Find somewhere to sleep.
The map of places you can sleep when there is nothing to book.
Bivak pod Skuto · Kamnik Alps, Slovenia
Photograph © Pavol Milý · all rights reserved
Somewhere worth waking up.
Skåpet
Norway · Unguarded shelter
Know where before you go.
Explore places along your route. Check photos, reports and the source before you set out.
Cesta hrdinov SNP · stage 16 · Captured 21 October 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors · OpenFreeMap
Four routes. Many possible nights.
- 01Cesta hrdinov SNPSlovakia · Czechia
- 02Tour du Mont BlancFrance · Switzerland · Italy
- 03KungsledenSweden
- 04GR20France
Been there? Share what you know.
A photo, a note about water, or the condition of a shelter can help the next person.
All of it. For everyone.
Find your next night outside. Leave useful details for whoever comes after you.
Good to know.
No — Bivaq maps places you can sleep without a booking: bivouacs, open shelters, lean-tos and wild spots. Where a staffed hut takes bookings, its page links to the hut's own site.
As reliable as its source, and every place names its source. A place shows as open or closed only with the day someone saw it; otherwise it says unknown rather than guessing. Conditions change — check before you rely on a place.
Depends where. We map bivouac rules per region — source and date always shown. Slovakia now, more countries coming.
Open a place and report what you found — whether it is open, the water, a photo. If a place is missing, add it. Reading needs no account; contributing needs a free one.
Conditions change. Check before you rely on a place.