Nature camp steering ground
Pets
Barrier free
Nordstraße 131, 98694 Ilmenau OT Frauenwald
About this place
Some places make no noise. They just pitch between high spruce and wait for someone to slow down. At Naturcamp Lenkgrund, the morning smells like forest. The shoes are still wet from the dew in front of the tent. Somewhere a woodpecker is knocking. The coffee steams between the trees. Those who arrive here quickly realize that adventures do not always have to be loud. Sometimes it starts with a narrow forest path. With a child declaring a pine cone a treasure. With the feeling of spending the whole day outside and not missing anything. Between nature camping and forest camping, everyone finds their own rhythm. With tent on the meadow. In the camper between the trees. Or in the Tiny House with a view into the green. A place for family camping, for small explorers and big breathers. For people who want to not only see the Thuringian Forest, but also hear it. Camping Thuringia can sometimes be just like that.
😎 Casual🛋️ Comfortable↑ Authentic🤸♀️ Sporty⛺ Of course🏠 lounge🚿 Single washing boothsDrying room🚐 Supply and disposal for motorhomes😆 washing machines📶 WLAN👕 clothes dryer🪑 Tables & benches for tent campers😆 Public toilets🍽️ Seats outdoors🎟️ Everything included🚴 Cycle paths
📶WLAN
🚴Bicycles
🔥Sauna
🏡Families
🧼Laundry services
🚐Motor housing
🐾Animals
🛒Shop
Offers & Activities 57
👦👧 Children & Family
- 👦👧 Suitable for children
- 🚶♂️ Hiking routes for children
- 🎨 Child friendly activities
- 🏡 Family friendly
- 👥 Groups welcome
- 💰 Discount for children
Swimming and Wellness
- 🔥 Sauna
🏠 Rental accommodation
- Mobile Homes/Bungalows
- Holiday home
- Glamping tent
- Circus cars
♿ Accessibility
- 😆 Accessible sanitary facilities
🐾 Pets
- Animals allowed
🎣 Leisure opportunities
- 🚴♂️ Bike rental services
- 🐎 Riding
- 🏓 Table tennis
- 🥾 Walking
🍽️ Meals
- 🍳 Cooking possibilities
- 🛒 Food store
- 🍺 Alcohol
- 🍻 Beer
- 🥃 Spirits
- 🍷 Wine
🚺 Other
- 👩 Guided by women
📋 Other features
- Winter camping
- Table tennis
- Bike rental services
- 🔥 Camp fire allowed
- 💧Bergbach for cooling
- ❄️ Skiing and sledding
- Tourism Award
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Frequent questions
Where is Naturcamp Lenkgrund located?
The nature camp is located in Frauenwald near Ilmenau, in the middle of the Thuringian forest and directly on the Rennsteig. The address is Nordstraße 131, 98694 Ilmenau OT Frauenwald.
How does the check-in work?
With your booking confirmation, you know which pitch is reserved for you. Tent guests look for their place on the tent meadow, campers drive to the booked pitch. For Tiny Houses, the key code comes before arrival.
What is included in the overnight rate?
Included are electricity, showers, Wi-Fi and the Thuringian all inclusive forest card. With the guest card you use public transport on the VMT network for free and get free admission or discounts on many excursion destinations.
What equipment is available on site?
You can expect modern sanitary facilities, an accessible family bathroom, a kitchen with a fireplace in the feel-good room as well as WLAN and a dry room. In the digital forest shop there are around the clock regional products; The sauna can be used at an extra cost.
Are dogs allowed?
Dogs are welcome at the campsite. Lines are mandatory on the site and in the adjacent forest; Gassing is provided outside the square. In the Tiny Houses Wald-Lilly and Wald-Woody pets are not allowed.
Is the nature camp suitable for families with children?
Yes. There is an accessible family bathroom with changing table and baby bath, as well as nature experiences and child-friendly activities. Also the hiking trails of the area invite to joint discovery tours.
What can I do in the Thuringian Forest?
Hiking and cycling trails start directly at the camp. In winter, lure trails and snowshoe hikes; Oberhof is nearby. With the Thuringian Forest Card you will also find excursion destinations and practical information in the digital guest folder.
Why was Naturcamp Lenkgrund awarded the Thuringian Tourism Award 2026?
It received the prize as “Project of the Year”. The new tourist offer was awarded on the site of a former outdoor pool in Ilmenau-Frauenwald.
What makes the project special?
The nature camp combines camping, tiny houses and rental accommodation with digital processes: from booking to digital guest support. The concept also includes a forest shop that is accessible around the clock; around 98 percent of its range comes from Thuringia.
Is winter camping at Naturecamp Lenkgrund possible?
Yes. Winter camping with your own camper or in heated tiny houses. Also lounge room with fireplace, kitchen and sanitary facilities are heated in winter.
Is there a sauna?
Yes.
What to do in winter around the camp?
In the area there are opportunities for cross-country skiing, winter hiking and ice skating. Just book online the November winter warm-up with New Year’s Eve under stars.
