Check-Ins

This is the entrance to the archeological site El Caño.
It’s about 3-4 km off the highway. On the the way to here, I just saw one sign for the site. So just follow the road until you are here.

Opening hours Tuesday to Sunday 8 am till 3 pm.
Free entrance and a guided tour in spanish.

Free Municipal campground.
A large lake surrounded by a flat grassy area.
There are covered areas with electricity. Drinking water is available too.
BBQ pits.

Established Pemex here. First Pemex we saw since Alamos.

During our visit we saw no obvious evidence of cartel activity. No armed personnel in the streets were observed.

For 500 Pesos we got a room with two beds, A/C, TV, amazing water pressure as hot and as cold as one would want. Basic and clean enough.
Cell service is weak to non-existent; modest wifi is available for a small additional fee.
Note most of the few restaurants in town close early, around 5:30.
We were able to park our motorcycles behind a locked gate for the night. They might accommodate a Jeep-sized vehicle, but larger rigs will probably have to park on the street. There is no parking lot for this hotel.

Great wi-fi in town, there is a back room where people take calls (there was even a board game meet up while I was there so you don't need to be quiet). The librarian told me that it's totally okay to take normal volume calls in that back room. If you want more amenities, the Monticello Coworking Space downstairs is $10 drop in fee, 24/7 access through an app. There was nobody there when I passed through so I imagine you'd get really focused time. Library wi-fi is strong enough for video calls at the picnic table by the back entrance if you'd rather be outside!

Dirt road is still closed off for the season but parked in the lot.

State park that is large right outside of Denver. Has laundry, showers for $1.50 five mins. Lots to do and see. Some road noise but not terrible. Pricey 28-41 plus’s 11 day use fee.

Table, fire pit and nice big trees that will offer shade in the summer. Spot 104.

Full bars Verizon

Babbling brook off of forest service road in Fish Lake National Forest. Continue past other spots listed in this area to the creek. following the dirt road for 4 miles after entering the National Forest. Not for big rigs 2wd is fine a little Rocky near the end. Could be very slippery in the rain. Not recommended. 2 bars ATT

Kid friendly!
Quiet BLM road that leads to Rock Corral day use and campsite. The formal campsite is very steep, not suitable for trucks/campers/rvs (we couldn’t fit our 21’ ambulance on a level spot), but the road in has all kinds of dispersed camping options. GPS coordinates are for our camp site, in a grove of trees with an amazing view of the surrounding Mineral Mountains.
Road in is unpacked, nice all weather with a few spots of washboard.

vinimos a este taller ( AJE ) a hacer un service completo a nuestra furgoneta Mercedes Sprinter 415. Todo genial, Eric y su equipo son muy buenos profesionales, revisaron perfecto la furgoneta, cambiamos pastillas de freno traseras, cambio de aceite y filtros, escaneo. Puesta a punto para seguir nuestro viaje por América, realmente un sitio de confianza y muy buenos profesionales, muy recomendable.

DOG OWNERS: Turned up with our puppy. Their giant huskie was trying to climb through the truck window. Turns out their two dogs aren’t friendly to all dogs. We asked for our money back and left as it’d be impossible to safely even take her to pee. Staff were grumpy about our decision. Think twice if you have dogs.

Quiet lot to sleep overnight. No signs saying no overnight camping

Spigot on the backside of the little Sinclair gas station booth. We just checked with the attendant to make sure it was cool to fill. Also a nice grocery and hardware store right here.

Spoke to attendant, she wasn't aware of it but said it may be over in the high flow station and that we can use it. Spigot is to the right of High Flow station 22. It's a woodford s3 with a diverter spout and a hose connection: you have turn the spigot on and then pull down the sleeve on the diverter spout to get the water flowing through the hose connection (took us a minute to figure it out). filled out 36 gallon tank in less than 5 minutes.

Really a lovely place to go! We did a hike with a guide for 500pp and then had tea and cake. would have loved to stay here longer. Camping not possible though.

Idyllic place under some trees, just a lot of garbage and broken glass. The shade makes is a lot cooler. The side of the lake is bit muddy, plenty of goats, cows, horses and shepherds. No internet connection.

welcoming reception, wifi, clean room, shared bathroom and WC, secured parking space. 8000tenge for a double room, small shop right under.

sites now 160 pppn , wood supplied for donkey , electricity at site, tap for water and ablutions in working order. Nice quiet spot and friendly staff

sites now 160 pppn , wood supplied for donkey , electricity at site, tap for water and ablutions in working order. Nice quiet spot and friendly staff

UPDATE 05/2023
Still existing.
Hot shower.
Camped with my motocycle,€15 for 1
person, tent and bike. Payment by card
possible.
Also small restaurant and mini-mini supermarket.
Run by lovely old lady.

We arrived late and asked if we could pitch the tent. There was no problem and we slept under a little hut.

really expensive so we didnt stay. but high standard hotel, seems really beautiful but we haven't seen the rooms.
cheapest room is 30k kz. just wanted to update the info on this location.

nice little place with playground and roofed suites, really steep mostly paved access road,
for 1-2 small vehicle,

Lovely people, Miriam was a delight. Our receptionist who we believe is the manager was direct and accommodating. Delicious chicken dinner and beer is reasonably priced. We broke their toilet seat on accident during a fall. They could not have been more understanding about it. Would recommend that you give it a look if you need a place near the border. Rooms at 20TSH and 30TSH, breakfast included, TV, immaculate clean, good location to catch Tazara train.

Unfortunately the kebabs on night two made us sick. We guess that they were same ones that we saw from the night before. Restaurant concerned about profit willing to gamble on people’s health. Dealbreaker as far as we’re concerned.

Camp has been destroyed by baboons and the friendly lady is now alone and can't fix it up after her husband died.
She was willing to let me stay but since I didn't feel very welcome I decided to move on..
Could try anyway, however camp has no running water at the moment.

huge parking space, at the back of the trucks you have gravy area and next a small lagoon there is an outlet where it's connected a pump in the morning. laundry with free wifi (still 15 R drying, soap, softener included). many showers ( 12 R or buying 17 liters of gas) or just be lucky and find the doors open

Brand and New gas station. Nice price! bathroon clean. Shower free! Posto novo com excelente preço no combustível. Banheiros limpos com banho quente. Super seguro 24 horas Abarebebe motorhome

We crossed from Turkmenistan into Uzbekistan and it took us two hours. On the Turkmen side we had to pay 10 USD for the car. Make sure that you have the papers available you received when entering Turkmenistan.
On the Uzbek side there was a thorough search of our medicines considering them as possible drugs.