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red water pump coming out of the ground. in front of the (currently) closed restrooms. next to a (currently) not working water faucet. all of the water faucets in this area are turned off for some reason. this is the only pump i found that works here at the visitor center (actually in the picnic area).

Beware of scammers trying to charge you for "tickets". theres a guy that comes here before sunset time on a motorbike and tries to charge lonely foreigners showing his bank terminal as a "legit" proof. he threatens with police and gets angry if you take picture of him.

Paved parking lot surrounded of a huge grasarea near the lake. At the waterfront is a playground, picknicktables, restrooms and a doggy park. I spent a quite night here.

As previously described. Free. Bathrooms and water are currently not working.

We don’t stay because the showers was closed. Only open 1h : 6-7pm .

very nice place by the river. tables and garbage cans. shade and little cell signal.

Free dump station. Potable water at campsites.

perfect view and pretty quiet later in the day. had a picnic and moved on. LTE reception is great.

Still open and a gorgeous spot. Help keep it open by cleaning up after yourself. We just drove our truck camper down. Easy access and lots of turnaround room.

Amplo estacionamento em meio a Vila, banheiro publico aberto até as 17h. Energia é só falar com o Everton da CAT que ele fornece..

rocky path to get it in. windy. a little trash. expansive views. donkey poop. excellent AT&T

Water spigot at Air and Vacuum station. Left, front as you enter gas station. Free.

Good supermarket. There were two people in the car park waving a rag. So they probably wanted to wash our van while we were shopping. One of us stayed with the van and everything was fine.

HELLO this service is now available at

@granchacowild

thanks !

Always open, the shower is at outside just near men restroom entrance. Always warm but the outside temperature is of 46 °F🥶🥶🥶...do the job

Small private campground with room for 6-8 campers. Access to wifi, bathroom, hot shower (electric), kitchen with gas stove. Parking available, easy access to airport and Quito. Supermarkets, Pharmacies, and restaurants close in Pifo.

Close to airport and convenient to get to national parks and the Amazon. Airport traffic can pass by sometimes until 10 or 11 pm. The owners are an american man and ecuadorian woman, we are super helpful and knowledgeable about the area. We can help to arrange rides and tours to anywhere you want to go. We charge $10 per night for tent camping and that covers a two person tent. We also have camping rental gear available if you need it for your trip.

Contact Us at:
[email protected] or 0960103725 for availability. English and Spanish

Google says that the pool is temporarily closed.

And so does the padlock on the gate.

Water tap behind the toilets at the picknick area at the beach.

Price has increased to $10 for rv dump and fill

When I got in at 3pm, the registration office was locked. Their office hours says they’re open until 5pm. Their phone went unanswered as well.

No fans here. Not friendly. We didn't get a menu, there was just 1 thing we could eat. They didn't even ask if we wanted to drink something. Our Belgian card didn't work (works everywhere else...)

Still only diesel, no gasoline. Very small.

highly recommended. as described great place. beautifull view on the mountains with a breathtaking sunset. fine bike/ bike trail as well.

Catriel Oliva is a really good guide and owner of "Puerto Onza" who has a vehicule and boat. to enter the campsite. Ancien guadaparque, he can explain a lot about nature and animals.
He speaks spanish but easy to understand.
His numeber with whatsapp : +54 9 3715 40-1042
[email protected]

"Muy buen guía, Guadaparque de formación en Argentina, muy buen conocedor de flora y fauna, amable y profesional."

Clearly marked no overnight parking, towing enforced.

Parked in the back with a travel trailer. No issues. No one bothered us.
Cracker Barrel closes their restaurant part at 4:00pm. Take out and retail store open until 8:00pm.

Highway noise was the only con to this arrangement.*

Couple other vehicles parked overnight. The only “no parking over night” sign I saw from a distance was for the hotel next door and it was obviously aimed at non hotel guests/Cracker Barrel overnighters that confuse the parking territories since they’re pretty close to each other.

*This post was written before eating breakfast at the Cracker Barrel.

As described, hot showers open to the public. Right next to the parking lot. Google reviews of the trail there mention the shower being open and accessible to the public so seems no problem at all. Bring your own TP for the bathroom, just in case.

little laundromat with lots of parking. takes cash or credit (Canadian cards accepted!) and has recycling bins along the side of the building.

today is Saturday afternoon 03:00 p.m.
as we arrived with our 7 meter motorhome. the gard said the place is closed because of a private group. but we saw only a few cars inside. so we disided to stay 100 meter in front of the gate at the left side in an estacionamiento for 100 peso/two and the camper (photo on the left estaciamiento)

after 2 hours the gard came and told us, now its free. no way!

So you have more possibilities to stay!

Posto de Gasolina com local seguro para estacionar e passar a noite. Banho água quente e fria por 150 pesos. Grande loja de conveniência com uma sala de estar grande, inclusive.