Check-Ins

IT IS CLOSED FROM MARCH, DUE TO TOO MUCH VOLCANO ACTIVITY 12-04-24
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ESTÁ CERRADO DESDE MARZO DEBIDO A DEMASIADA ACTIVIDAD VOLCANICA. NO NOS DEJARON PASAR. 12-04-24

Chile -> Bolivia
We were surprised by the Siesta (if we only had read the iOverlander Button before...) and waited until 2 pm. Then the procedure was fast and smooth. Each traveller has to fill in Formulario 250. You don't have to do it beforehand, just come and scan the QR, use their WiFi and do it digitally on the spot. It seems you don't have to fill in Formulario 249 (for tourist cars) if you have an European plated car.
The friendly Lady had a quick look insode our van, checked the chassis number and off we went.

Fairly rough rest area. For RV they send you to the Auto section but there then isn’t really room for RVs. There is a dirt patch you can park on just past the Auto.

Some water works. Ok to fill 5 gallon jugs. Would not spend the night here myself.

Nice mountain view. Good for a night or two. Up to GPS coords is safe but after sand gets loose.

Also giant hole in the road. Be very careful. Someone put a mattress spring on top. Maybe to warn folks. But it definitely not ok to drive over. (Pic attached).

Unfortunately there is natural gas station nearby with a generator running all day and night that you’ll here in this spot and may disrupt your sleep. Or just drive you crazy. :)

THE PARK IS CLOSED SINCE MARCH DUE TO TOO MUCH VOLCANO ACTIVITY, we were not allowed to enter today 12-04-24. Anyway it seems a good place to spend the night outside the park.
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EL PARQUE ESTA CERRADO DESDE MARZO DEBIDO A DEMASIADA ACTIVIDAD VOLCANICA, no nos dejaron pasar hoy 12-04-24. Igualmente parece un buen lugar para dormir ahí afuera del parque.

Gates were closed when I tried to stop here. It’s also right on the highway so I imagine it wouldn’t be great for pets or noise

Rooms for 90 BRL with AC or 60 BRL with fan. Negotiable when paying cash. Secure and covered parking behind gate. Morning coffee.

As described before, nice, flat, quiet at night, great (free) museum on site telling story of Admiral Yi and his exploits. Toilets nearby and some nice walks around the waterfront.
Note, there is now one ( small )sign near then Chinese restaurant that says no camping but the rest of the area seems fine. There were two of us there when we stayed.

Now a reservation only campground. Book on the recreation.gov site. 10 sites well spaced out. $12 per night plus the $8 reservation fee. 2 group sites. Good cell service. We rolled in late afternoon and only one site was booked. Booked online and had the place to ourselves.

I had the alignment and balancing of the front wheels carried out, they have room for big rigs. they have a pit which is practical for seeing under the motorhome. It cost me 200 bob. very professional.

Really nice little campground right on the river. $100pp for the night, it’s fenced off and there’s a staff member that stays the night as security. You can drive your car/van right in, very flat, nice and grassy. Clean bathrooms, palapas for shade. I was here on a Friday night and had it all to myself. 4g service with Telcel. Wonderful place to swim and cool off after a long day!
Take the road across the river just south of town, and you should see signs to follow.

Just as described. The last 10 yards can be difficult if you don’t have 4wd. Once you are here, it’s a sweat spot. Highly recommend!

As described previously. $20 for a water & electric site. Host stated bathrooms were locked from 7pm to 7 am…glad to have my portable toilet in my truck camper. A very convenient stop just west of OK City just off I40.

Lots of pull in parking off the road. The further you go down the road the more challenging the road becomes. 4x4 needed.

Pres de la riviere, restaurant cremerie. Near river , icecream

Petit stationnement pour 8 voiture sur le bord de la rivière le point de localisation n est pas exact

Good clean tasting H20 here! Couldn't find a fill up in town, BUT I was allowed to fill up ma 5 Gal tank here for free. 🙏

we asked the lady from the 2nd hand store, and she was the nicest ever... she even moved her car so we could get close to the spiget..

Welcoming Walmart parking lot. Big lot off to the side, and quieter than most Walmarts.

Huge gas station.
Clean bathroom.
Restaurante (everybody very kind and the food was very good).
Café Barista.
Only stopped to have lunch, but I am sure you can sleep. Seems very safe.

very friendly staff
Really good food.

And some options to who don't eat meat.

un lugar especial, donde podes realmente relajarte, si estas buscando paz aqui es sin dudarlo!. frente al mae ,con todas las comodidades necesarias, cocina, heladera, snorkel libre, kayak, bote ,todo de uso, gratis. puedes pedir comida aqui. o traer tus elementos para cocinar. solo encuentras un almacén a 400 mts que no tiene suficientes cosas.
realmente es un paraiso ❤️

No parking sign. 10/10 would not camp here.

A very nice campsite just off 650 Rd. with a dirt wall backdrop that is awesome to have next to you on a windy day. ( If the wind is coming from the south, you don't feel it at all )
There is no number at the bottom of the road, but there is a road number past this campsite.
The road to this campsite is 2wd low clearance friendly. It's a bit bumpy, but my van sits very low, and I made it just fine.
There are more campsites down the road, but I wouldn't advise going past this campsite without walking the road first if you sit low to the ground. There are huge rocks that stick up, and they look to have ruined a few oil pans recently.
Again, there are no issues getting to this spot, though.
There's a nice fire ring with a wind block and great views of the area. There is a lot of glass in every campsite, wash, and hill in this entire area, but at least there were no nails in this spot that I could find. I stayed 4 days with no issues. Many other campsites in the area.
GREAT calling & 4G with At&T.

Closed. Multiple signs that state no camping

Great level spot with no one around! Beautiful views on the mountains all around, and we were treated to an amazing sunset too.
We drove to the fork .3 miles past the water tank, take a right, and another few hundred yards to a very large spot with a fire ring.
Service is 2 bars Verizon LTE and 1 bar TMobile 5g

Ten spaces (basically large parking spaces) that can accommodate any size motorhome, or a truck and medium-sized trailer. Dump station available, but no at-site hookups. $10 permit required to stay overnight, which you can pick up at the County Aquatic Center that is unfortunately on the other side of town, at 2760 Canyon Road. Additionally, the Aquatic Center must be open in order to secure a permit, so you're out of luck if you get there late or on a Sunday or holiday. We missed the window, just after 7pm on a Friday, so we ended up staying at the visitor center in White Rock instead.

Got here late Friday afternoon. No one else around. Travel here made easier in 4WD low range via Sprinter van. When driving here towards gooseneck SP, make a right at mile marker 3. Follow along the rim of the San Juan River. Only a handful of spots along the rim. I camped at the end of road. Was a very windy afternoon and evening.

Water spigots still working 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Here we slept on top of the mountain. There’s a cell phone tower and a really steep road that leads to it, 4x4 necessary. On the top you are in a different world and can overlook half of Lesotho. With the cell phone tower you also have excellent connection. But bring blankets, it gets cold up here, it was -3 degrees when we were here.