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This road is NOT CLOSED to 4x4 vehicles willing to air down their tires and drive on the sand. There are camping spots a stones throw away from the “no camping within 200 feet of this sign” which are all on sand, and the access to the end of this road and beginning of the camp sites involve driving over rugged pot-holes and possibly washed out marsh when in season or during terrestrial rain. Big pull-offs allow for turnarounds, and if you are new to the 4X4 world, I dare you to NOT turn-around so quickly at your first gigantic-pot-hole-with-lots-of-water-that-looks-scary. Get outta your rig and get in the water and see how deep it is and assess your clearance, put it in 4 and don’t bottom out. It’s not that big of a deal in a 4X4 it’s just not. It’s another story if the marsh gets swampy and washes you out but you get my point. Big rigs with lots of weight like a slide-in camper need to be VERY careful accessing the beach campgrounds because you will get stuck... bring a shovel and live a little and don’t forget to pick all the amazing blackberries surrounding you in the early fall season. There. Are. Thoussssssandssss of em’ :)

P.S. For a popular local spot, I expected more from the locals with respect to picking up vagrant garbage. There is old and degrading toilet paper abound in this area from jerks who don’t respect our forests, and one would assume that the locals would want to keep this spot pristine. We encountered 2 locals in the early morning on our way out that were accessing the beach. As the signs that are graffitied here say, “pack it in and pack it out, or don’t pack it here at all”! It’s a reference to the trails here where jerks and vagrants defecate directly on trails without a care in the world.

This is a safe place to catch a couple Z’s if you arrive late in the evening and leave early in the morning, but you will need to expect to be harassed by rangers or police at a moments notice. There is a very clear sign here they states “NO OVERNIGHT CAMPING”. At the time of this writing it was a very clean place to park a vehicle, which says a lot about how it is patrolled, especially considering how close it is and how it is used for overflow parking for the sea lion caves. Boon-dock at your own risk for more than a few hours and after sun-up.

P.S. South of here in Florence Oregon in old-town next to Mo’s restaurant is a decent place to throw a crab pot in. There are gates that are magnetic and will open for you from sun up to sun-down. Watch the tides as they will get VERY SWIFT at times which will make it VERY DIFFICULT to pull your pots up. We caught 2 crabs in 2 hours. Enjoy!

The Campground is almost empty. Great site (#60) by the beach. Dove in the water after a bike ride! Coooold! ;-) Awesome clear night on the beach with no moon and saw 3 shooting stars!

Was very rocky but managed it in 2w drive. A high clearance vehicle is best but there were 2 lower clearance suv vehicles that went by at night. Great place and quiet with an awesome view of the mountains.

Nous avons stationné notre camping-car en fin de journée puis passer la nuit (très calme). Nous avons fait la grande randonnée sur la journée.
Nous avons payé 20 000 P colombien

Andre and his team are good workers.
although our car is not a Mercede-z, they are always helping us solve problems.

50 Cordobas entrance fee. You can park and camp in your van on the parking lot.
I was the only customer there, weekday, covid times. Lovely pools. Had a beer at the bar.
Very nice people and helpful!
Toilets in a little shack over the parking spot, flush with bucket of water. Rustic but it works and cheap place :)

stayed three nights here. it was peaceful and a great view of twin lakes.

Another overnight at this location. Popular spot tonight, at least 8-10 rigs of various sizes this day.

Safe And Easy Access
i camp in here every winter by motorcycle and sometimes by 4x4 car

Nice & even place for one camper. View to Brandberg. Follow the track to West about 1,5 km south of this place.

Unadvertised guesthouse on the Zambian side of the park.
From South gate, access from the main road on your left just before the crossroads to Chelinda campsite.
500 m on a good travel road.

But don't expect much!

The guesthouse seems to be resting...
At the time we popped up here, no running water, no electricity and there are several clean rooms without any furniture.
we camped on the lawn in front of the building.

Hot water can be provided in buckets by the ranger in charge of the facilities.
as well as hot coals for your dinner and breakfast.

Price for foreigners :
5 USD for Zambia park entrance fees per person.
And
5 USD for camping pppn

As far as we understood, Zambian park fees are due even if you paid the Malawian park fees.
but overall deal, 10 USD pppn which is half of Chelinda campsite price...
plus awesome sunset view, which you don't have in Chelinda.

The ranger Tryford Mvula is very kind and helpful, making your stay comfortable with what's available.

Malawi Airtel signal and data

Free no-service campground by the river, accessible from Woss through a well maintained forest road (Rona road)- follow the white signs from Woss. The Entrance to the campground is steep, not big rig friendly. Nice lake access.

sensacional ponto de apoio, com água e energia 220, banheiros mais limpos que de campings, segurança a noite, iluminado. sinal bom pra vivo e claro. obrigada Prefeitura de Balneário Rincão pelo apoio aos viajantes.

One picnic table only. Nothing to write home about but I went there last minute as it's difficult to find other public places in the area due to proximity to the National Park.

Ready access the the main highway and Verizon LTE good enough for me to work remote. convenient between Nederland and R MNP. I'm here in off-season so I don't hear the OHV's like other people comment. It's been quiet so far. $8.50 night with your interagency pass

Stayed down this road for two nights and enjoyed the beautiful forest and mountains. High clearance needed if you are going past the first pins on this road! We made it in a 2WD Sprinter, but it was a brain rattler. Lots of dirt bikes and OHV use the road during the day so expect some noise. No amenities and no cell service. Free!

Highly recommend and simply the place to stay and camp to experience the coastal beauty of the Tsitsikamma. Book ahead due to high/holiday seasons. Free WiFi at the resturant.

Wonderful beach to park at! During the summer season they have garbage cans and pit toilets (not sure about over the winter)

Arrived around 6:30. Ate dinner inside around 7:30 and then slept overnight. No problems.

This place is great to stay overnight directly at the national park and with ocean view.
There are security cameras covering the whole lot and no one showed up during the night.
During the day you can use the restrooms of the restaurant, at night we used the bushes.

Juan seems to be the guy in charge of the parking. After we convinced him that we really did not want to book a snorkeling tour for 25 $ per person he was very friendly and helpful ;)

All of that for the standard parking fee of 2000 colones per vehicle is a great deal, especially in this area.

By the way, the hand made ice-cream on the other side of the building is delicious, though costly.

midweek and had the lake and sites to ourselves. pit toilets. user maintained and very clean. keep it that way!!!

grosser Campingplatz, gut eingerichtet und sehr unkompliziert.

Nous nous sommes stationné avec notre camping-car en fin d'après-midi pour passer la nuit et fait la grande randonnée sur la journée. Nuit très calme.
Nous avons payé 20 000Pcol.

PLEASE IF YOU VALUE YOUR TIRES, DON'T COME HERE. There's enough glass here broken on all the pullout spots that you could melt it down and create a replica Taj Mahal out of it. All photos are from multiple different pull outs along the road, not just one camp site.
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PLEASE IF YOU VALUE YOUR TIRES, DON'T COME HERE. There's enough glass here broken on all the pullout spots that you could melt it down and create a replica Taj Mahal out of it. All photos are from multiple different pull outs along the road, not just one camp site.

Q150/person for the entrance (archeological site) and a guided private tour for 2 people in English for Q300.

Great “van-life” camp spot, road smooth.
Fire ring, 2 bars 3G Verizon. Beautiful sunrise and views. Woofer friendly!

A good spot! Porto potties nearby at the trailhead and Gondola entrance. The lot got busy in the morning with construction workers parking there to work on a nearby building. The lot does have a bit of a slope, so try to park closer to the road for a flatter spot.

Super spot, safe en face d'un bord de l'eau, j'ai eu le droit à un magnifique couché de soleil. À la droite du stationnement principal, un autre plus petit que je suis allé pour us d'intimité. Toilette bleu propre.