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Camping Vienna Woods: Real Quiet Is 20 Miles from Your Front Door
Camping Vienna Woods is easy to try over a single weekend. Your calendar is full, your phone pings in the evening, and your head gets no break.
A 370-mile drive eats two days and leaves you half rested. A site within easy reach spares you that. You set off on Friday after work, and by evening you are sitting outside your tent.
Camping Paradise Garden is in Kaumberg, around 19 to 22 miles south-west of Vienna. It sits in a quiet side valley with meadows, mixed woodland and a mountain stream. The farm’s sheep graze next door. So the journey is short enough for an ordinary Friday evening.
Why short journeys rest you better than long trips
For example, if you drive 370 miles for a weekend, you spend two days in the car: there on Friday, back on Sunday. What is left in between feels like an extended working week.
With camping Vienna Woods, you need about half an hour to reach Kaumberg. You arrive on Friday evening, pitch your tent and sit outside it before dark. That leaves you two evenings and a whole Saturday.
That is my own opinion, and I have no study to back it up. For me, rest starts where the journey ends, so every hour out of the car counts.
What camping does for people with busy jobs
Camping Vienna Woods changes your rhythm first. There are no appointment calls and no calendar pings. Your day follows the light: you wake when it gets bright and cook when you are hungry.
This works directly on exhaustion. At home you open your inbox once more in the evening, just briefly, and lie in bed at eleven thinking about Monday. At the site you sit at the table and talk about the day and your plans. You reply to the 6 pm email on Monday.
Also, the constant switching between tasks drops away. The only decision is whether you need a jacket. The sheep graze next door, and your phone often stays in your pocket. So your head settles after just one night.
Camping Vienna Woods without your own kit: what you really need
You don’t own a tent and wonder whether camping is for you. A weekend takes less than you think. Our site in Kaumberg already covers much of what you need:
- Modern showers and toilets in the sanitary block
- Electricity and drinking water at every pitch
- Free Wi-Fi (1 GB fair use), if you need it
- Home-style cooking at the inn, subject to availability
We can’t promise that you can get equipment from us. So call Leopold Grandl beforehand on +43 676 4741966. Then you know before you travel what you need to bring yourself.
Tent, caravan or motorhome: what suits you
For camping Vienna Woods style, our site works with a tent, caravan or motorhome. Motorcyclists are welcome too. Every pitch has electricity, drinking water and a waste water connection. The pitches measure roughly 90 to over 100 square metres, so your neighbour won’t be sitting in your lap.
With a caravan or motorhome, you drive in, park and plug in. That suits you if you have no energy left for setting up after a long week. A tent takes a little more time. However, you are closer to the meadow and the woods.
No equipment? Then start small. Borrow a tent or buy one second-hand and try it for a night. If you like it, you can invest later. If not, you have spent little and gained a weekend without a diary.
What the site already has, so your rucksack stays light
You don’t need to pack a kitchen or a bathroom. The sanitary block was rebuilt in 2005 and has modern showers and toilets. It has 5 stars from the ADAC. On site, the inn serves home-style cooking from its own kitchen. Ask the operator beforehand whether it is open on your dates.
So your packing list stays short. Four items are enough:
- Tent, sleeping mat and sleeping bag, or your motorhome to sleep in
- A head torch for the walk to the sanitary block in the evening
- Insect repellent or a net against mosquitoes, especially near the stream
- Cash, because the site takes cash only and cards don’t work
Dogs are welcome, so your four-legged friend can come along and you don’t need anyone to look after him.
Switching off digitally while camping in the Vienna Woods
My good intentions last until the first push notification. Putting the phone in the rucksack rarely works when everything around you demands that you stay reachable. So I trust surroundings more than discipline.
Our site sits in a side valley near Kaumberg. Around you are meadows and mixed woodland. A mountain stream runs alongside, and you hear it before you see it. In the evening the air smells of damp grass and wood. The farm’s sheep graze next door, and sometimes one bleats while you make coffee.
Nothing here competes for your attention. So at some point you put your phone down without thinking, because the screen shows nothing more interesting than the grass in the evening light. There is Wi-Fi on site all the same. Many guests leave their phones alone after the first evening.
Wi-Fi on site: how to ration your availability
We have had Wi-Fi on site since 2014. One gigabyte is free (fair use). That covers emails and your calendar, but not an evening of series.
My advice: check your phone twice a day, for example after breakfast and late in the afternoon. In between, keep it in flight mode. That way you are not forever waiting for a buzz that may never come.
If you are self-employed and cannot go fully offline, a little preparation helps:
- Write an out-of-office message with a clear time window, such as “Replies by 6 pm”.
- Tell important clients in advance when you are available.
- Give a stand-in your phone number for genuine emergencies.
- Switch off push notifications before you travel.
Sheep, orchards and stream: what nature without a programme means
Camping Vienna Woods means this for us: the site belongs to a working sheep farm. The sheep graze on the meadows next to the pitches. Also, the farmstead is first mentioned in the house chronicle in 1380.
The grounds hold around 120 old fruit varieties. Leopold Grandl grafted and planted about 70 of them himself. Because of that, old trees shape the meadows. Our motto is “Living in nature, with nature”.
Much of what you can do here needs no ticket and no planning. You can sit by the stream, watch the sheep or walk a loop across the meadows. Sturdy shoes are enough.
The Vienna Woods Biosphere Park also lies north of the site, and it is a Natura 2000 site as well. There the EU protects beech forests and rare animals such as the lesser mouse-eared bat.
Camping Paradise Garden in Kaumberg: the site at a glance
If you search for camping Vienna Woods, you will end up with us in a quiet side valley. Our address is Höfnergraben 2, 2572 Kaumberg. We have around 50 pitches, and I see that size as an advantage.
On large sites you share showers and paths with lots of other guests. Here, each pitch measures about 90 to over 100 m², with electricity, drinking water and a waste water connection. The farm’s sheep graze next door, so in the evening you mostly hear the stream.
The season runs from 30 March to 30 September 2026; the site also holds these awards:
- EU Ecolabel since 2007
- ADAC: 5 stars for the sanitary block
- ANWB: rating of 8.3
A tent with two people costs €28.00 per night.
Walking, cycling and day trips around Kaumberg
Good camping Vienna Woods style means you can leave the car parked. The municipality of Kaumberg has 52 kilometres of waymarked walking trails. You can start right from the site or from the village centre.
One classic is the Araburg castle ruins. They stand at 800 metres and are the highest castle ruins in Lower Austria. From the village centre, you follow the green markers across meadows and through mixed woodland. The walk takes about 1.5 hours.
By bike, you can take the Triestingtal-Gölsental cycle route. It is 62 kilometres long and runs from Hirtenberg to St. Pölten. The Via Sacra, Austria’s oldest pilgrimage route to Mariazell, also passes right by the site.
If you fancy a city day, head into Vienna, roughly 30 kilometres away. Check opening times and admission prices in advance on the attractions’ official websites.
What a night costs
Camping Vienna Woods is easy to budget for with us. Prices are per night and apply during the season from 30 March to 30 September 2026.
- Tent with 2 people: €28.00
- Caravan or motorhome with 2 people: €33.00
- Child aged 5 to 13: €6.00
- Electricity: €0.50 per kW, billed by meter reading
Tourist tax and the waste charge are already included in the price. Water and waste water cost nothing extra either, and every pitch has its own connection. So the only extra is the electricity you actually use.
Bring cash, because we do not take cards. You can find the current price list at camping-noe.at/preise/.
How to plan your camping trip in the Vienna Woods in practice
For camping Vienna Woods, you don’t need weeks of preparation. A weekend is enough. The 2026 season runs from 30 March to 30 September.
Ask early, because the site has around 50 pitches. Send an email to reservierung@camping-noe.at and check your spam folder if no confirmation arrives. If you would rather talk, call +43 676 4741966. Either way, give your preferred dates and the number of people.
Start with one or two nights. A tent for two people costs €28 per night, and electricity is extra, charged by usage. Bring cash, because the site does not take card payments.
Getting there by car and bus
For your sat nav, enter Höfnergraben 2, 2572 Kaumberg. From Vienna, take the A21 and leave at Mayerling. Then follow the B11 and the B18 through Altenmarkt. One kilometre after Thenneberg, turn left. The site is about 400 metres further on.
You can also come without a car. Bus 169 links Matzleinsdorfer Platz with Kaumberg and takes about 55 minutes. The Höfnergraben stop is close to the site. Alternatively, take the Mariazellerbus 552 from Wien Mitte, which also gets you there without driving.
Timetables and ticket prices change. So check current connections on vor.at, postbus.at or ÖBB Scotty.
Your first weekend: a realistic plan
A camping Vienna Woods weekend needs little planning. On Friday you drive about 30 kilometres after work and pitch your tent at a relaxed pace. Nothing else is on the list that evening.
On Saturday, set off from Kaumberg to the ruins of Araburg castle. Follow the green markers for about 1.5 hours across meadows and through mixed woodland. Afterwards you sit back at the site while sheep graze next door. On Sunday you have breakfast without an alarm and drive home in the afternoon.
Book in advance by email and pay in cash on arrival. The packing list stays short:
- Tent, sleeping bag and sleeping mat
- Walking boots and a rain jacket
- Head torch and insect repellent
- Cash and a full water bottle
Frequently Asked Questions
What does camping Vienna Woods mean in practice?
You stay in a quiet side valley near Kaumberg, surrounded by meadows, mixed woodland and a mountain stream. Camping Paradise Garden lies about 30 to 35 kilometres south-west of Vienna. The sheep from the farm that runs the site graze next door.
Do I need my own gear for camping Vienna Woods?
The site has pitches for tents, caravans, motorhomes and motorcycles. Every pitch has electricity, drinking water and a waste water connection. To find out whether you can hire equipment, ask Leopold Grandl directly on +43 676 4741966.
How do I get to camping Vienna Woods without a car?
Bus 169 runs from Matzleinsdorfer Platz in Vienna to Kaumberg, and the journey takes around 55 minutes. The Mariazellerbus (VOR 552) also connects Wien Mitte directly with Kaumberg. You can find current times and fares on vor.at, postbus.at or in the ÖBB Scotty journey planner.
How much does a night of camping Vienna Woods cost?
For a tent with two people, you pay €28.00 per night in the 2026 season. Tourist tax, waste charge, water and sewage are included. Electricity costs extra and is charged by meter reading. Payment is cash only, so cards will not work. You can find the current price list at camping-noe.at/preise/.
What can I do around the site?
Kaumberg has 52 kilometres of marked walking trails. The walk to the Araburg castle ruins takes about 1.5 hours from the village centre. The Triestingtal-Gölsental cycle route also runs nearby. If you would rather stay put, the meadow, the woods and the sheep next door are enough.
When is the site open for camping Vienna Woods?
The 2026 season runs from 30 March to 30 September. You can reserve all year round by email at reservierung@camping-noe.at or by phone. If you get no reply, check your spam folder too.