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Cool open terrain to drive through, with tons of sea-lions and some seals at this spot. No one was there when we were here just before sunset in the shoulder season. Lot of wind indeed.

Filled our RV tanks. They also do portable bottles. They opened both gates so we could drive straight through. Very convenient and cheaper than others we saw around there.

Nice quiet and safe carpark right in the heart of the town square. Easy to walk and cycle to trails from here

Nice chalets R350 pppn. They can also serve meals starting from R100 for breakfast. Note that they only take cash, and didn't have change when I was here.

Room is quite well equipped, including microwave, oven/cooker, fridge and fan.

Beautiful area with an amazing view, service animals only unfortunately. So we moved to another site.

I love this place its the 5 time we visit it and always its pretty thiny and clean. The services and the amenities are tons. So many green areas very well kept, and incredible food by the restarant you should try garlic shrimps with rice and salads its jsut delicious.

We were pretty worried about the infamous Death Road… so here’s a “conditions report” to help you relax.

Left Mocoa at 6:45am and arrived at Laguna de la Concha around 12:45. We stopped for a second breakfast on the route. About 5-5.5 hours of driving. Mainly first and second gear, around 10 km/hr the entire way uphill. We aired down our tires 10 psi and it made the bumps a lot more manageable.

Ford Transit with AWD, BFG All Terrain tires… 4 tons, 6 meters long. Rained the day before, but not during our drive. Road was doable for any vehicle when we drove. You don’t need 4x4 or AWD.

The only ‘decent’ sized river crossing (the first one) was not passed my mid-calf. Small. Rocky bottom. I imagine during crazy rains it could be bad, but even with most rains, it’s probably fine.

Lots of blind corners that fit one vehicle but are for traffic in both directions. Locals drive this everyday. We saw a lot of people going fast and on their phone… 😅. Use your horn to your heart’s desire. I honked a good 163 times. Go slow, etc. For me (someone who loves offroading as much as that’s possible in a cargo van), it was the perfect amount of sketchiness to be enjoyable and exciting but not make me fear death or be truly anxious. There are some damaged sections with mudslides and STEEP drop-offs, but they’re short.

My biggest concern before driving was potential mudslides during any rainy/windy weather. After driving this personally, I would drive it in light rain conditions but nothing more. Mainly because mudslides terrify me.

Surprisingly, there was decent cell service during a lot of the drive. Lots of places to pull over, take a break, etc. the Trampolina is majorly overhyped as far as difficulty goes, in my opinion. We’ve driven much worse roads in Colombia.

We didn’t get a good amount of oncoming traffic until 9am. The earlier you leave, the less people you’ll have at the tight sections.

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We had a second breakfast here while driving from Mocoa to Laguna de la Concha. Lots and lots of space. Pretty level. Could spend the night here if weather got bad while driving.

Beautiful place to visit. We were happy to discover that there were several "overflow" sites that could be used if you don't get a chance to reserve a site.

Ok spot for the night, but we didn’t feel so welcome. We stayed here after the Trampolina. We were told we could shower, but they never opened any for us. Bathrooms close when the restaurant closes. The grassy hill in front of the restaurant has a beautiful view. Fun spot for dogs to run around. The parking lot is in a seemingly chill/residential area, but there were quite a few sketchy characters around our van all through the night (Saturday) until 4:30am. Didn’t sleep well.

We weren’t able to consume much in the restaurant due to our diet, but we still got juices, coffees, and a dessert as a thank you. They charged a parking fee because we didn’t meet the quota… maybe 1-2 lunches or dinners? Unsure.

Great free camping along a hot creek
temperature varies dependent on how far you are from the source

Friendly staff allowed us set up the tent in the garden behind of the gas station

Large park with pavilions and various sports fields. Easily accessible public outlets near pavilion. Great place to top off your batteries!

As described, wonderful and very easy. My spot was less than 1/2 mile from the highway. Lots of space so even with lots of people you get a nice quiet private setting

Cannot locate the blue gate mentioned below.

Paid 1,000 CFA pp. Bring your own bananas or ask a guide to buy them for you. You feed the little guys, they cute :)

The busiest Walmart, I have ever seen in my entire life!! The parking lot was literally full of cars! I waited in line for probably half an hour to check out… They had almost every checkout open, including all self checkouts… Just a crazy busy Walmart!

A large, yellow rambling house run by lovely Peruvian-French couple Marie-Claude and Claudio.

Prices are (in the low season) 65 sols for a private room with balcony and 45 sols for a dorm, including breakfast.

Their place is just above Carhuaz up on the hill.

Marie-Claude can be reached at +51 938 783 751

Great spot by the water. Had a great nights sleep. Light posts have electrical outlets and there’s also restrooms. A few other vans. Lots of restaurants in walking distance

This an Army Corps of Engineers campground but is barely maintained and it’s not on recreation.gov. First come, first served. Very quiet, dark, and nice view of the water. Lots of trash. One other camper besides us. A sheriff’s car drove through the camping area around dinner time, which made me think there might be something fishy that goes on. But, even though it was a Saturday night, nothing happened and we felt safe. And it’s free.

We came to this place and cannot Parking at auto zone , but we park next , have no “no parking overnight.

A bit further up FR from “A Step Above” there is a road off to the right. This is on an even higher rise. The first campsite is a circle with plenty of space. If you continue on there is a fairly small, yet flat space on the right. At the end is a larger space, but not as level and dead ends.

Almost zero noise from highway. Mostly noisy neighbors aka cows.

2 bars 5g Verizon.

This would be suitable for a van, suv, or truck as the main FR is bit rutted.

Several nice spots near the river. Pit toilets at the end of the road.

Called to verify. Customer Service said it's okay to stay overnight and to park on the side the garden center is on and pointed away from the building. The stay was fine. The only downside was that the music the overnight crew was playing was piped outside all night. Woke up to another cargo van and a minivan also overnighting there.

Same situation as described by the visitor one month ago. Clean sleeping area and place to eat, stove cannot used anymore, pit toilet ok, have seen worse. The door of the shelter doesn’t close properly.

Pasamos una noche acá con 3 motorhomes más. Lugar seguro, está en una calle sin salida con una vista muy linda del lago y el parque. A la noche estuvo un poco ruidoso porque era sabado y fue bastante gente. No tuvimos buena señal de teléfono.

Really lovely spot. checking in to warn of mud! we're in a 2wd minivan and didn't have any issues getting in or out, but we stuck to the back of the lot where there wasn't any mud. if you drive up to the lake, be careful! Portaloo was appropriately scary, bring your own TP

There are now signs that say trucks only.

Amazing service, and you can pull right up to the propane refill! Lots of parking even on a weekend! Price was $2.89 /gal today.

excellent Walmart. friendly neighbors. beautiful sunset and close to all amenities. bathrooms are also pretty clean