List of car-free islands

This is a list of car-free islands: islands inhabited by humans which have legally restricted or eliminated vehicle traffic from their territories.

CountryIsland
Australia Rottnest Island[1]
Belize Caye Caulker[2]
Brazil Afuá, Boipeba,[3] Pará[4]
Canada Toronto Islands, Harrington Island[5]
CroatiaKoločep, Kornat, Lopud, Prvić, Silba, Sveti Klement and Zlarin islands[6][7]
DenmarkBjørnø and Tunø islands[6]
FranceÎle-d'Aix[8]
FranceÎle de Porquerolles resort island[9]
FranceHoedic, Houat, Île-de-Bréhat, Île-Molène, Île de Sein in Bretagne[6][7][10][11][12][13][14]
FranceArchipel du Frioul archipelago, near Marseille[7][15]
FranceGrande-Île, Île de Quéménès, Île Saint-Honorat, Île Sainte-Marguerite, Port-Cros[6]
GermanyBaltrum, Gröde, Hiddensee, Neuwerk, and Wangerooge[6][7]
GuernseySark[6]
Hong KongLamma Island[16]
IndonesiaSiberut[17]
ItalyMarettimo[6]
ItalyIsola dei Pescatori[6]
Kenya Lamu Island[18]
MalawiChizumulu[19]
Malaysia Tioman Island[20]
Seychelles La Digue[21]
SwedenDonsö, Marstrand, Styrsö, Brännö and Vrångö islands[6]
United KingdomEasdale,[22] Shuna, South Rona and Tanera More[6]
United StatesMackinac Island in Michigan.[7] Cars were initially banned from streets in July 1898.[23] The use or possession of any motor vehicle is against the law, with very limited exceptions.[24] In rare cases, vehicles are permitted to be transported to and operated on the island.[25]
United States Bald Head Island which is off the coast of North Carolina and only accessible by boat or through the ferry system. One gets around on the island by bike or by golf cart.

Lamu Island, Kenya
Caye Caulker, Belize
Bjørnø, Denmark

See also

References
  1. "Travel Guide to Rottnest Island, WA - Tourism Australia". Australia Tourism. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  2. Chanona, Carolee (10 March 2022). "Caye Caulker: The Perfect Car-Free Destination If You're Over Driving On Vacation". Caribbean Culture and Lifestyle. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  3. Dunlop, Fiona (29 January 2016). "Boipeba, Brazil: Life moves at an easy pace on this car-free tropical island". The Independent. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  4. "Nas ruas de Afuá, no Pará, não circulam carros nem motos". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  5. "Not Just Bikes: The Only Car-Free Place in Canada (and Why You Can't Live There)". Strong Towns. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  6. Brouillard, Etienne (2014). Îles de rêve sans voitures: 34 îles en Europe et 10 îles en France (in French). Paris: Hachette tourisme. ISBN 978-2-01-244069-2.
  7. Robert, Marcel (2013). "Îles sans voitures". carfree.fr (in French). L'auteur présente cet ouvrage 22 îles : Houat, Hœdic, Sein, Aix, Frioul, Sercq, Molène, Batz, Bréhat, Juist, Hiddensee, Langeoog, Baltrum, Heligoland, Prvić, Zlarin, Hydra, Büyükada, Gulangyu, Mackinac, Lamu et Venise
  8. "L'île d'Aix sans voitures". carfree.fr (in French). 4 May 2012.
  9. Goodman, Lanie (18 September 2012). "Porquerolles: Paradise Isle off the Provençal Coast". francetoday.com. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  10. "L'île de Sein sans voitures". carfree.fr (in French). 30 April 2012.
  11. "L'île de Bréhat sans voitures". carfree.fr (in French). 2 May 2012.
  12. "L'île d'Hoedic sans voitures". carfree.fr (in French). 10 May 2012.
  13. "L'île d'Houat sans voitures". carfree.fr (in French). 8 May 2012.
  14. "L'île de Molène sans voitures". carfree.fr (in French). 26 April 2012.
  15. Robert, Marcel (6 November 2013). "Un livre sur les îles sans voitures". carfree.fr (in French).
  16. Dunn, Alice (30 March 2022). "The joy of car-free islands". The Spectator. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  17. Ninan, K. N., ed. (2012). Conserving and Valuing Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity: Economic, Institutional and Social Challenges. Taylor & Francis. p. 117. ISBN 9781136569104 – via Google Books.
  18. Hancock, Colin; Page, Thomas (17 February 2016). "Lamu island, off coast of Kenya, has lots of history but no cars for visitors". CNN. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  19. Briggs, Philip (2016). Malawi. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 271. ISBN 9781784770143 – via Google Books.
  20. Hughes, Holly; Murphy, Sylvie; Flippin, Alexis Lipsitz; Duchaine, Julie (2010). Frommer's 500 Extraordinary Islands. Wiley. p. 24. ISBN 0470500700 – via Google Books.
  21. "The island banned private vehicles: Plus, it has one of the world's most beautiful beaches". The Balkantimes Press. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  22. "About Easdale: An Introduction to Easdale Island". easdale.org.
  23. Mackinac State Historic Parks (1999). "Early Automobiles on Mackinac Island". Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2021. [T]he running of horseless carriages be prohibited within the limits of the village of Mackinac
  24. "§66.33, et seq". Code of Ordinances. City of Mackinac Island, Michigan.
  25. Huschka, Amy (23 September 2019). "Shepler's Ferry responds to Mike Pence motorcade backlash: 'Exceptions always exist'". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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