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800cordoba ($23) for a room with private bath per night. Fans no A/C. Limited parking now but enough space for our two large bikes to be inside behind the gate. Lovely owner, free breakfast included, filtered water also for guests. A bargain for this pricey town

NEW LAYOUT in Nicaragua.
They have all new facilities (very nice) ample parking very quiet (safe) so just follow the main road straight until you get to some officials on the side of the road to check your passport and give you the exit form to fill out.
Then, drive to the back side of the building and park there. Come back to the front (you can go through the building) and get through immigration (same $1 ticket and $3 for the stamp)
When that’s done find the light blue DGA agents to sign your exit paper, then head into the car park and find police in black… they need to stamp that exit paper (they never checked our motos)
Once stamped go into the ENTRY to Nicaragua side and go to the the tramistas window to finish your papers.
The whole operation took us about 40 minutes, lots of time wasted to figure out where to go. They are clearly not yet completely set up in the new building. I guess this info will need to be updated soon when things are fully up and running.
Nothing to pay for vehicles to exit Nica.
Ignore all the fixers that come running over… they all disappear once at the new building!
Good luck

state forest campground $5.⁰⁰/night, 14 night Max. pit toilets, fire ring. first come first served established sites. self pay station or pay using the app. one bar at&t useable, one bar Verizon not usable

As described by others. No no signs. Climate controlled restroom. Lots of parking. Picnic tables. Dumpsters. Beware of snakes signs

Nice place to stay, saw a total of 3 sites with fire rings. A few beer cans/plastic which we cleaned up. Hunters showed up in the morning. Very good stars.

Stayed here in the my Promaster 159 extended 2WD and had no problem getting in or out. There are multiple pull offs with fire rings. The pad we stayed at was big with only 2 other campers there. Nice quiet night. I would stay here again.

very load music from the park, also some cars

Great quiet place that is secluded with nice fire pit and level spot. You can see the Interstate far off in the distance. Which means there is cell service! Lava flow is pretty cool.

stayed two nights in a van with signatures all over it and a giant purple School bus with the jungle book painted on the side no problems here nice and quiet they even blacked out the parking lot in the back
peace&love friends

We arrived here in November and only 10 seconds after leaving the van, billions (no joke) of small flying insects nearly completely covered the van. it was horrible and we couldn't even breath. Unfortunately our side windows were still opened and thousands of those flies got into the van. Glad we, that we had a wall between driving- and living space.

We left the place immediately and drove a few hundred meters further.
Not that bad, but still thousands of flies.

Our next spot (see it on iOverlander) is a few km along the road to the south and here it was nearly perfect. Not really leveled, but no insects whatsoever.

Good Verizon cell service (posting this check-in from the campsite). I'm in a van, but much larger vehicles or a trailer would fit. Almost level ground.

Nice spot on the sandy beach
There hat been two offroad camper here

We did these amazing big round with our 6x6 truck in 4 days. And it was just speechless. The best desert we have been so far. So diverse, so huge, so beautiful: Kaluts, sand, mountains, stones, riverbeds…. We followed more or less the track of @pistenkuh. Thanks for that inspiration!

At the end of the brick road, next to the 'Clube Militar' fence, a good spot with a nice ocean view.

No final da rua, perto da cerca do clube militar, tem este ponto bacana com vista para o mar.

Place where you can find any kind of filter you need. Oil filter, fuel filter, air filter, additives, etc. The Adress is 18 de septiembre N°1007
En este lugar se puede encontrar todos los filtros que necesite. Filtro de aceite, de combustible, de aire, así como lubricantes, aditivos, etc. La dirección es 18 de septiembre N °1007

Pulled in here but didn't stay. The access road splits, one route goes over the terrible orange bridge described previously and the other slopes down very steeply and is covered in loose river rock. Across the river are several buildings with people that stopped to watch us. We decided to find somewhere more private rather than struggle with the access.

Lovely find, but it seems to be private property. There's several stones across the access, small enough to move but large enough to block the entrance. We pulled in and parked, but decided it felt too invasive and ended up leaving.

Location was waaay off. There is nothing at the pinned location, actual checkpoint is at the intersection of the 186 and 199 hwys. This place is huge, you can't miss it. Feels very much like customs, they checked our TVIP, passports, and looked inside the van, but gave us no trouble.

We arrived at sunset After 10 Hours of driving.
This ist like a oasis in desert. In Night ist was absolutly calm. Swimmingpool was clean. We did. Not use the Restaurant because we had to eat all the meat we had to cook at the veterinär check Point 😂😂. We paid 200pppn.
This is the best Point if you Need some luxury After a lot of Afrika 👌

Wc and shower are in desolate condition. But the people are friendly. We payed 250$ per 2 pers. and campervan. Electricity gor the gar and water where Running.

Stayed for 9 nights. Very calm and relaxing place. Site 55 was fairly level. There is WiFi available, but you need to be close to the check in booth to get a descent signal. I have T-Mobile, data was slow and cell reception was ok. Showers are free and mostly clean. Paid $30/day for water and electric. Need a reservation to stay. There is a lot of wildlife around. Coyotes, various birds, rabbits, tarantulas and squirrels. The lake is a bit lacking. The road up to the recreation area was absolutely horrible. I am surprised my RV didn’t fall apart. But once in the park the roads are good. For a feeling of being separate from city life it is the best. Recommend it!

Spent one peaceful night here, it feels very safe. Mall with bathrooms stays open until around 10pm. If you park near the Coppel there's strong open wifi.

Gas station with various facilities, shower with toilet, restaurant, laundry. Good place to spend the night.

Open in November 🥶. We had the option of putting up our tent, but with adding all the prices up it was only €2 more for a cabin. they have 2 Schäferwagen (Shepherd's wagons) very simply kitted out with 2 beds, and a table but most importantly heating, it's a small space so warms up quickly. For 2 people to stay it's €28, for 1 it's just halved at €14. They didn't charge us for the motorbikes or our dogs but we did book in advance through Facebook Messenger. The facilities were good, strong hot shower but pay per use although the time was very generous. Toilets and wash basin were very clean and plenty of toilet paper. Very pet friendly. We definitely use this site again if passing through and would definitely stay in the wagon, even in the warmer weather.

Prices for camping are as follows (2021):
Tent €5
Person €6
Dog €2.50
Motorcycle €2

Parked in main lot, way in the back of the lot. Went in and bought dinner and breakfast. Then watched Apple TV, using a great AT&T service. Very quiet and seems great.

Very clean, no internet in our room. Cold shower

Free showers in the petrol station. Super and clean

Des douches gratuite dans la station essence. Super et propre

The owners are really super nice, they will give even advice if you need an indication or things to visit on your way. 500psos for a large panic of 2 / 3kg I think, and ready in the day. We tabled our clothes at 12a.m, at 6p.m it was ready with a really nice smell I recommend!

les propriétaires sont vraiment super gentil, ils vont donneront même des conseils si vous avez besoin d'indication ou de choses à visiter sur votre route. 500pesos pour une grande panière de 2/3kg je pense, et près dans la journée. On a déposé nos vêtements a 12h, a 18h c'etais près avec une odeur vraiment agréable je recommande !

We found this place because the municipal campsite no longer exists. When you go out of Villa Dolores to San Pedro, turn right after the former police checkpoint (out of service now) then continue close to the river or go on your right to get away from the bridge to not be seen from the road. It's not an extraordinary place, it's good for one night if you had to sleep close to Dolores. But it was very quiet, no sound from the road, we felt safe

Nous avons trouvé cette endroit car le camping municipal n'existe plus. Quand vous sortez de Villa Dolores vers San Pedro, prenez à droite après l'ancien poste de contrôle de police (hors service maintenant) puis continuer proche de la rivière ou comme nous aller sur votre droite pour vous éloigner du pont pour ne pas être vue depuis la route. C'est pas un endroit extraordinaire, c'est bien pour une nuit si vous devais dormir proche de Dolores. Mais c'etais très calme, sans bruit de la route, on c'est sentie en sécurité

Wild camping level spot with fire ring and a stream to help you fall asleep. Need high clearance to reach it as you cross a washed out roadway. Trail head with bathroom close enough.