Check-Ins

O posto é um bom ponto de apoio. Atendentes educados, banheiros limpos e ducha quente, Wi-Fi disponível e livre. Lanchonete com lanches rápidos e alguns itens de conveniência.

Bridge is washed out at this point on the trail and not passable by car. Would be passable with a push bike or on foot.
Has been washed out some time as bank is overgrown

Bridge is washed out further south. Not passable by car

Bridge is still broken. not passable by 4x4

See comments below and check the National park website for updated information. There’s no gate, just a couple of cones and a small parking lot with stairs leading up to the check-in building. No one checked our papers when we left midday. Chile’s cash cow is composed of bumpy dirt roads, new facilities, and worthwhile views. Driving through and camping along the way is beautiful. You can hike Torres Paine & plenty of the mirador hikes without additional payment (very fulfilling) or you can indulge in hotels, domes, restaurants, and treks (also nice).

Side note: Be sure to check out the wild camping spot at Serrano just outside the western entrance. It’s the most beautiful campsite in the area and not even in the park! Happy travels (:

After 3 days of waiting, we saw a group of 5 orcas hunting!! Really really worth the waiting. They were already spotted that morning far away, but they returned 30 min before high tide. They went in the direction of Caleta Valdes, and after about an hour they came back.

The weather conditions were perfect for the past 2 days, not much wind and clear water, but they didn't come. So mostly it's a matter of luck I think.

Also watching the sea lions and sea elephants is really fun. This time of the year, the pups learn how to swim and play around. You can see them relatively close from the boardwalk.

The road from Puerto Piramides is unpaved but not bad at all. Only the last 10 km or so are a bit worse.

Good luck!

Sergio is an awesome host and a really interesting person. The campsite was developed as a tenting (clamping) kinda thing but also has a top parking lot that can accommodate vans, and truck/campers but not really anything larger than that due to space constraints and the ability to turn around. The campsite grounds are really cool and eclectic and the vibe is of semi-tropical guest house (or hostel). It reminds us of places we would have stayed in Thailand many years ago. The showers are best we have had camping in Baja and if your timing is right Sergio might be organizing a community feast... He once owned the largest catering company on the Baja!

The onsite donkey Geronimo is hilariously spirited and when Sergio lets him out of his enclosure in the morning, he runs and jumps around... too funny!

There is no tank dump here, but there may be in the future, as Sergio is considering putting a dump facility in after I told him that nobody else in SJ del Cabo is doing it.

Totally recommend!

Little sandy beach/peninsula in Swasey River, good for tents. Small track off the gravel road becomes single track accessible by motorbike, bicycle and on foot. Park on the bank and pitch a tent on the beach.

Small fire leftovers and orange peel are evidence that locals come here sometimes.

The river is good for a swim and the place is idyllic.

No phone reception to speak of

Chacra: El Dragón Rojo
Actualmente, es una casa de/para Ciclistas, que viajan recorriendo Argentina.
Un lugar muy lindo, rodeado de mucho verde🌲🌱🌼💐 ya que la dueña del lugar, Lili, tiene un vivero.
Ideal para pasar una noche, y continuar con el recorrido.
El lugar cuenta con:
*agua potable
*cocina (anafe a gas envasado)
*baño (ducha, inodoro, bidet, vanitory)
*agua caliente (calefón a gas envasado)
*comedor/sala de estar
El albergue para ciclistas, no cobra dinero. Hay una caja, donde uno contribuye, para solventar gastos (gas/luz/wifi, etc).

Had 15kg to wash, very friendly, got it back clean, folded & wrapped.
Paid 4.000Peso, not cheap but OK.

Very quiet place in middle of desert. This place is really better that the previous one. You will be surrounded by mountains ans cactus.

Perfect spot to camp . Safe and quiet at night. We really enjoyed having Starbucks there so we could use their WiFi and also get out of the heat. Walmart has public bathrooms.

very similar to a municipal Camping Argentin

local tranquilo e seguro, conta com chuveiro publico no trapiche da praia e ao fundo na praça, tem alguns canos de pvc onde ficam cobertos os pontos de energia. Passamos 3 noites no local.

Perfect wildcamping place. It felt Safe, very quiet and very little vehicles. Not suitable for working since no cell service. Clean ground suitable for workout! Most epic sunset and sunrise, amazing sky and stars at night!
TIP: Go early (arrive at 8AM) to punta tombo and have the best experience. From 10.30 all tourists buses arrived, at least 500 people and it got overcrowded

Nice county park by the river. No amenities. So pack in, pack out. A bit of trash so i clean like always. Only me and another camper, so very quiet. Gator in the river do watch your dog!!!

An RV parking place. No potable water and $21 for a dump.. a rip off

Good to stay for one night. Friendly people. We really loved the bread (10Bol) and the big outside shower. But it was a bit expensive (80Bol) and someone was burning plastic all day next to the campground. That's why we left after one night.

Shopping plaza that is open at night, very safe, next to a gas station, 7/24 store, bathrooms open 24 hours and a pharmacy

plaza comercial que que queda abierta por la noche, muy segura, junto a una gasolinera, tienda 7/24, baños abiertos 24hrs y farmacia

Very nice place, super clean, friendly kitchen area. The owner is very nice and helpful. 13000 CLP per person

What a beautiful spot to spend the night. We tried to get to the camping ground but the ferry that gets you there stops at 8pm so we spent the night in our van at the parking place. It was super quiet during the night and no signs say that you are not allowed to camp there.

Crossed Guatemala to Mexico. Guatemala was crazily easy and people unbelievable friendly, it was almost fun and took only 10 min at noon on a Tuesday.

First getting passports stamped then quick check of the car papers and 1min inspection to check vehicle number.

Mexico was stricter, people didn’t seem to have fun, but still ok. Had to answer Covid questions, fill out FMM, paid the 600p, and were in. We did a roundtrip from mexico to Guatemala and back so we didn’t cancel the TIP on the way out and didn’t have to get a new one going in. It was checked, but they seemed fine with it.
Had to give away all of our fruits and honey and cheese. They would take meat too, but we didn’t have any.
Overall very recommended border crossing as the road are in such better shape than the one down south leading to lake atitlan. Only check iOverlander and make sure you drive to Flores via San Francisco other route is terrible and dangerous.

Crossed Guatemala to Mexico. Guatemala was crazily easy and people unbelievable friendly, it was almost fun and took only 10 min at noon on a Tuesday.

First getting passports stamped then quick check of the car papers and 1min inspection to check vehicle number.

Mexico was stricter, people didn’t seem to have fun, but still ok. Had to answer Covid questions, fill out FMM, paid the 600p, and were in. We did a roundtrip from mexico to Guatemala and back so we didn’t cancel the TIP on the way out and didn’t have to get a new one going in. It was checked, but they seemed fine with it.
Had to give away all of our fruits and honey and cheese. They would take meat too, but we didn’t have any.
Overall very recommended border crossing as the road are in such better shape than the one down south leading to lake atitlan. Only check iOverlander and make sure you drive to Flores via San Francisco other route is terrible and dangerous.

Fast and straightforward process here, but...
You must have COMESA insurance. It seems not to be possible to buy a local insurance with foreign plate.
The officer here helped us to contact an insurance in Kigali and buy it remotely, but not recommended 😅

nice place 'close' to Puerto Madryn. lot of people living there in buses and it is a bit crowded but there is lot of spot so you will find one

still there, has Water, bread and some other food.

As advertised, however filled with tsetse flies that wouldn't stop biting us.

Just correcting this. It said no big rig. I fit EASILY in my 13m 10kkg (41ft 22,000lb) school bus. Had 4-5 parking places to choose from. Arrive in morning with big rigs otherwise it’s packed with sunset watchers and surfers. This spot is AMAZING! We stayed for days. You can rent boards and there’s a place for pina y mangos to buy. ❤️❤️🫶🏼 loved this spot. BEST place to learn surfing I’ve seen so far.

Water tap still available at the gas station. It is located on the left side, in the grass near the first pump

10,000/tent.

Mariana greeted us and showed us where to park. She also gave us some
plums and peaches.

An alright place to stay for the night.