El Bosquecito | Established Campground
Mexico
Details
- Verified:
- 10 months ago
- GPS:
- 15.09181, -92.08357
- Altitude:
- 1761.1 masl
- Website:
- None
- Phone:
- None
- Contributor:
-
tcowan78
Amenities
- Electricity:
- No
- Wifi:
- No
- Kitchen:
- No
- Restaurant:
- Yes
- Showers:
- No
- Water:
- Unknown
- Toilets:
- Pit Toilets
- Big Rig Friendly:
- No
- Tent Friendly:
- Yes
- Pet Friendly:
- Yes
- Sanitation Dump Station:
- No
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Description
If you can't bear the stifling heat and humidity of Tapachula, this is a literal breath of fresh air. Rustic campsite, popular with local people on weekends and holidays. $10 to park for the day, after some consideration they charged me $50 for the night. Flattish field with pine trees on one side, under which are benches and tables, BBQ grills and space for hammocks etc. Bucket flush toilets, a small restaurant and tiendita, they also rent a bunch of stuff, from hammocks to balls, at reasonable prices. It's on the slopes of the volcano with good views up on a clear day.
I believe it's possible to hire a guide for the trek up from here if you wish - 7 or 8 hours to a campsite below the summit, an hour and a half or so to the crater from there, then back down - so a two-day trip total - they quoted $3000.. apparently possible to do without guide, ideally around December when there are lots of people hiking - but they warned me that the cost of a rescue is closer to $10,000!
Not really set up for vehicles I think - the road is accessible but a little steep and rough towards the end - they asked me to move my van away from the trees once I was up, and park it over in the far corner.
What sporadic phone reception there is, comes from the Guatemalan side, so unless you have an active Guatamala SIM it's not much use to you. Mexican signal in Union Juarez below. Check out the mirador in Cordoba, and if you want to stretch your legs there's a shortish but steepish hike through the jungle down to a small waterfall from there too. Pity the folk who commute to and from school and work from there daily!
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If you're can't bear the stifling heat and humidity of Tapachula, this is a literal breath of fresh air. Rustic campsite, popular with local people on weekends and holidays. $10 to park for the day, after some consideration they charged me $50 for the night. Flattish field with pine trees on one side, under which are benches and tables, BBQ grills and space for hammocks etc. Bucket flush toilets, a small restaurant and tiendita, they also rent a bunch of stuff, from hammocks to balls, at reasonable prices. It's on the slopes of the volcano with good views up on a clear day.
I believe it's possible to hire a guide for the trek up from here if you wish - 7 or 8 hours to a campsite below the summit, an hour and a half or so to the crater from there, then back down - so a two-day trip total - they quoted $3000.. apparently possible to do without guide, ideally around December when there are lots of people hiking - but they warned me that the cost of a rescue is closer to $10,000!
Not really set up for vehicles I think - the road is accessible but a little steep and rough towards the end - they asked me to move my van away from the trees once I was up, and park it over in the far corner.
What sporadic phone reception there is comes from the Guatemalan side, so unless you have an active Guatamala SIM it's not much use to you. Mexican signal in Union Juarez below. Check out the mirador in Cordoba, and if you want to stretch your legs there's a shortish but steepish hike through the jungle down to a small waterfall from there too. Pity the folk who commute to and from school and work from there daily!
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