Check-Ins

As described as previous entry. Just some additions. Take the first right after the parking. Walk to the end of the building, past the small mosque and take the last sliding doors of the building on the right. Once inside go through the doorway behind the reception desk and head into the office with the officials (I believe second door to the left). All done in 5 minutes.

gate was open, and there were a handful of others staying at various points along the road. main road was dry, found a "site" long enough to accommodate us.
highway noise was barely noticeable.
beautiful spot for the night, just a short distance from the highway!

Calm place. We were here alone in April. Sometimes a car drives by. fabulous, natural place with spectacular views. good signal. I think only tents are allowed in the summer.

Very quiet at night time & no bad winds 😊

fairly nice rest area. The camping loop in back gets you a little away from the road noise. there was only one other Van in the loop and they were gone when I woke up at 6:00 in the morning.

This little shop sells Maroc Telecom simcards and scratch cards for data.
Only cash payment, but next ATM is only 100m further into Morocco.

Such a great flat parking spot to walk down and see the church for free. Definitely worth a visit both day and night when it is lit up.
Gravel road to the spot was fine in our 2wd Sprinter and sufficient room for a few campervans.
No facilities.
Decent Claro signal.

Came cycling (2 ppl). Friendly police officers. We camped in their yard. We could use their hot shower and they even gave us an extra sleeping bag for the cold night. Eventually had a quiet and good night.
We could go back and forth in the oficina and on the street like we were home. Was easy.
We met a colombian couple traveling by van. They slept in their van right in front of the church.
Small shops around the parc.

Right across from Hotel Béthanie. Decent food but way too expensive - 120,000 for fish or chicken with the usual atiéké, fries or plantains. Useful still if you're staying at Béthanie and they won't serve dinner...

Crossed the border with the Nzerekoré - Man bus. Border a bit slow due to number of passengers but officers were nice and professional.

BE CAREFUL after the main immigration bureau, we had to do another stop just before the bridge crossing to IC. There the officers were super strict about not having your phone out - if you do they threaten to bring the phone back to headquarters... So phones in pockets !

Easy peasy, I crossed with the Nzerekoré - Man bus. Got the passport stamped easily and had to show my yellow fever vaccination. The vaccine guy kept asking semi-jokingly about expecting a gift, but I smiled and said nothing and it was all good ;) To note that they can also vaccinate you on the spot if you don't have your yellow booklet with you.

Super helpful staff. We bought two Colombia Claro SIM Cards for 31,500 COP with 30Gb, free WhatsApp and Instagram and they last 30 days.
Only take cash/ no credit or debit cards.

Entering Colombia after exiting Ecaudor:
1. Park here take a photo of the Cassie no. on your vehicle.
2. Walk down to the first building to get your passports stamped. We were given 90 days without asking.
3 Walk up to the next building (DIAN) and the officer with assist you completing the online form at the computer station to get the TIP. They upload photos all the necessary documents, this included; passport, document ownership, chassie no. and driving licence. Once complete it’s signed and you receive a cope plus it’s emailed.

Exiting Ecaudor for Colombia;
1. Park up and take photos of the vehicle
2. Walk to Aduana, hand in your Ecuadorean TIP, show photos of the vehicle and receive exit stamp. We took a photo of the completed document.
3 Walk around the corner to the passport office and get your exit stamps.

Great spots as mentioned but yeah road is no joke and no turnarounds! My 4x4 ambulance was a very bumpy ride.

Nice quiet spot. Very little local traffic and main road traffic is far off.

Very quiet, good cell service with T-Mobile. Was able to drive in fine from the entrance farther from the park.

Stayed here before we crossed into Peru. The restaurant is only open Saturday and Sunday but the owner was nice and let us use the bathroom and told us it’s very calm here at night and it was okay to stay! The bugs were a little annoying but not so bad that we didn’t want to stay!

A wide passing area of the road with wide verge; in front of the Cock of the Rock lodge. We asked and it was no problem staying the night there. Unlevelled but manageable with levellers. Enough distance to the road for safety, will hear traffic but there is barely any. No perfect spot but best you’ll find on this road. Had a quiet night.

there is a water Tab next to the public toilets. locals said it was ok to use the water.

called for permission, no problem. flat lot, good verizon signal, quiet overnight. yippee!

For us it is an OK spot. It seems to be used a lot, so there is waste of different kinds. Also not as roomy as expected. However up on the acces road is more place to stay. H+ reception from Entel.

Quiet spot in front of the skate park. We spent 3 nights here without any problem. Do not park inside the park as is closes at night.

The earlier reviews give you the details, and at only $10 it's quite the bargain. We enjoyed a nice evening, watching the ducks and birds flying around the park.

You are right along the highway here, it's about 50 yards away, so there is some traffic noise.

There is a convenience store, just across the street, or walk another two minutes around the lake and you will find a much better stocked grocery store.

Not a "destination" campsite, but I would stay here again on the way to or from somewhere.

Four bars on AT&T.

Good night but very windy. Behind trees it's better.

I spent the night here with my bicycle in the middle of Chalhualca bullring. The police station recommended the place.

A van was parked in the flat area; another people spent the night too.

Wind protection. No rain protection. Claro 4G three of four bars.

Super quite close to the main village church.

Edu Z - España - @neverstophacking

Nice level parking next to the creek. Small print on the sign does say rv overnight parking allowed to the right.

L’horaire est de 10:00 à 18:00, et le prix : 500 pesos par personne.

Le meilleur point de vue, est de descendre à pied en dessous du parking.
La balade sur le chemin de terre est sympa… il y a personne ! On ne rate rien de ne pas la faire.

Here a small river (arroyo) isn't channelled under the road, so it flows right through the asfalt! Be extremely cautious when crossing this ford, with some speed you'll get aquaplanning (seen a few cars slipping) ⚠️

Don't linger here for too long. Huge rocks have fallen off here. Can be very dangerous in windy or rainy weather. Or just one or two days after that when the red soil dries.