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See comments above. Just added photos. Seems like a pretty well known spot. About 15 teenagers arrived not long after we got in.

Quiet night, fairly level, narrow one lane road with two way traffic. There was only one incoming vehicle on my way in. We were at a point where we could each get half off the road and get by each other.

OK campsite, over priced. drive off main road is roughly 8kms and rutted, note to Jones, rutted roads can and does cause bad damage to vehicles and going faster does not lessen damage regardless of vehicle type.
I fail to see what "this is Africa" has to do with bad roads, I have travelled and lived off the beaten track, please don't use Africa as an excuse....Botswana is not a poor country by any means.
Facilities ok, strangely found shower heads really close to the wall making for a uncomfortable wash down, would even add it wastes alot of water.
1st camp spot I've ever had to pay for electric hook up which is typically European style, sadly nothing special and over priced

there is a "no camping" sign in this place

This place is in wrong location - it is located at 53.91856, -122.72203

muy tranquila la ypf para dormir ,hay restaurantes, comida para llevar , agua caliente , mini market y baños. todo se ve muy limpio .

Still a very nice camp for vans and tents. Marta and her husband are lovely people and very helpful. You can easily discover the island from this place and can walk to the beach Jert. You can also chill at the big and clean pool. We can highly recommend this „mini“ camp.

poste wifi free and tent , good area for camping free. i travel on bike

Now called "Curry Village" walked right to the shower house open and free to all. Brought my own towel

Trailhead for Barachois Falls Hiking Trail. Boardwalk to waterfall. 1.6km.

We camping in this public park. We picked a spot away from the river by the small lagoon as there are reasonable toilets here. Toilets are open during the day and gets opened at 830 in the morning. Lots of people in the daytime but very quiet at night. There are a few power points in the park but not where we camped.

New owners took over the lodge and they are (partially) open. Camping is available with new abolution blocks. great showers! Construction is ongoing but they expect to finish before Dec 2022. we visited the other lodge close by and decided that is in poor condition.

Thank you for the quick dump Shell. The dump station is just by the side of the building on second lane

For us this place was perfect. There’s a handful of free campsites with picnic tables and fireplaces. Pit toilet that is actually well-kept with toilet paper. River runs right through and there are a few awesome hiking trails right behind to catch an awesome sunset. Very minimal highway noise, didn’t bother us at all. Three bars T-Mobile. We stayed two days and we will definitely come back.

10 campsites but only a few are level. We liked #1 because it was level, big, and private. When you enter the park just keep driving and pass the observatory. the only bathroom we saw was at the observatory but it's a long walk to the campsites. There was a shower in the bathroom. There is a water spigot behind the bathrooms. We screwed off the bottom cap thingy to screw our hose into and fill our water tank on our RV. We have a 25ft trailer. I think the campsite could hold up to a 30 ft beyond that you may have trouble getting out. there was a playground. $7 a night.

A few years later, but the outhouse isn't tipped over anymore. Very nice view of the red river for lunch down below too.

Hopped and skipped up the 10k track in a fully loaded chevvy sonic. Sweet spot to spend a day or two

This place is in wrong location - it is located at -9.28246, -77.64641

Tanzania to Burundi (01.09.22) As of today you need a rapid COVID test (nasal- yikes!) to enter Burundi. Cost $15. You get the test before entering the gate. After test go to immigration to pay.

At the same place you pay for the test you can also pay the BIFranc 30,000 for the car TIP. Very nice officer called a money fixer to change $ to BIFranc (we showed the current online exchange rate).

Then go to immigration to get stamped in- we got our visa in Kigoma so the process at the border was fast.

COVID Test took the most time- and trying to understand each other between Swahili, French and English 😅

Permanently closed 😔 unfortunately we haven't known

Quite a smooth crossing, very quiet at Zambian side what may have helped.

Exiting Zim:
- exit stamp in passport at immigration
- gate pass at immigration
- Interpol outside in a tent, they asked for a police clearance but we explained that we have a European car and the Carnet shows its our car. It was fine, he stamped the gate pass
- Customs stamped the Carnet and gate pass
Good to go in 15 minutes.

Entering Zambia
- Health check vaccination at most right counter
- Visa at Immigration counter. 25 dollar pp for single entry 1 month. Longer was not possible, but they said we could extend if we wanted to.
- Customs to stamp the Carnet, had to pay 250 kwacha roadtax. We couldn't pay in dollar or with card, so we had to change with the guys outside.
- Roadtoll at the building on the parking lot. 20 Dollar.

Good to go. At the gate a check of the carnet from the police.

After the gate you can arrange insurance. We got an insurance for 30 days for 150 Kwatcha.

All in all this bordercrossing cost us 1.5 hour.

We also stopped at the open grassy area at the first right turn about half a mile short of the pond. Almost no mosquitoes here far from water sources but there is road noise from the paved Highway. No signs indicating the turn off so use mapping to find the narrow entrance between the pines (Google works). A US Forest Service signboard on the bumpy sandy trail will indicate you are on the correct road.
Hardly any traffic mid week before Labor Day including an official truck whose driver gave us a friendly wave. Verizon signal is weak, phone calls and texts only, no pictures.
Morning sun and afternoon shade made for pleasant days with cold nights for good sleeping. We stayed two nights for a day of perfect rest.

Nice campground at $5 a night. Gravel sites and kinda level. Some sites are swarming with red ants so be mindful! Pit toilet in the center of the single loop and 21 sites available. No electric and no water. Garbage receptacles available. Picnic tables and fire rings at every sites. 2 bars LTE with T-Mobile.

Decent enough wifi! Nice place to sit and work for an afternoon

large level paved lot behind Mel's diner. 2 night limit, must get free permit from police dept, which is located about .4 miles away. easy walk into downtown jackson for food & beverage. also a grocery store within walking distance. will fit anything up 45ft. if towing will probably need to disconnect.

and good visible speeds

This place is permanently closed.

I wasn't able to find this place.

there is a large french sign stating that camping is not permitted, "IT IS FORBIDDEN TO CONSUME ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, TO CAMP, TO LIGHT FIRES, TO THROW GARBAGE, STONES, BOTTLES, OR ANY OTHER OBJECT ON THE SITE"

As described by others. For us the day was sunny, warm and windy. Unfortunately no capelin or whales. Lots of atvs during the day, quiet at night.

Big pine tree shade in most of the park. Big RV to Tent camping areas = $19 up to $40 per night. We are in a Sprinter Van with no need to hook-up, so we paid $19. They take cash and credit cards. Nice walking areas with the dog on leash.