Overview
- ENPA has restored 24-hour access at most park car parks after public and stakeholder backlash against April restrictions that had blocked parking overnight at 11 sites.
- The authority approved a 12-month pilot to close Llyn Tegid and Llangower car parks for two hours in the middle of the night to test whether short closures curb informal camping in those locations.
- ENPA launched a multi-agency review of car parking and overnight camping across Eryri, with findings due back to members by the end of the year to inform longer-term policy or enforcement changes.
- The authority reiterated that overnight stays in its car parks have never been permitted and urged visitors to use designated campsites, citing problems of litter, waste and anti-social behaviour as reasons for action.
- Local communities and businesses face trade-offs from the policy change because keeping most car parks open protects access for stargazers and sunrise walkers but risks shifting parking pressure and related problems to other sites and residential streets.