Check-Ins

Decent beach & view of the city (4G with Claro), but the bush camping up top is littered and not very sexy. There is less trash if you opt for less wind protected areas. Also, there are rodents here - along with quite a few beach spots along the coast. We believe they made their way into our engine for a late night plastic snack and shelter. We heard them and found a chunk gnawed off from our coolant cap… the dunes just south of town is the prettiest and secluded spot near town! We didn’t look at the spots further up the coastline from here.

For 50cedi a person you get a tour to spot monkeys in the wild. You feed them bananas. They eat them out of your hand.
A guarantee to spot the monkeys and to walk through the forest. We had a nice time.

Still open and a great spot to do laundry! Washers range between $2-5 USD. Very clean.

The 8113B road off the Scenic Loop has maybe half dozen spots along here, all nicely spread out. The road conditions get worse the further in you go, especially past the cemetery. But we made it, slowly, in our Ford Transit. The road conditions probably changes frequently, depending when it was last graded or recent rainfall. If you are nervous about the road, best to stay on the Scenic Loop or over on Bates Road.
This road is also the Hello Mexico bike trail, if you happen to have one of the mountain bike trail maps from the visitor center.

The dirt road fords the river at a shallow section. You can camp on the river Bank to the right. In the dry season big parts of the river are also dry and you can camp on those.
Perfect for motorcycles and tents, and 4x4 camping. There is space for small campers (less so in the wet season) but beware that a lot of it is loose sand and stones so I recommend walking it before you drive in. In the dry 2x4s should make it. (The dirt road in has some drive-in-drive-out type holes and ruts that can have mud.)

Idyllic place for swimming, camp fires and a few trees for shade. Little fish and tadpoles in the water. Lots of birds.

Locals came in the early evening to swim and wash their car in the ford. One car used the Ford after dark. But they just left us to it.

Mobile phone reception with data works mostly.

This was a great pull off for one night. It was a little muddy but the ground was frozen so that helped. Road is well traveled and not super long. No problem for almost any vehicle unless it’s muddy or snowy. It’s a bit of a tight space for larger RVs. Fit our 25’ van easy. Service was shorty but no road noise though someone drove through on what sounded like a can-am with every possible modification to make it louder around midnight. I’d still stop again.

Make sure you stop at Thunderbird if you’re heading north for breakfast. Breakfast was AMAZING

Still 175 R pppn.
Each parking site is covered with a fishing net, so you don't park on the sand.
On the river, many amateur fishermen come, mainly on weekends.

Nous avons fait le plein de 220L d’eau potable. Pour avoir le service, nous avons appuyé sur la sonnette en haut à gauche de la fenêtre, voir la photo.

Very beautiful place and quiet. Fire pit. Beautiful scenic view.

On side of Katherine mine Rd. Top of the road. Near the old mine. Great view of Lake. Its BLM land but no sign of limited time or no camping.
Mohave. Very good T mobile reception.

Nice place to visit and learn about Pisco-production (and Wine). Tasting of Pisco and co of course not missing. Very friendly people, know even a little english.
Tip based payment. Worth a visit as its close to the PanAm.

TIP check and friendly staff. Make sure to go the correct line :).

Large parking lot facing the sea. The city is not very accessible to land with a 23 feet vr. Quiet night. Free

Knock on the big blue gate- they are inside
Garrafon are available again

There is an fence, now. We didn’t see a possibility to stay for the night at this spot.

Lugar excepcional!
Restaurante Camututaba da um suporte muito bom (água onde os jipes são lavados e energia durante a noite), além da lagoa ser linda e a praia tbm

Water was on in the winter but it tasted funny so not sure if it is potable.

An absolutely lovely ,old‘ couple are offering a tour with their selfmade train through the woods with a little walk (3.000 pP) and different boattrips (8.000 pP for example for 2,5h) through the sunken forest and the pacific ocean.

Just go to the restaurant and ask for all of it, or what you‘d like to do.

Good food & coffee, too!

Enjoy :)

Just in case if you need it, here is an Autozone Shop.

easy parking for big rigs as shares lot with a winn dixie $2.50, $3.50 and $6.50 washing machines. 25c for 6 min dryers.

Peaceful and quiet night. No road noise. There are no parking restriction signs. It's a dead end road. Farther from the trailhead is quieter. Lots of flat spots. Nice trails.

This auto glass shop was listed in a recommended auto crystal shop from the Vankooks Baja Guide, all I can say is avoid this place. They do absolute shotty work. I asked for them to remove a windshield, clean and reseal it due to a leak from rust. I look back and see them smearing black sealant all over the place making an absolute mess. There were black hand prints all over the window and inside the van where they grabbed hand holds. I spent the next hour cleaning off the mess they made. They clearly took the easy way out rather than properly repair the windshield.

The place was absolutely beutiful, Eddy the host kind and very friendly. 100% recommended!!

Not possible to sleep on out RV even of you Eat on thé restaurant. But i think you can eat and use swimming pool

I can only agree with what was said before. Amazing place with great professionals who will assist you in getting your bike ready for your adventure. They know what they are talking about and you can really trust them. We got our bikes all shining and repaired, ready to start the careterra austral.

update : we noticed some problems afterwards ... nothing too serious but still, better check your bike when you receive it.

Stopped in on the way to Canada. Weather conditions had me choose to stay an extra night as did the six other rvs that were here. Fairly quiet for a Walmart as it isn’t right next to the highway. Store hours 6am to 11pm. Stocked up before hitting the road 😊

Free desert camping What more can be said. Marine base or Air Force practices once in a while in this area and a train comes by a few times A-day Other than that very quiet and peaceful. Lots of gold mines in the area to Explore. Good Verizon signal. You're near Algadonus Mexico so you can go get your prescriptions filled there or teeth fixed and eyeglasses made.

Enough grass to pitch a tent, but you're not right next to the view so it's kind of just like camping in a car park. Very quiet though - not a single car came past on the road until the first (very friendly) souvenir sellers arrived at 7.40. If you wake up early enough the view of sunrise is amazing.
There is some flat looking grass on the other side of the road from here, with a much better view. I didn't check it out as it was late, but it is a more beautiful spot. Worth a look.

Nice walk first in the river bed (under the bridge), then on a hiking path you reach the „cave“. It’s not really a cave but once it was a ceremony place.
The local guide asks 1000 p/p, but if you have seen other „geoglyphes“ before it’s not worth to go in.
But you must walk below the cave, then turn right and scale up the hill, then you see a amazing green grass field. If you climb higher to the next level through tight rocks at the end of the canyon you will see a miracle: a lagoon surrounded by red rocks. You can also reach the „rock window“ from there to have a look down. It’s such a wonder place!
Approx 10 km.

very nice place almost directly on the beach. 2 toilets very clean and including toilet paper, 2 showers dingy. No gate or fence. WiFi very fast, also upload. At 7,000 per person a bit too expensive, especially since there is no electricity to connect. nevertheless recommendable, because probably the closest option to the town center.