Pintados | Wild Camping

February 15th, 2024 by nutritiousalpaca27

The place is marked as Closed. But in fact, it is still open! The Park Rangers of Reserva Nacional Tamarugal advised us to sleep here, since the official campground in the reserve is closed.

February 13th, 2024 by nutritiousalpaca27

Place is open!

First we went to the official campground at the Conaf Station Reserva Nacional Tamarugal, 20km north along Ruta 5. The campground there is permanently closed, but the park ranger advised us to camp here.

Nice picnic area, super quiet, off the road, lots of tables and shadow.

July 19th, 2023 by nathi

Nice and quite place. We stayed for the night but didn’t fit inside as we are to high.
The ranger came around midnight to control the gate to the Reserva National beside him no car nor people.

June 20th, 2023 by on.vagabonde

We had a very nice and quiet night and it wasn’t that cold.
No phone signal (Movistar and Entel)

April 7th, 2023 by mikluaijala

As described. Place was empty when we got there at 7pm (train cart did have some blankets & empty beer cans of a sign of someone maybe sometimes sleeping there)
Peaceful away from the road we slept well

January 29th, 2023 by triangleventures

Really nice shady place. Some trash outside the picnic area from a recent party, but inside it was clean. Park was closed with a gate at night so that was only place to stay overnight.

January 24th, 2023 by ines.rossegger

we stayed over the night and it was very nice. we parked our van inside of the picnic area, so we were hidden from the street and had some shadow in the morning. can recommend!

January 4th, 2023 by nicolelcady

Awesome campspot! A bunch of stone picnic tables protected from the wind, an old train car, and some ruins nearby.

November 23rd, 2022 by lyssa0404

Great spot. There’s a picnic pavilion just outside the park with tables, a shady tree, and walls to block the wind. We set up our tent right under the big tree. It was a very quiet and peaceful night. The park was closed due to the park ranger strike, but we saw a ranger drive into the park in the morning and open the gate, so it appears to be open again.

October 31st, 2022 by liesje_tem

Good spot as indicated. Picknick tables under tree, walls around give some shelter from the wind. We set up camp right next to the tables in the early evening, and were joined by a Wicked camper later in the evening. Abandoned train wagons and geoglyphs ( :) ) all still there.

October 30th, 2022 by gpvuden

This place is permanently closed.

November 12th, 2021 by masurel.pauleric

we slept here for 1 night and there was anybody around until the guard of the petroglyph site around 9:00 AM but they didn't care about us.
still table and the train ;)
no wind behind it and very quiet.
plus: the colours of the sunset were incredible

June 12th, 2019 by world.nopebone.com

Perfect spot on ruta 5! After kilometers in the desert we didn’t believe to find such a nice place... just as described by others.

April 3rd, 2019 by mateo27.lahais

Amazing campsite with lot of tables and a real bbq, woods around ! There is a Geogliphes in front of, abandoned train. Really quiet during the night, and wonderful sky !!! I advice to go there !

June 1st, 2018 by ale.garciadelrio

Beatifull place, i camped one nigth. Very quiet! BBQ, shadow, chairs, beatifull. Please don't drop trash. Thanks for sharing this place..

May 20th, 2018 by fetepei

Muy lindo! Hay sombra, mesas y bancos. Silencioso y un cielo increíble. Recomendado.

January 6th, 2018 by carlametjan.waarbenjij.nu

We stayed overnight. Windt till dawn. Beautifull sky.

May 12th, 2017 by johanny.nino

Está abandonado, sirven las sillas y el bbq, tiene sombra, corre mucho viento. No hay baños ni agua

March 20th, 2017 by essesloyon

Site closed le lundi, danc nuit sur le salar en attendant l'ouverture

November 25th, 2016 by fb

Great, lots of flat spot, very quiet, bbq, windy until dawn. aattraction closed between 5 and 9.30. we only missed on the museum the light was stunning, and the foreigner price 4000 adults 3000 children

August 25th, 2016 by combisour.wordpress.com

Nice place for à Quick break, we didn't sleep there but looks very Nice.