I’m also interested in hearing the different practices of mapping such “wild” campsites because I’m a frequent user. I know of 2 practices:
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In the Netherlands, there used to be sites called “paalkampeerterrein” where it was allowed to camp with up to 3 tents within a few meters from a wooden pole. Only 7 remain open, all tagged with
backcountry=yes. We used 2 of them last month. One was right next to a track with parallel cycle path, and barely large enough for our tent and a bike, with no facilities. The other was much larger and had a picnic table, and could only be reached on foot (we had dismount our tandem). I believe they are similar to the Danish concept, and there appear to be many more in Belgium. -
Along the Carian Trail in Turkey, two kinds of camping spots are mapped here and on OSM: those with or without a fee. The free ones seem to be mere suggestions “if you want to camp wild and are looking for a spot, try here” so they seem good candidates for tagging with
backcountry=yes. Maybe backcountry campsites are usually (by default?) free?
Maybe in countries like Denmark where wild camping is not allowed, a criterion for backcountry campsites is that they have some form of official status? And Sweden and Norway don’t have as many wild camping spots mapped because there aren’t many that have official status (you don’t need official ones if you can camp anywhere anyway)?