San Agustin Bike Park | Established Campground

Guatemala

Details

Verified:
27 days ago
Altitude:
1889.3 masl
Website:
None
Phone:
None
Contributor:
Kimball Stone

Amenities

Electricity:
Yes - Not at Sites
Wifi:
No
Kitchen:
No
Restaurant:
Yes
Showers:
Hot
Water:
Non-Potable
Toilets:
Running Water
Big Rig Friendly:
Yes
Tent Friendly:
Yes
Pet Friendly:
Yes
Sanitation Dump Station:
No

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Description

https://sanagustinbikepark.com (prices are incorrect online as of 22/04/2024; see photos)

An extremely nice, well maintained bike/eco park that offers both tent and vehicle camping, the best bathrooms and showers I've seen in literally years, a four volcano/city/lake view, a fire pit with amphitheater seating overlooking said view (the night guard built me a fire without having been asked, and pointed me towards a big pile of wood to keep it going), a restaurant during the day, a couple of playgrounds and picnic areas, is big rig friendly, has bike rentals, and has a very worthwhile shuttle from the bottom of the trails so you can avoid the 500m climb back out if you want to. Even that was fun and really beautiful (but bumpy; it's a 4x4 track, not luxury ride).
The bike trails are *super* fun, one way, and well marked, separated, and graded by ability level. They also have pump tracks, jump lines, and hiking only trails if that's your thing.

Pets allowed on leash and on the hiking trails, but my dog is incredibly and obviously well behaved so they told me to let him off. The park and trails are open from 7-4, and I'm guessing they generally care much less about the leash rules after hours, so long as you have a dog who just hangs out with you and doesn't wander.

No wifi, but OK Claro 4G depending on where you are in the park. Plenty of open sky for starlink.

The only thing that's a bit goofy is that they wouldn't let me move my van into the camping area until after 3:30pm and I'll need to clear off by 9am. I'm not sure if they will let me post up here for multiple days, and as tired as I am after riding, I'm not sure I'll try to find out.
They also have a huge parking lot that I could have stayed in for free, which has enough flat space for 1-2 vehicles at the far corner. My guess is that this doesn't come with bathroom access.
There are a couple of switchbacks on the access road, and some slightly low hanging branches that big rigs will scrape, but only 1-2 limbs that you'd need to take care to avoid. For reference, my van is 7.8m long and 3.2m tall, and some roof/brush scraping aside I had zero troubles. It's a one lane road in many places, so expect some backing up and scooting over for other vehicles.

Of important note is that Google maps SUCKS in this area. SUCKS. SUUUUCKSSAH. It will give you two options off of the main road, neither of which are correct.
If you come from the north, you take the main road off of the highway, and then enter through a large, blue gate on the right hand side that you will have to wait for a security guard to open. (This place feels *very* secure, btw).
If you come from the south it's a bit trickier in that you'll need to do some u-turn jiggery on the highway, loop around the backside of the gigantic mega church, pass by both roads that google is going to tell you to take, and look for that same gate. Once through the gate you just stay to the left for ~2km.

The downside is that it's a bit expensive, but you get what you pay for on this one. It's easily the best campsite I've had in a long time.

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https://sanagustinbikepark.com (prices are incorrect online as of 22/04/2024; see photos)

An extremely nice, well maintained bike/eco park that offers both tent and vehicle camping, the best bathrooms and showers I've seen in literally years, a four volcano/city/lake view, a fire pit with amphitheater seating overlooking said view (the night guard built me a fire without having been asked, and pointed me towards a big pile of wood to keep it going), a restaurant during the day, a couple of playgrounds and picnic areas, is big rig friendly, has bike rentals, and has a very worthwhile shuttle from the bottom of the trails so you can avoid the 500m climb back out if you want to. Even that was fun and really beautiful (but bumpy; it's a 4x4 track, not luxury ride).
The bike trails are *super* fun, one way, and well marked, separated, and graded by ability level. They also have pump tracks, jump lines, and hiking only trails if that's your thing.

Pets allowed on leash and on the hiking trails, but my dog is incredibly and obviously well behaved so they told me to let him off. The park and trails are open from 7-4, and I'm guessing they generally care much less about the leash rules after hours, so long as you have a dog who just hangs out with you and doesn't wander.

No wifi, but OK Claro 4G depending on where you are in the park. Plenty of open sky for starlink.

The only thing that's a bit goofy is that they wouldn't let me move my van into the camping area until after 3:30pm and I'll need to clear off by 9am. I'm not sure if they will let me post up here for multiple days, and as tired as I am after riding, I'm not sure I'll try to find out.
They also have a huge parking lot that I could have stayed in for free, which has enough flat space for 1-2 vehicles at the far corner. My guess is that this doesn't come with bathroom access.
There are a couple of switchbacks on the access road, and some slightly low hanging branches that big rigs will scrape, but only 1-2 limbs that you'd need to take care to avoid. For reference, my van is 7.8m long and 3.2m tall, and some roof/brush scraping aside I had zero troubles. It's a one lane road in many places, so expect some backing up and scooting over for other vehicles.

Of important note is that Google maps SUCKS in this area. SUCKS. SUUUUCKSSAH. It will give you two options off of the main road, neither of which are correct.
If you come from the north, you take the main road off of the highway, and then enter through a large, blue gate on the right hand side that you will have to wait for a security guard to open. (This place feels *very* secure, btw).
If you come from the south it's a bit trickier in that you'll need to do some u-turn jiggery on the highway, loop around the backside of the gigantic mega church, pass by both roads that google is going to tell you to take, and look for that same gate. Once through the gate you just stay to the left for ~2km.

The downside is that it's a bit expensive, but you get what you pay for on this one. It's easily the best campsite I've had in a long time.

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