Does Glenshiel Campsite allow dogs?

Yes, dogs are welcome at Glenshiel Campsite.

Glenshiel Campsite

Riverside campsite pitched directly beneath the Five Sisters of Kintail, run by hands-on owners who'll give you and your dog a lift up the road if you ask nicely.

Glenshiel Campsite sits in the floor of Glen Shiel with the Five Sisters of Kintail rising on all sides and a river close enough to hear from your pitch. It is a small, recently refurbished site with grass tent pitches and generously sized hardstanding bays for caravans and motorhomes: a practical base for serious mountain days that doesn't sacrifice setting to get there.

The owners, Ant and Sue, run things in the way that earns repeat visits: facilities clean and well-maintained, honesty-box laundry, friendly enough to give solo walkers a lift to the trailhead. The campsite is a common staging point for the Cape Wrath Trail and the South Shiel Ridge, and the Kintail Lodge is walkable along the road for an evening meal. There is also a small chocolate shop at the site entrance for the return journey.

Facilities are straightforward: showers, toilets, electric hookup, and a laundry block. Nothing fancy, which suits the location. The drama is outside, and on a clear Highland morning it is considerable.

Before you book

Popular in peak season; book ahead to secure a pitch rather than risk arriving to a full site.
£35 per pitch places it at the higher end for the area, though the setting justifies it for most.

“One of the finest positioned campsites in the Scottish Highlands: a working small site directly beneath a named mountain range, run by owners who care.”

Why it made the cut

Five Sisters of Kintail on three sides with a river immediately adjacent
Genuinely hands-on owners who create an atmosphere well above the facilities level
Works equally well as a hillwalking base and a touring stopover on the road to Skye
Dogs actively welcomed, not just tolerated

The Feeling

Lovingly scruffy · Off grid real · Mixed tempo

Five sisters at first lightRiver sound sleepsHonesty box laundryTrail head hospitalityChocolate shop return

Good For

Solo
Date
Dog holiday

Best For

Mountain climbing and hiking the Cape Wrath Trail from your pitch
Riverside camping with views of the Five Sisters of Kintail
Mix of grass tent pitches and hard-standing caravan spots in the Scottish Highlands

In Campr's collections

Mountain eyriesThe Five Sisters of Kintail rise directly from the campsite perimeter: this is the high, earned Highland setting the playlist exists for.
Riverside sleepsA river runs immediately alongside the site, audible from your pitch from arrival to dawn.
Dog holiday hqOwners who will drive you and your dog to the trailhead sets the tone; dogs are part of the deal here.

Facilities

Showers

Toilets

Electric hookup

Laundry

Quick answers

Does Glenshiel Campsite allow dogs?: Yes, dogs are welcome at Glenshiel Campsite.
What kind of stays does Glenshiel Campsite offer?: Tent, Motorhome, by a river.
Where is Glenshiel Campsite?: Glenhiel Campsite, Kyle IV40 8HW, UK.