Rio Baker Upstream Bush Camps | Wild Camping

February 26th, 2024 by numerousfix37

Beautiful place!! Right next to the river, within the trees to protect you from wind. We went all the way down with our 4WD, to the spot that is on the small beach with fire pit. High enough to open rooftop tent.
It is not easily accessible with 2WD. While we were here, a family struggled to get their 2WD back to the road.

February 13th, 2024 by impressedarea35

GORGEOUS wild camp spot. Got here late after a long day of cycling from PTranquilo and there was only one other cyclist camping here. Lots of flat spots for tents and direct river access for a rinse/water refill. Good wind protection and sound of river is sooo nice at night. Some spots are a bit more visible from road but still tucked away from dust and road noise. Best wild camp spot on CA so far. PLEASE LEAVE NO TRACE. Keep this spot clean and accessible for others.

February 12th, 2024 by edo.xponn

Excelente lugar, un lujo estar al lado de los rápidos del Baker, protegido del viento y del sol, limpio y tranquilo, el único ruido es el del río

February 11th, 2024 by pedrorivera877

amplio lugar para acampar a la orilla del río hay buen espacio para carpas y camper .

January 25th, 2024 by closedheadlight93

Camp sauvage au bord du rio Backer. Baignade dans la rivière

November 25th, 2023 by Gatogoesglobal

stayed here one night. beautiful and quiet except for the sound of the river. almost no trash. there are several spots along the river but if you want to drive down you'll need 4*4. no problem for tents if it's dry. the track through the trees will be to narrow for most big rigs.some internet with Entel. there are a lot of fire pits and we used one in the afternoon until some guy came saying he was from the fire brigade and said making a fire here is apparently illegal. I am a bit sceptical about this but we were almost done so we told him we would put out the fire in a couple of minutes and he left. so a great place to camp but maybe not if you were planning on a huge fire.

November 14th, 2022 by lktokunaga24

Might need 4x4 to get down to the spot. A few places to put tents, roof tents and vans. Great rain and wind protection. Not as many bugs as the other comments say. Maybe there are more in later summer or if there’s trash around.

November 12th, 2022 by uilliamcoelba

Lugar tranquilo para acampar, em perfeito estado de conservação, recomendo.

November 3rd, 2022 by Geoffrey Rabault

Just passed by and stop to enjoy the river. good description. 4x4 recommended. wet terrain, can expect flies

December 19th, 2021 by dhorne.celine

nice place, strong current in the very very blue river. a lot of toilet paper, mosquitoes and horse flies too!

December 5th, 2021 by emiliesmets

Very nice place, we went there by good weather with our Mitsubishi l300 and it went ok. There where a lot of bugs

January 28th, 2021 by transhumances.eu

This is such a great place! The Rio Baker is so impressive, strong rapids and what a color! There are several spots all with a fire ring and access to the water, more or less leveled. Possible for tent too. If you don't have a 4WD, going down there (and up the next morning!) is a bit scary! It's steep with lots of roots and pretty narrow for big rigs. But we did it with our Mitsubishi L300 2WD, so it depends how you feel it! With the sound of the river you don't here the traffic (none at night here) but get a bit of dust. The place was surprisingly clean, no garbage. It's a very peaceful spot to spend the night or hang out a few days.

January 13th, 2020 by capucine.m

Can’t camp here with out van because the place was full of flies, shit and trash. If people can’t dig and shit more than 2 meters from where they camp, these spots will no longer be camp site but garbage. It was a very nice spot next to the river by the way. Had to camp on the parking spot in the town.

March 16th, 2019 by pagesrougesetnoires.wordress.com

Very nice place surrounded by trees, by the river. Well protected from wind. Many fire pits and people in tents. The access is a bit difficult because there are many roots and holes but we did it with a basic 2WD van Chevrolet N300.

February 10th, 2019 by kalambla

These are very good places BUT PLEASE PEOPLE please stop leaving toilet paper all over the place. Digging a hole and "leaving no trace" is not hard!

January 27th, 2019 by wahubsch

Great location to stop. Very clean campsite with several different places to pitch a tent. Only downside is that the road is pretty close depending on where you set up, so you can hear traffic. Highly recommended though.

December 9th, 2018 by sandra050895

Really beautiful spot. Was okay to reach with our 2WD Toyotta4runner. However, we did not stay because of the annoying mosquitos. Got bitten twice in the 10 minutes we were there.

December 1st, 2018 by Saint Paul de Vence Ushuaia

Very nice spot, you have 3 spots spread on 200m, with different access, sun and place. The river is enormous, huge waves and huge rainbow, brown truts .

November 25th, 2018 by foresstguy

Like everyone has said, this place is so dope. The river is unbelievably beautiful and the wooded areas are nice and provide a little privacy and some places to explore.

November 17th, 2018 by stephanie.drolet.13

Awesome location right next to the river. Quiet and well protected. Nice wild camping spot!

March 19th, 2018 by rachel_falzone

Really awesome free camping. Two of the spots would work great for mid sized rigs - bring firewood cause there are nice firepits but we couldn't find wood nearby.

February 8th, 2018 by viva-panamericana

Incredible experience to camp so near at Rio Baker. There are several spots and all well protected from the road and wind. We met some other travellers here and had a nice stay!

January 28th, 2018 by there.today

Great place for a night. There are several pullouts for big rigs. Easy access to the river and quiet at night. Beautiful bush camp! The river is incredibly blue. o

January 27th, 2018 by there.today

Really nice campsite — lots of spots for cyclists and tents, a few spots down by the river for smaller cars with 4WD — we didnt feel like squeezing in between the trees (width of your rig is more important than the height there), so we went down the road another 60 meters and there’s a nice pullout for 2 or so rigs that still had river access.

October 4th, 2017 by antonkerver

Stunning, Awesomeballs and 'yes baby beautyful'

April 1st, 2017 by mayavoyage.de

Beautiful place with noisy river. After rain it wasn't easy to drive out with normal car.

March 4th, 2017 by TDOverland

Car is not a problem. We have landcruiser 5.2long. Its good for one night. But no big rigs when we were.

February 8th, 2017 by rdgroen

Indeed awesome spot! No mosquitos when we were here, no wind either:)

January 22nd, 2017 by larouecool2015

Great location for cyclists ! The last camping spot is close to the rapid waters of Baker and a smaller stream. Cars cant access this area. Noisy from the river beautiful !

December 12th, 2016 by Cycling.The.Americas

Great wildcamp spot with amazing views and right next to the Rio Baker. We stopped here having cycled up from Cochrane and we loved the location. So far this is our best wild camping spot since leaving Ushuaia. Guess it could get busy in high season but quite a few good places to camp. You'll need some mosquito repellent though!

November 25th, 2016 by Ride2Kite

Nice, shadowy, free. Stunning blue river. Close to road with some dust depending on wind dir. A few meters more there' s another pull out, big rig friendly.

October 10th, 2016 by anitavanwijk1

very nice spot!
we took the one between the trees because it was really raining hard. we used the trees for our tarp :-)
good decision to, the other spot close to the river was very muddy next morning,we would have a hard time pulling out....
stayed for two nights and no-one else came.

March 6th, 2016 by Overland The World

Beautiful spot, as described. When we arrived in the evening, several other campers had already set up so we camped in one of the other pull-outs slightly south.

January 26th, 2016 by Tucks' Truck

Lovely spot but tricky to access with larger trucks, but we squeezed in with our Iveco Daily 4x4 (2.2W x 6.5L x 3.3H metres). Think twice about coming here if you don't have mossie nets - midges were pretty bad. Just slightly visible through trees from road but the river noise covers up any noise that you might otherwise get from the road. No facilities. Free.

January 7th, 2016 by ourcoordinates.blogspot.com

Amazing spot!! Bright blue rio baker rushing right next to camp, plenty of firewood, well hidden off the road. Thanks to the annoying swarming gnats, otherwise i would have never left this perfect wild camp. THIS is what the Carretera Austral is about right here! :)

December 21st, 2015 by gringorick

I lost one rear marker light getting out between the trees. Tight fit with the ambulance. Great place to camp for a day or more.

November 19th, 2015 by moorefuntravel.com

Beautiful wild camp, tight fit but well worth the effort to get down to the river. The blue water is one out of a dream, although it is not far off the road there is not much traffic and is peaceful at night. loved it!

October 17th, 2015 by jennifer.sparks

There are actually three different places to camp here, each with a fire circle and river views plus access. There are nice places to set up ground tents too. The entry is tricky and requires 4WD. Our 6.2m long x 2.6m high van made it through but it was tight. Trees provide nice shade and privacy from the road. The river is an unbelievably-stunning blue color. One of our best bush camps ever. Free.