Check-Ins

Syrian-Armenian Electromechanic, he replaced our starter motor that wasn't working anymore for a good price. He speak a little english. If you don't find him there he has a insta page @automotiveservice88 you can write him there.
They will offer you a lifetime dose of caffe.

Better give the place a call before you go. i was there today and the owner said it is not possible to sleep there at the moment, as he is using the maddow for his horses. In Summer it will be fine from what he said.

Best to approach this location from Mariquita. You can come from the other direction but it ‘s a rocky road that requires some clearance. It was fun but our transit is awd with extra clearance. It’s 7 km of dirt/rock road. The campsite is next to the bridge, owner is Carlos. On the IOverlander map it is at the same location as the milk collection point. Spot has wifi at the shower point but the camp site is just out of reach. Swimming hole under the bridge or 300 meters upstream.

The place is OK. Not as bad as some people say. Electricity works good, showers are ok, no wifi, of course. 20 usd a night is expensive but 100 weekly is pretty ok.

gorgeous view area, big trucks park here too so there is engine noise, great verizon LTE service

No diesel here when we stopped. Maya Ndaga is such a beautiful friendly town! Worth stopping to greet people!

Lots of people at the larger spaces at the entrance but if you follow the road down a bit you will find some small spaces to park - I’m in a cargo van and that fit. I don’t know if I’d take an RV down, it’s a small bumpy dirt road and I only saw small spaces (but I didn’t go super far down). Very quiet and felt very safe. Great if headed to Mt. Bachelor or the Three Sisters area (the road to Three Sisters was closed at this time though). Weak cell service.

I just checked this place out. It's on someone's driveway in front of their gate. Decided not to stay here.

Ecobank is the only bank in town with ATM that allows withdrawal of dollars from foreign banks

You can no longer pay with card here, cash only

Ici une famille de fermiers modestes vous accueillent pour stationner pour la nuit. Ils n’ont pas grand mais d’une incroyable générosité. C’est la maison à gauche en brique rouge quand on va vers Guadalupe. Place un véhicule. Big rig ok avec une manœuvre simple. Terrain plat en herbe proche de la route mais ne gêne pas. Réseau pas terrible

Dangerous ruts make Forest Service Road 25 impassable currently.

No diesel any more availible here .

We got 60 liters diesel for 9300som/liter

Road completely closed off now, apparently wash out damage. See photos

If you take a driveway by the rest stop. You will find a clearing by the road. Quiet and nice spot in nature.

Only checked prices at this hotel. The older man working the front desk was very rude and didn’t care if we stayed there or not. When I asked where we could keep the bicycles he just shrugged his shoulders. There was no room for the bikes in the very small rooms.

The hotel next door is much nicer and I’m in shock that people have given this hotel good reviews.

very nice spot. Collected some garbage for good karma. People, pick up after yourself!

The best campsite we’ve come across between here and Cape Town. It’s exceptionally well run and maintained. The ablutions are spotless (and have toilet paper and soap!) there’s a little scullery area where you can use the stove, kettle and toaster. The owners take a lot of care in the place and it shows. 150 rand per person.

Very quiet and safe municipal parking with a 24 hours guard and cameras. Free. Nice place to meet local people. Clean place.

ATTENTION!!! Énormément de maringouins toute la journée!!

ATTENTION!! A lot of mosquitos all day long!!

ATTENTION!!! Énormément de maringouins toute la journée!!

ATTENTION!! A lot of mosquitos all day long!!

Don't go here if it is raining, the whole place gets flooded, muddy and slippery.

Nice spot, little traffic during the day, none at night.

The house ruins are still here, the white building was relatively clean and there was space to park our motorbikes and pitch the tent inside, it gave us a complete wind protection which made a massive difference for the night.

Corrugated road but it's doable but any decent car and most motorbikes, it's used a lot by locals and lorries. I've seen worse roads around San Antonio.
Be careful there's some sand patches on the way

Very nice and beautiful campground. A bit more expensive (we payed 30000 colones for 2 nights) but if you can efford it you should absolutely do it. Super groomed garden and very good facilities. Would definitely recommend it!

Arrived here about 730 there already are several RVs and large trucks parked for the night. There’s a large lot for RV and bus parking stayed one night at the next morning had no problems

A day pass is $4 with a National Park Pass which gives you access to fresh water, showers and a dump station.

Good size campground right off I-40 (and I mean right off the highway). Nice fully fenced park with lots of grass area to walk the dogs and a fenced dog park for small and large dogs. Playground with lots of space to roam; horseshoes; cornhole; basketball; and live Buffalo! Highway traffic can be heard and there was a helicopter scanning the highway with a search light for an hour at a car show/street racing, but I imagine that’s not a regular thing. We arrived at 8pm and the office was still open until 9! Easy gravel site with shade trees and not super close to neighbor. It appears to have many long term residents and many people walking with dogs at all times of day.