A little bit of information about the Galloway Forest Park. The Galloway Forest Park is a woodland park, operated by Forestry Commission Scotland, principally covering woodland in Ayrshire and in Dumfries and Galloway.
The Scottish Dark Sky Observatory, on the Craigengillan estate in South Ayrshire, at the edge of the Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park, was partly funded by the Scottish Government and opened in 2012.
The park, established in 1947, covers around 300 square miles (780 km2) and receives over 800,000 visitors per year. The three visitor centres at Glen Trool, Kirroughtree, and Clatteringshaws which receive around 150,000 visitors per year.
Camping in the Galloway Forest Park
Camping in the Forest Park is great fun as it gives you a real sense of freedom, however, whilst ‘wild’ camping is permitted in the Galloway Forest Park it's strongly recommend that campers make every effort to ensure this is carried out with care and in accordance with the Scottish Outdoor Access Code.
Remember Folks
(To leave no trace, if you carry it in, please carry it back out)
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