Mirador el Pizote | Wild Camping

February 6th, 2023 by martin.koci1

These Europeans with average 4000Eur or more monthly salaries but "uneasy" negotiating 5USD are the worst piece of humans...

If you dont like the price, just leave. Do you also hard negotiate 150Eur per night in Alps when skiing?

BTW, we are from Europe and often ferl ashamed for that when we read these comments or see them live...

January 29th, 2023 by buf

Nice place overlooking the river but not at the same level of hospitality and friendliness we are experiencing elsewhere in the country. And quite expensive in comparison to other beautiful places in the North. 10$pp per night in our van. We finally paid 15$ for 2pp after a hard, uneasy negotiation. Even when booking a tour you have to pay the full overnight price.

January 18th, 2023 by desertfalcon

This is not a free camp site but an informal campground.
Edward is the owner of this large property with new cabanas and several spots where it is possible to camp. The spots are not completely flat so you may need to put something under the wheels to level out your car. The official price for camping is 10 $ pppn, however we agreed to 5$ pppn after some negotiations if staying 2 or more nights. It is a beautiful open place above the river, we got access to one of the cabanas for electricity, toilet and shower, all new and clean.
The main focus of Edward are tours for fotographers. He has also developed a mirador to observe the king vulture. We made his tour to see this spectacular bird (40 $ pp), and a boat tour of about 3 hours (30 $ pp). Edward is a very nice and helpful person, and also an excellent tour guide.
The access onto the property is a short (only about 10 meters) but pretty steep slope on gravel/soil. Long wheelbase vehicles may have difficulties unless with good clearance. In rainy weather 4x4 is required for this slope.

September 10th, 2019 by Sergio

Mirador el Pizote is a family project where you can have the Costa Rican hospitality as well as your typical spoon. This place is located 3 km before mouth covered just 30 minutes from the border with Nicaragua. We have Camping and Cabins equipped for your well-deserved rest, overlooking the Rio San Carlos and a few meters from the forest. Being here you can have different activities such as- -Train to the forest, both day and night for observation of wildlife fauna or photography -Tour of fishing in River San Carlos, River Tres Amigos -Tour of observation or Photography of Birds in different areas of the area. - Short boat trips. Come and enjoy this Natural Paradise.