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The road to get here is nowhere near as bad as in some descriptions of the many sites along the road. Yes there is some washboard but it’s not bad at all and our Sprinter handled it just fine. The creek has some water in it, 75 paces away from our van. Beautiful shade.

Stayed here a few nights in a pickup truck, would leave during the day and come back in the evening. Had no issues, parked in the back on the lawn and garden side, a few vans and RVs throughout the days I was here.

Right off the interstate. Lots of road noise and traffic. Good if you just need to stop and rest for a while.

Showers located at the back of the Coco restaurant. Entrance through the mini market. Price 1000 or 2000 C (I don't remember), cold water. Well-appointed cabins with height shelf for clothes and hooks for towels. Perfectly located a few dozen meters from a magnificent spot for campervans.

Un autre RV était aussi garé là. Nous avons très bien dormi, la rue était calme, les toilettes à proximité sont un vrai plus et elles étaient très propres. Nous sommes arrivés sur l’emplacement à 21h et repartis à 9h30 (attention à partir de 8h la rue est gratuite pendant 2h seulement). Si vous prévoyez de dormir là un mercredi attention car autour de la place il y a différents panneaux qui indiquent l’interdiction de se garer à partir de 6h le jeudi pour le marché mais il y a un côté du parc où il n’y a pas de panneau (nous avons dormi là et 0 problèmes).

Dumping is only possible at full hookup sites, means if you book a dry site you cannot dump.
Upgrading to full hookup at arrival means cancelling your dry site (up to 2 days non refundable, because of cancellation policy).

Beautiful free campground, as others have noted. Most spots were taken but we were able to get a spot when we arrived midday. The interpretive trail up to the petroglyphs is worth taking. Important to note, this must be a popular hunting area in some seasons, as there are elk bones and pelts lying around everywhere! Lots of wildlife around too. We would definitely come back.

Spigot is working. Average pressure, but its free

Estacionamiento de Supermercado 🛒
Hay un centro comercial, farmacia, gasolinera, etc.

rest area next to road. no "no parking overnight" sign. picnic tables but mo portapotie when we were here. Good cell service. quiet area - we were alone.

Hi, Please take note that this area is no longer available. Bigs rocks/bolder are blocking the access.

Très bons sushis ! Le lieu n'est pas très grand, comme nous étions nombreux, nous avons optés pour un take away. On a pu profiter de la préparation sous nos yeux : ultra frais, tout est minuite.
Nous sommes régalés.
Comptez 10 sushis pour 25/28 soles ou une grosse box de 50 pièces pour 160 s.

Stayed 1 night after coming back from Manu National Park. Still the best spot we could find on reasonable altitude. It is close to the local market with public toilets, trash bins and you can buy delicious fresh fruit, bread and sandwiches.
Paucartambo itself is terrible to drive through with a large vehicle, the streets are too narrow to pass eachother and drivers are reckless and impatient. But it’s the perfect place to start and end your Manu jungle adventure.

easily reachable in my outback, beautiful spot to stay as campsite was full

We had a great 2-week stay in early April (3090 pesos per week). The snowbirds had already migrated north so it was nearly empty and very quiet. The rates vary based on the row and proximity to the ocean, but in slower season you can pay for 3rd row and still get great ocean views and breezes! Level spots, mostly with pads. We had to rent a converter from David for our class C RV, due to only 50amp available. Easy walk to two water taxis (to different parts of Mazatlan). Laundry and groceries also within walking distance. Garrafones delivered daily. Saturday nights were noisy with loud music at neighboring properties, but all other nights were very chill and relaxing.

great place with a great price, definitely the most affordable in the town.
5,000P for camping & 7,000P por a bed in a shared dorm.
breakfast is 2,000P and was really good.
very very friendly staff and owner. recommended

This is the Lesotho post. Temporary building for now. They are building a brand new one to go with the new road. About 15km to finish to the A1. The other 30km are brand new tar.

The South Africa side is about 2km further. Open from 8-4. Took less than a minute at each

just opposite the picknick area, the library has a public wifi (go in to find the password). they were happy to help us out with water and a toilet too, coming from Deagh Valley by bike. very friendly staff (:

If we knew that the roads in all of Turkmenistan is worst than Afghanistan we will definitely took the way from Taybad Iran to Tajikistan through Afghanistan and didn’t pay 1000€ for this unpleasant journey of damaged streets in Turkmenistan. Only the first 100km is looking very modern and than after 200km the middle age streets Beginns and if you are lucky your car Van or Camper will get some minor damages and the cost of crossing Turkmenistan will raise. Take the way through Afghanistan and not Turkmenistan will be our advice to all of you. Or go to Pakistan and than Afghanistan.

If we knew that the roads in all of Turkmenistan is worst than Afghanistan we will definitely took the way from Taybad Iran to Tajikistan through Afghanistan and didn’t pay 1000€ for this unpleasant journey of damaged streets in Turkmenistan. Only the first 100km is looking very modern and than after 200km the middle age streets Beginns and if you are lucky your car Van or Camper will get some minor damages and the cost of crossing Turkmenistan will raise. Take the way through Afghanistan and not Turkmenistan will be our advice to all of you. Or go to Pakistan and than Afghanistan.

Showers were nice, provided towels. Price has increased to $16

Local tranquilo e seguro. Tem uma torneira ao lado da Câmara de Vereadores. A praça fica um pouco movimentada a noite até às 22h.
Existe um banheiro com chuveiro frio ao lado da quadra de futebol, porem estava um pouco sujo e abandonado. (lavamos e utilizamos)
Tem um mercadinho próximo e um maior no centro da cidade.

Great spot, lots of picnic tables. Plenty of people coming and going in the evening, but a quiet night overall. However, there is a sign that says no overnight parking…

Good Spot for a night. The windmill doesn't work this night, so it was quiet. The road has only one exit.

Nice and impressive site. The entry is free! Unfortunately the part that you can visit is really small, but at the end of the day during golden hour it is really beautiful.

Very nice geoglyphs. Worth a stop. Free.

the hanging man. Just beside the road to....

Apoio com água e energia elétrica na Pousada Ilha do Batuta. as três irmãs administradoras são muito prestativas e hospitaleiras. Foram 5 dias de sol e mar.

Place is as described, it's very quiet and there are nice trails to do after a long drive. We also met some friendly locals in the morning (apart from the one person that drove by speedily and blared their horn at 6am...)
We were super happy to stay there for a night anyway! Thanks to this community :)

Big parking lot beside a lake that has a walking/cycling track around it. Busy during the day but emptied out by 9pm. Has a porta potty. We were the only ones here in our van which made us paranoid about getting the knock but we weren't bothered. A very quiet night. Trail users started trickling in again by 8am.