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Amazing wildcamping spot. Many, many overlanders lined up along the beach. 50m from beach at abandoned hotel. Feels totally safe with so many others and area in general. A little far from the actual bays, but walkable.
Possible with any vehicle, just small portion of dirt road from the mainroad. Strong cellservice, almost no bugs.

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We loved our stay here. The beach is pretty much deserted in the mornings and great for a run. The site has flush toilets that are kept clean and a couple of showers that are cold but have great pressure. Watch out for scorpions though 😬

Nous sommes restés 3 nuits, en semaine. Pas une 4ème car une fête se préparait.
Il y avait bien évidemment des chiens. D’ailleurs ne laissez pas vos chaussures à l’extérieur si non, les chiens vous les piqueront 😅
Nous avons également pu faire le plein d’eau en passant par nos filtres (l’eau venait directement du lac).
On a également pu profiter d’un bon repas au restaurant de l’hôtel. Le filet mignon était excellent, on s’est régalé

180PpP per Day, 30P Parking, 2 Gates, left for the River/grota, Tunnel and Camping and right for the hot pozas. walking from Campesite to pozas 20min 1,5km 140m attitute to the grota 15min, campsite is only dusty parking lot, traffic, some trees, sandflies, river is noisy, road is serpentina, from upper parking lot 10km to Camping Area, night quite, sanetarios in walking distance, clean, sometimes warm shower, there are locker at the bathing places but rent is 100P and deposit 50P, bring only towel, watershoes to the places, weekends overgrowded, no Charts or tables

We were towed here after a oil hose came off in the middle of nowhere. I asked the tow guy to bring us here because of the last positive comment. It was sunday 6 oclock. And they immediately started to fix our car. An hour later we were on the road again for 15.000 pesos (37,5€). Son and father did a good job.

Nice camping with shade for cars and tent. Big rig could do but not in de shade. On the lake side with options to swim or kajak ( for rent). Hot showers morning and night. 4G entel reception.

Easy to find. St. Elena is a quaint quiet town. Our contact was Denise for the RV park, we used What's App +52 984 270 2084. We enjoyed Charly's Restaurant which was a nice surprise to have some favorite Swiss specialties. Ask Denise for what's around the area. She helped us go to the Quesart Cheese Maker. The RV park is building new shower and bathrooms which will be done soon. The shower was hot but the access in the new building will be a bonus for RV site.

A great park with some beautiful water access. Enjoyed our stay, and was 50% off for seniors.

Nice spot near the river and the lac. Be aware that trees are not so high and you will not pass with something higher than 3m. the night was super calm. Just some people walking with their dog during the day.

What a beautiful spot to camp ! The owners are so friendly and sunset are amazing !
You can surf just in front of the campground.
200c a night with toilet (flush or bucket it depends if they have some running water) and shower (a little bit salty water or bucket)
Buy your food before coming here.
You can still buy some stuff a the small shops like a garafon for 85c.
4G claro
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Camped right under the rio San Juan bridge. The structure provided some much needed shade. Camped with a tent while bike touring.

After the bridge, you'll find a small football field, close to the road (very quiet), belongs to the house in front of it. You can give something to the owner, as you want. River is clean, quiet place.

ok place to spend the night. unfortunately we had lots of moskitos, but I think we were unlucky

Came here as the „Bania Travels“ (other place on iOverlander) is not a campground but a private building with a very small parking space, which was occupied.
So we stayed here for two nights over a weekend. During the day the parking was pretty full, but there is always some space available. Quiet at night. Cost is either per hour or a lump sum per night of 18k. No toilets directly in the parking area, have to walk to the first buildings where they also offer baños.

stayed one night here. lots of places for larger RVs. i got knocked on by the police at about 9:00 (i was also parked by the big chair). They were very nice and after looking at my papers told me to have a nice night.

Police stopped us at this point saying motorcycles are not allowed in the canyon. They told us we had to leave immediately or be arrested! We happily left the area and found a quiet camp nearby.

Accepts campers and rigs. Nice, clean spots on grass. Full hookups. Good restaurant, pleasant environment. Worth the price (500 pesos/night) + very close to ruins.

Great place to camp close to Zion NP. You can stay up to 14 days or until you run out of food! Lots of people on bicycles taking advantage of all the great trails. Quiet and well separated from other campsites.

Nice place with fishing opportunity. You need to get fishing licence before arriving. Great walks available with or without a guide. The road in is a tough one being totally potholed.

very nice shared kitchen and owner, who can also help in case of small (at least) mechanical issues.

I confirm the below description. very nice people! we needed a quick check & fix on our accessory belt, they did it at once, finished in 10' and did not ask anything.

beautiful place, we parked under the tree, you won't have the beach view bit you will see the lake and its very close.

police said no parking in the City but the locals said to Park there, because it is safe. no one bothered us. no toilets ! have to go to ypf or la anonima. btw no hot shower in town

Excelente lugar de pescadores. Usado por todos los vecinos. Es debajo del puente viejo, en la unión del río Uruguay y el canal Torto.

Excellent place to camping. A place usted by fisshing man and local neighbours. Is located under the old bridge, un the intersection from Uruguay River and canal Torto.

Stayed one night. Cops came by and parked between the few cars that were parked there but didn’t get out or ask any of us to leave. Porta potty available.

NOT FREE They are now charging 15$ for water and dumping. Water spigots are locked up until you pay for both.

We just left after 2 peaceful nights here. Len and Margrit are absolutely lovely and welcoming. They have a beautiful home and take great care of the place. We had some nice chats with them in the evenings and went with them to the local Sunday market. The bathroom was in perfect condition with a lovely warm shower, there was a nice pool and outdoor bar area to use and at low tide we could easily access the beach down below to walk and swim (nice warm swimmable water!). Bugs are minor in this area. Price is still 300 pesos per night for camping. You can use water and electricity hookups which we didn’t (although we did get to test if everything works with electricity hooked up). The casita looked lovely as well. The nearby town of Aticama is cute and calm with enough eateries and tiendas if needed.

Recommended for if you’re up for some relaxed time, nice conversations and a good shower!

Were asked about fruits or plants we’re bringing. We said we had apples and oranges, which he could see. Then he said that he should take them away, but that he will let us go this once haha! So didn’t have to hand in anything….maybe he wasn’t hungry for oranges today.

I attempted to cross from Honduras to Nicaragua here on a US-plated motorcycle. The Nicaraguan officials told me it's not possible and directed me to go to Las Manos.

There are staffed immigration offices on both sides of the border here, but services appear to be limited. I don't think they can issue the necessary TIP or insurance for vehicles. If you already have those documents, you can probably cross here.

I do not know if it's possible to cross from Nicaragua to Honduras with a vehicle.

Stopped here to ask about a room. The lady told me a single room with shared bathroom costs C170. It was very basic.

They have a gated parking lot half a block away for vehicles.

I decided not to stay and found a nicer place for a little bit more down the street.