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Stayed here for 1 night. It‘s a big space on an empty beach between some palm trees. Stay within the line of the palm trees as the water rises with high tide.

there's a sign up on The informational placard that says no overnight camping. I guess the last person that was here that made a comment was in 22 and that's a lifetime ago. I can't take a picture. my phone won't let me. sorry

Still a good restaurant, fair price and very nice owners. Only the purple lighting was a bit annoying as it’s the only source of light…

Good spot to see the train, a bit away from the road. Saw the train at 3 pm coming from the desert.

Wir sind zwei Personen auf einem Motorrad mit einem Zelt. Wir hatten eine wundervolle Nacht hier. Der Campingplatz ist sehr ruhig gelegen, wir haben nur die Natur gehört.

Es gibt dort einen großen Pool, mit einer schönen Terrasse zum Entspannen.

Die Besitzer waren super freundlich.
Ronald war total hilfsbereit, und hat uns morgens neben einer gebackenen Banane zum Frühstück auch noch gute Tipps für unsere Weiterfahrt gegeben. Wir würden aufjedenfall wiederkommen.

Wir sind spontan hier gegen 8 p.m. angekommen und wurden trotzdem herzlich empfangen.

Wir sind 2 Menschen auf einem Motorrad mit Zelt. Nach unserer langen Anfahrt war mir super kalt. Die Besitzer haben uns noch Kaffee und Tee gekocht. Außerdem gab es noch einen Snack.

Uns wurde direkt ein Tisch mit einer Bank hingestellt.

Außerdem gibt es eine saubere Toilette, eine kalte und eine warme Dusche.

Wir empfehlen den Platz weiter.

We ended up making a try of this place, complete with purchase of “limited use” permit online from Texas License Connection. Permit was $12 plus $5 processing fee. It’s good for a year but be warned they’ll require your social security number and birthdate, along with the more common home address and driver’s license. Pretty intrusive and potentially vulnerable for abuse.

We regret trying to use this. It’s a fair distance further away from the Big Bend park on a road that’s a bit slow going (particularly after dark with frewuent deer sightings and sudden crossings) and you have to go all the way to the headquarters registration building, half way through the WMA zone in order to pick a site. We did so late at night after a long day in the park, choosing site #2 that was way back the way we came in order to reduce driving back to the park the next morning. Unfortunately, we didn’t realize that all the access roads into the WMA sites are blocked from the highway by locked gates with a combination code we didn’t have. We would apparently have to backtrack all the way back to the HQ in order to take dirt roads contained within the WMA or find this combination code in the unmanned registration building. We instead decided to make use of the Stillwell paid campground we had passed earlier on the way to the Black Gap WMA – they allowed late, after hours check in.

In conclusion, I would not recommend bothering with this WMA area unless you’re planning to stay and explore (and probably hunt or fish) in the WMA. It’s not worth the trek and hassle for visiting Big Bend NP. (Luckily we were able to get permits for a couple of following nights in the park at designated backcountry roadside sites. These are sites that *can’t* be all booked up in advance via recreation.gov.)

Oh, also worth noting the need (and legal requirement according to the permit) to wear orange during hunting seasons in the WMA.

tough to find camping on this side of Zion, especially in a 30ft bus, but managed a really great spot on top of the hill. pretty crowded but people are respectful and friendly

The new Nambwa Camp has been styled very well and the sites overlook large plains. They built the ablutions with recycled materials and everything is pretty new (1 year). But it is a pity, that some things no longer work (for example at camp 2 the shower rod has been built upside down, in camp 4 th nice light installation has been broken). The problem is maintenance! The campsites are not cheap, but the location in the park and the short drive to horseshoe make it worth. We would wish, that the owner africanmonarch would tensure that more is done for the maintenance. But nevertheless a highly recommendable place.

small lake, quiet place for camping, accessible for anything, benches for sitting

Estacionamento público indicado pela Polícia Militar. quase em frente ao Supermercado
Tem pista de caminhada e banheiro químico nas proximidades
Passamos uma noite bem tranquila, apesar do movimento.

It was closed today, but that might just be temporary.

Today the dump station was closed. There are rocks blocking the way and one massive concrete block over the sewer.

3 weeks ago we used the dump station twice, so hopefully this is only temporary (although it looks pretty permanent).

After checking with security they allowed us to park overnight. Next to the street so earplugs will help. Nice little mall with stores and some restaurants - good to cool off and escape the heat for a little while. From here it's only about 12km to the Colon port.

This is a really great spot! Space for two vans. The direct way up is a bad, narrow road. But hardly any traffic.
To reach this place from the top main road may be easier.
The view is fantastic.
There are other places just a few meters further, with plenty of space, no problem to build up a tent, but without the great view.

Great City Park. $15 for tent or RV camping. Nice and quiet. Bathrooms are a short walk from camping spots. Didn't find the drink water spigot, but we were just there for a quick stop over and didn't look too hard.

pretty much same as my last report. The only additional note I would make is in wet conditions this site could be pretty muddy and you might risk getting stuck. but every time I've stopped here I've experienced dry conditions.

We guess this is not the best gas station anymore. we asked if we can sleep there but they said no. They sent us to the Texaco Gas Station more south.

Good place for spending night. No one distributed me. As this is close to Highway, road noise was there throughout night.

Stayed the night, no one disturbed. Road noise in more as this is very next to Highway.

Hands down the best views of any camping spot I’ve ever been to. Road in was no problem for my all wheel drive vehicle. Packed dirt. Little bumpy. But worth it. 2-3bars cell service

From Nicaragua to Honduras : Easy border crossing , as discribed but you need Lempira for Migration Honduras

Camped here for two nights with no issues. Can park in shade or sun. It’s a very quiet and massive beach. The waves were a bit big for us to get in.

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It’s a great free spot for being close to Tamarindo, and right on the beach!!

As far as beach camping goes, it wasn’t our favourite. It was very busy (both with people hanging out on the beach, and with partiers parking in the parking lot at night). We didn’t set up camp and only stayed for 1 night so we could visit Tamarindo.

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Parking for 10 cars.
Slightly sloping (there are lots of pieces of wood on site to level the vehicle).
Great spot next to the beach (see photo).
Dead-end road, so no through traffic.
Very quiet night with the sound of the waves :)

Super friendly staff.
3 per person.
Clean.

A little busy during the day due to the fisherman but very peaceful and quiet at night.

parked with another 18 wheeler here, seemingly lively for 20:30 but maybe it'll die down soon. quiet spot overall, far enough from the road that you don't really hear cars going by, and only a couple lights in the lot so overall better than most lots I've slept at.

The guy emptying the trash saw me parking at the far end for privacy. After dropping of the trash, he sat parked in his car at the Authorized Vehicles entrance. He didn't move , just watched me, or possibly everyone. It really spoiled the vibe of staying here. He might have control issues.I did not stay.

This place is permanently closed.