Salinas Grandes Stop | Wild Camping

February 5th, 2024 by ricardocensi

Dormimos ao lado do Centro de Informação Turistica, noite tranquila protegidos do vento.

January 22nd, 2024 by rumosereno

Dormimos na volta do Atacama, tranquilo. Vale dar a dica para abrigar o carro do vento na casa de informações. Ou então, não parar o radiador na direção do vento, pra preservar o carro e não entrar sal! Dica de um nativo para a gente ☆

We had a quiet night. It's important take your car (the radiator) protect by the salt-wind !

January 21st, 2024 by adosdesaviem

nous avons passé la nuit ici avant d'aller visiter les salines, nuit tranquille, la visite est à 8000$ par véhicule maintenant

August 30th, 2023 by paraquemas__

We slept here after visiting Salinas Grandes. It's really cold al night but the sunset is wonderful!
Shops open at 9 am (aprox) and close at 18pm.
If you want to visit the Salinas pool's and take funny photos I recommend visit the other Stop (few km from there). Pools are near the parking so you can enter on foot and for free. (I think is better stay there before the sellers arrived)
We didn't know that and payed 3000$ for a tour. (The girl was a good photographer 😅)

Dormimos en el estacionamiento después de visitar las Salinas. Hace mucho frío por la noche pero el atardecer estuvo genial. Los negocios abren de 9-18 hs aprox! Después de ese horario no queda nadie y es súper tranquilo.
Si quieren visitar las piletas de decantación y sacarse fotos pueden ir al otro punto turístico que está a unos pocos km siguiendo la ruta, ahí las piletas se encuentran pegadas al estacionamiento y se pueden acceder caminando y gratis. (Por las dudas vayan antes de que lleguen los puesteros)
Nosotros no sabíamos y pagamos el tour guiado por $3000. La chica nos sacó muchísimas fotos y nos explico en reglas generales como se obtiene la sal y otros detalles.

May 20th, 2023 by ottenweinerts.blog

Spent a quiet night here, almost no traffic on Ruta 52 during the night. No wind. First vendors arrived around 8 am.

April 26th, 2023 by sarahhayes

beautiful sunset here. We parked just behind the shops for the night, two other campervans and a tent also here

December 20th, 2022 by destinoviajante

We chosed this place because it’s wonderful the sunset. After 5 pm the sellers went out and the place be very silent

May 11th, 2022 by getoutsidebr

Slept one night on our way to Chile. Beautiful and quite place. After 6:30pm no more tourists.

Passamos uma noite no nosso caminho para o Chile. Lugar muito bonito. Passamos uma noite tranquila. Depois das 18h30 não tem mais turistas.

December 23rd, 2021 by Vivo na Van

Dormimos sozinhos no local, e foi sensacional. Não fomos incomodados durante a noite.

August 13th, 2021 by hakunamatatxelmundo

ENG: We slept here one night in our motorhome. Perfect place to enjoy the sunset, view the stars and the sunrise. It's better take photos in the morning because the place is empty.

ESP: Dormimos una noche en nuestro motorhome. Es un lugar perfecto para contemplar el atardecer, ver las estrellas y disfrutar el amanecer. Es mejor sacar las fotos temprano ya que no hay casi gente.

February 10th, 2020 by travelbirds2020

We've been alone after 7pm. Sadly it was very windy and rainy. Next morning the weather was good again and Sunrise was bestiful.
Tables to eat breakfast. We left befor 9am.

December 9th, 2019 by lestandemeuh

They said us to sleep in the tourist info building instead of outside to be protected from wind and cold. Small building but enough room for two. We put the tent into and have to leave before 8:30 am. Tables outside nice to take breakfast.

September 29th, 2019 by theroadislife.de

you can buy drinks and tortillas (50 pesos each), empanadas (not sure about the price). toilets 10 pesos. no other water (for free) avaiable. didn't stop here for the night.

September 25th, 2019 by jrm.ch

Windy day?
Prepare you most lovely smile and kindly ask to the tourist info if you can pass the night in their small house.
They should say yes (:

September 17th, 2019 by polarsteps.com

We camped here for the night. At 9pm all the tourists and shops was gone. We had a beautiful sunset !
At 7am we had an incredible sunrise and had a walk in the Salinas about an hour. There is a sign that said you have to go with a guide, but people come at around 9am. So you can go, if you take care of the nature obviously !! The water pools are at 30mn of walk. It was so beautiful... and free without any tourists !!

July 13th, 2019 by go-pan

We arrived at 9pm, no one was there.
We parked behind the toilet house to hide from the road.
Was a very cold night, windy, even kinda protected by the shops.
Just a couple of cars stopped by, but left with out any problem.
The morning was very cold, even on Sunday, the people from the shops started to arrive at 8:30am.
No facilities and toilets during the night.

March 26th, 2019 by carloseduardorosa

Nice and quiet place to stay. no facilities. wait everybody goes away and enjoy

February 21st, 2019 by carolesellem

After a manifestation against a lithium factory on the salar, had yo wait 10mn before moving on. We stop at the main parking area. Amasing. After 18h30 no one there. Storm in the background, beautiful light and we were alone. No facilities, but so peaceful

February 19th, 2019 by coeurdevoyageurs.com

Une expérience incroyable. On est arrivé avant le coucher du soleil et reparti le lendemain après le lever du soleil. On était tout seul. On avait une tente mais on a préféré dormir dans la voiture car une tempête arrivait et il n’y a pas d’abris. On a garé la voiture derrière le bâtiment des travailleurs à l’abri du vent, contrairement aux parkings où il n’y a quasiment pas d’abris.

July 16th, 2018 by Eva Kramer

nice and quiet place, wait untill everybody is gone and you got the desert on your own! Take everything with you

January 14th, 2018 by roadtotuk.de

Setting up a tent is possible. You might need some protection from the wind. Beautiful sunset. We had the place for ourselves from 9pm to 7am.

August 15th, 2017 by instagram.com/griffuh

Good spot to stop, but think you could almost camp anywhere on the Salar considering there's no facilities at the tourist stop. No problems camping, wind changed 180degrees after I set up the tent and lost any protection from the tourist stop. Great tortillas and sunset!

April 3rd, 2017 by OverlandWanderlustFacebook

Surprise, surprise. Great place for pictures, little shops, and good empanadas.

July 24th, 2016 by www.bummelmitpummel.de

we stayed over night with our motorhome. after sunset nice,quiet and free. you must have everything with you.

May 21st, 2016 by lp_gellini

We pitched pulled over at the tourist stop in the middle of Salinas Grandes and pitched our tent when it became dark and all the vendors had left. Gorgeous sunset, stars and sunrise. No water, no toilets