Rio Amarillo Wild Camp | Wild Camping

February 13th, 2023 by robert.busfy

There are multiple nice places up the road for cars and tents with green trees snd grass. The river was brown and ugly when I was here so the place next to it wasn't pleasant.

May 31st, 2022 by dunbar8461

Nice spot for camping beside the river, also for several days. Easy to cross because there's little water. Quiet and peaceful night with relaxing sounds of the river and millions of stars above. Good starting point for "Estaciones" or "Vuelta al Pique"....

January 30th, 2020 by aletourne

Nice and quiet spot 150 m after crossing the yellow river. Depending on river flow, 4WD is preferable. The man living next to the spot visited us to check everything was normal. Was ok we stay for the night. Funny melt of the yellow and cristal rivers 200m downstream. The kids enjoyed

December 27th, 2019 by dgrolfe

You will need 4wd to cross the yellow river to get here! We tried to drive to this spot but there was no way we were going to cross that muddy mess in a 2wd Transit. We had to reverse 150meters on a narrow stretch to get out.

There is parking space for 3-4 vans heading to this spot though, right by the blue information sign, just before the river. It’s flat, we were alone and very quiet. Still a good spot and so much better than the other spots listed in iO around Chilecito.

April 1st, 2019 by saouteonwheels

we went at Rio negro spot, just after this Rio amarillo spot. nice to spend the night. there is only a slide of water in the Rio Negro but still good to here the noise of the water flooding. an old man came and said no problem to spend the night here.

April 18th, 2018 by viva-panamericana

We prefered the spots at the rio negro. Nice and quiet. Clear water to have a shower in the river.

April 11th, 2018 by Break-A-Way

Approximately 2 km after this place, you can find much nicer places directly at the rio negro with clean water. (high clearance)

July 16th, 2017 by bigoteparati

We stayed two nights just before the river crossing besides the street (there is a kind of mirador/parador/parking space next to a tree). Police came by after sunset and told us that we should be careful cause it might be snowing (very nice guy), no more traffic in the night.
If you have the time follow the street to estacion 3, you leave your car at the farm of the people living there and have a hike of 15 min to get up. Possible without 4wd if you go a little slowly. We were all alone there and had a lot of fun with exploring the abandoned place. Also met a very nice and curious guanaco on the way back. Also we had a warm shower down the street at one of the Campings (the first if you drive downwards) for 50p for two persons.

May 18th, 2017 by viviva

I believe this is not the correct position. There is a flat area before the yellow river, also some places on the way after you cross it. Do not expect good wind protection. We divided not to stay.

December 11th, 2016 by mowagon

Beautiful camp between Rio Amarillo and Rio Negra - take the track down towards the river and cross part of it. Flat spot just off the track. Stunning mountain backdrop with the sound of the nearby rivers. We opted to camp here as the campsites on the way looked a bit grim. The place where the rivers join is a short walk downstream.