley views and only 3 level spaces on the upper right. Overnight stays are currently reported as allowed, with a quiet night possible. Visitors and a catering van use the area, and a food truck may start up at 06h00 with a generator. The road and parking area can be busy during the day.
From travellers' reviews
Listing copied from our source, 53 days ago
There is no longer a prohibition on staying overnight. There are only three level spaces on the right at the top of the parking area. We slept peacefully. The only nuisance was that from 06:00 a food truck set up with a generator, probably only in high season. In the evening, holidaymakers stop for a few minutes to see the view. Some activity until sunset!
Busy with many people coming and going for the viewpoint, there was a catering van here when I passed, they accept card min spend £10
Good stop for the day with beautiful views across the valley. I arrived at 8am to work for the morning and rangers were circling. Quite exposed in windy weather.
Why cannot campers stay the night. On our visit an HGV looked to setting up for the night !!!!!!. Come on Scotland, at least make the areas tourists want to stop available.....?
Officially, overnight stays are not allowed here! We took the chance—we were not the only ones, and it was outside the season—and it is a beautiful place with a fantastic view. At the beginning of the road, at 05:30, a stall arrives with an enormous, noisy diesel generator.
Superb park up, epic views, clean and tidy, benches dotted about and a butty van was there on a Sunday morning along with several supercar runs which my son loved seeing. Gorgeous drive up there too, got some beautiful shots of my van. • The Roaming Hind • 04/05/24
Tried to get to Rest and be thankful but road was closed due to road works