El Eden | Established Campground

We spent 3 nights here and had such a great time! It’s a great spot to stop and enjoy time in the Sierra Gorda.

The road up is a bit steep and bumpy, but it was doable in our Promaster. The camping spot is flat on a grassy opening surrounded by trees and has a campfire spot. We got excellent solar here.

It was nice and quiet at night. It’s also quite high up, so the temperature is pleasant at night.

The spot is suitable for tents, vans, and truck campers, but probably not buses or RVs.

The whole family is so friendly and welcoming.
Their names are Conchita, Fermin, Itsel, Noe and Eli.

Together they are working on a sustainable eco tourism project - and will happily chat about it. We enjoyed the guided hike with Noe, he’s very knowledgeable about the forest. And the lookout is really pretty. Conchita and Fermin also spent a lot of time chatting with, showing us around the property and telling us about the area. We also tried some of their locally grown fruit, and ate delicious tamales and home cooked meals.

They only speak Spanish, and they were incredibly kind and patient with us since we are still learning. They spoke very slowly, clearly and were happy to teach us some new Spanish words!

It’s a great place if you want to interact with a lovely Mexican family. We loved staying here and felt like we were a part of the family!

Camping: 80mxn / person / night
Guided hike: 110mxn / person
Meals: 100mxn / meal

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This is probably one of the best and most affordable camping spots in the area. Very quiet ar night, no dogs barking, no roosters nearby. Some traffic during the day. Nice cool weather.

You are surrounded by high trees so it will be hard to get a stable connection with Starlink.

They also have paid WiFi (like MX$10 for one hour, 1.5Mbps). There is also no phone service around here unless you go up the hill.

Prices are still $80/night/person and $110/person for the hike.

We highly recommend eating and spending some times with this amazing family. Spending a few days here has been one of our highlights in Mexico.

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Very friendly family and a relaxing spot amongst the pine forest.
Traffic at night was surprisingly busy.
Would recommend.
we were in a tent with Motorcycles and it was perfect

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Quiet spot in the mountains. The familly is so sweet and calm. 80 pesos per person to camp. You can get a meal too for 100 pesos. Clean bathroom with toilet paper. No water so you have to flush with a bucket. I guess the shower doesn’t work neither but I didn’t ask. It costs 110 pesos for a guide to the mirador. Noe is a good guide who explain the environment: plants, trees, birds and more. He has a lot of knowledge. The family will do everything to help you.

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We really enjoyed our stay at El Eden. The family is so generous and always asked if we needed anything. They made a bonfire for us in the evening which was great. We really enjoyed the hike to their Mirador and we learned a lot about the forest. Big recommendation :)

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Do yourself a favour and visit this family. They are a total gem. So genuine, generous and sincere. I was a little sceptical initially, I'm not fond of guided tours and we opted out of doing their sendero the day we arrived. Then we got chatting with Fermin and Itsel around the fire in the evening and heard of their plans for a zipline/canyoneering/rappelling. My husband and I are climbers and he has many years of experience building ziplines all over the world. They invited us to see the spot and give our opinion. So we ended up doing the tour with Noe as our guide. He was incredibly knowledgeable and well spoken. We learnt a lot and were very impressed with his passion for protecting their forest and his independent learning. We ended up happily paying for the hike (110pesos per person) because after 3.5 hours of wandering the forest and learning from Noe it seemed more than fair and we wanted to support the family in their project.

They loaded us up with provisions when we left, veggies from their garden and other bits and pieces. If we weren't vegan we would have driven away with in chingo de tamales too.

I would return to hike some of their longer trails and hang out. We left feeling very warm and fuzzy.

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Everything as described. We stayed here for 2 nights and enjoyed it very much. The Eden family is so friendly and we recommend the meal they offer. It was interesting to see how they live and to help baking bread.
Try and buy also their delicious homemade jam.

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The stay with the Eden family was great. Our highlight in Mexico. There is a small flat meadow for 2 cars. There is a toilet and a shower. The 4 generation family runs a farm and grows most of the food for their own use. If you speak some Spanish they are very happy to explain the farm. They know a lot about farm work, nature and how to live in harmony with nature. They try to protect and preserve nature.
I recommend the guided tour to their own mirador. They have an incredible knowledge about nature and the forest and the history of the place.
The night cost us 200 pesos for the three of us. Definitely worth it.

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Situated on a small ranch like property next to the dirt road and tugged between trees.
Eli lives here and lets travelers use his property for camping.

There is one level area next to the house and another one closer to the trees. We tried the latter one to be a bit more secluded, but it was impossible to level our truck there.
Both areas are grassy and good for tents, though it was no problem to park our Land Cruiser instead.
Eli also mentioned a more secluded area in the woods with no amenities.

There is a simple but clean bathroom with toilet seat and paper. The water does not work right now, so there is a bucket for flushing and the shower does not work.

Eli is a very friendly and open guy, he has 3 well behaved dogs, makes sure you have everything you need (cleaned the fire place, bought us wood, offered us coffee, supplied valuable info about the area and the mirador) and did not even charge us for staying here!
We shared some of our dinner and will definitely give him a few pesos for his troubles though.

To find the place:
Drive the dirt road from hwy 120 to the Mirador de Quatro Palos until you see a wooden sign that says 'Zonas de Acampar' on your right.

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