Check-Ins

Comerciante falou que tava proibido pernoitar, fomos para a frente do destacamento policial e eles disseram que poderíamos pernoitar ali sim, sem problemas. Parque é iluminado, tem câmeras e é limpinho.

What a little gem in this cute town! Pizza, wine and the pastries 😍 . Beautiful building and atmosphere. A little pricey but well worth it!

We crossed this border from Costa Rica to Nicaragua 2 days ago and in general it was very smooth and trouble free. no queues. both sides in 2 1/4 hours . note that the border closes at 5pm and we were required to produce proof of covid vaccinations on entry to Nicaragua.
here is a more detailed description.
on approach to the border drive past the queue of lorries straight to the first pre check.
After precheck drive 50m to first large parking area.
then walk back towards the first pre check and on your right is a collection of containers that have been converted into offices. inside the square you will go to immigration first . During this process you will be directed to a nearby ATM style machine opposite. Here you pay 8USD for the checkout fee. The machine takes credit cards. If you don't have a credit card you can pay cash but its 10 usd elsewhere.
you then return to the Immigration window and they complete the process.
next you go to the window just to the left of the ATM style machine to cancel or suspend your TIP.
you then drive to the frontier where the police do a final check. you are now out of Costa Rica.
As you enter Nicaragua we were required to produce proof of covid vaccination and you are given a declaration form as we hadn't done it online . you then drive 100m and pass through a fumigation spray.
you then park up at the front of the Immigration office.
inside to the right is Immigration. you will need the name and address of your destination in Nicaragua. We used a hotel in Managua. you will also need to pay 13 usd per person cash for Immigration fee.
you then go to the other end of the building. you need to find the window to pay for your fumigation . it was 4 usd per vehicle.
After this you need to find the Police window and they will come and check your vehicle. They did a pretty thorough search looking for fruit , drones etc. They didn't check chassis numbers etc.
After this you go back to the customs area and find the window to get the TIP.
During all this process every stage stamps your declation form and you hand it in at the TIP window.
Once you get your TIP you need to get the police to give it a stamp and you are.
complete.
please check you get the right TIP. initially they started to give us a Transit TIP which is only 3 days. Having explained we were tourists the gave us the maximum TIP which is 30 days. You need to check this .
it's also worth noting that our vehicle wasn't scanned and we didn't see a scanning machine here.

nice area where you can see geysers and bath in the river. the hot pools are very hot, but the river temperature is just perfect.

a couple dispersed camp sites right off the paved road.
2wd accessible
two bars of service
nice views

Still very nice, very clean. 200 bobs with air c.
We didn’t have breakfast but there is a kitchen and a patio with hammock. Very good wifi. In the center. Near tours.

good place with wind protection, nice view

lovely little campsite with a nice green lawn, at a walking distance from multiple wineries

decent spot about 12 min from town for a quick overnight on the water, not sure if camping is allowed so we only stayed till sun up

Safe and quiet spot to spend the night. Easy to walk the dogs on the logging roads.

Posto tranquille pour passer une nuit, se mettre au fond du parking à cause du bruit de la route mais il y à très peu de circulation la nuit.

I’m using site #40 at this U. S. Forest Service campground. It’s a beautiful site beside Kimsey Creek. About a hundred yards to showers and rest rooms. Trash receptacles about 50 feet away. No electricity service. I believe this is a popular choice of sites among the many at this popular campground. Elevation here is about 3500 feet. No cell service.

2 Campsites right off hwy next to the river. More room for car campers in small parking lot too

Spent one night, really good place as it's nlt allowed to wildcamp in the area around the town. Quiet at night. There is a water tap at the fence of the soccer field.

As others said busy place the spot I stayed wasn’t the most level. Coyotes howling with the wind at night and plenty of sunshine. Good att signal.

The gas station shop is open 24hrs so you have access to the bathrooms during the night.
We had dinner there and the wifi was good.

We parked in a little parking lot (with space for 3) right behind the building, but there were also big trucks in the bigger parking lot.

The staff was friendly and helpful.

Not level at all but 3 bars Verizon and a beautiful view! Windy up here but still able to heat up food ! 10/10 would recommend and the drive is amazing !

An oasis for cyclists! Geo the host is incredibly kind, generous, welcoming and helpful with information. Lots of beautiful art in the courtyard, shared bathroom and kitchen, wifi, and a clean comfy room with a bed and lots of photos/stories from other cyclists. Home away from home. Nearby is laundry, a plaza with great restaurants, market, street food and shops. Big thanks to Geo for hosting countless cyclists on our South American journeys!

Free public park, no overnight parking but plenty of space to park and work during the day. Spotted 3 class Bs on a Tuesday while working. School Buses use this lot during the day between routes so moderate thru traffic. Train does pass occasionally but nothing bothersome. Gets crowded after 4pm with soccer practice.

Public restrooms are clean enough, at least to use rather than filling your tanks.

Lot sign says opens 5am

stayed here for food (eggs, beans, tortillas), coffee, and for camping, free of charge for baja divide riders. super nice people 👍

Gorgeous canyon with a free pool. Bathrooms, showers, and you could probably camp right out front on the dirt road.

It is right in the middle of the only village around there. Still no network (T-Mobile). I wouldn't sleep there. There is a grocery store though.

very nice and large campground. 150 Peso for a motorhome. no entrance fee!!

Sunny in the morning after a cold night (8 degrees Celsius). breakfast at 08 a.m. possible outside.

Restaurants only weekends. A lot of day tourists. But very quiet at the first of May (bank holiday) after 07 p.m.

Next morning clean toilets!! 5 Peso fee.

still 100 peso per person

Good road from both sides

very nice and quiet place, also on weekends. beautiful meadow and you can bath in the river, even though there are signs -not to go in-.

no showers!

we stood 4 nights and the bathroom with toilets and paper never was cleaned.

we told them at the entrance, please clean the toilets- result zero-

just annoying.

easy to find. big sign behind a tree in front if the house.

Good to park every size of motorhome

10 peso a garafon 20 litre

very nice and helpful guys

visitor centre was open at 10 p.m.
but no official around, so the entrance was free. normally 43 peso.

The information on the signs on the way are not correct. but the distance at the main board are. make a foto before entering the park and enjoy the day.

Nice spot next to a river with trees. Looks like this place is used by families on sundays. The area is leveled and there is easy access. Unfortunately quite some trash. But beautiful anyway.

To add: the entrance is a gravel road right before the bridge coming from the north.

Water spigot in north east corner. Hose can thread onto the short existing one. Might be a bit awkward for bigger rigs. Unsure of potability. If it's good enough for dogs it's probably good for humans right?

We searched in the whole village and this is the cheepest laundry, I'll upload the prices on photos. We washed our esencial stuff by hand though cause it was still too expensive.