Germany has a dense network of campsites and dedicated motorhome stopovers, often with paid electricity, water and waste disposal.
Camper Rules Assistant
Build a country route and get compact allowed/do-not-assume/check cards for overnight rules, LEZ, tolls, documents and winter requirements.
Germany
Germany is friendly to motorhome touring when you use signed Stellplaetze, campsites and normal legal parking. Wild camping is broadly restricted, and city access can depend on environmental stickers.
Treat an overnight roadside stop as parking, not camping: keep awnings, chairs, steps and leveling gear inside the vehicle footprint unless a site explicitly allows them.
Private leisure motorhomes are normally outside Germany's truck toll system, but heavy or goods-use vehicles need a closer check before travel. Many German low-emission zones require a valid environmental sticker, and foreign vehicles may need to apply before entering.
Mexico
Mexico is a major overland motorhome destination, but planning depends on temporary vehicle import rules, toll-road costs, tourist road assistance, protected-area permissions and heat or hurricane-season routing.
Service density varies sharply: Baja and popular colonial or beach routes have more RV infrastructure than remote mountain, desert or jungle routes.
Use RV parks, campsites, guarded parking, private permission and official protected-area camping rather than assuming roadside or beach camping is allowed.
Mexico has a large paid-road network; toll costs can be significant for long motorhome routes and can differ by route and vehicle class. There is no simple nationwide low-emission sticker for foreign motorhomes, but city restrictions, old streets, police checkpoints and parking geometry matter.
Documents and insurance
Germany
Carry your driving licence, registration document, proof of insurance and personal ID. Check licence categories carefully for vehicles or combinations above 3.5 tonnes.
- Non-EU visitors should check whether an International Driving Permit is useful alongside their national licence.
- Rental contracts can restrict countries, ferries, gravel roads and winter travel; confirm coverage before departure.
Mexico
For foreign-plated vehicles, treat the tourist entry document, vehicle Temporary Import Permit and Mexican insurance as core trip documents.
- Temporary vehicle import is handled through Banjercito/SAT rules; cancel the permit correctly when leaving the applicable zone or country.
- Carry passport, immigration status proof, registration, title or rental permission, licence, insurance and category coverage for trailers or heavy motorhomes.