Montezuma | Wild Camping

December 5th, 2023 by separateanklet15

Parking area/turnaround right next to the beach. We were the only campers on a Tuesday night. Dark and quiet, but warm at night. Walking distance into town for restaurants or groceries. Make sure to check out the waterfalls, we walked to those too. The road near the tortoise sanctuary looked rough at night, but it was okay in RWD van.

March 29th, 2023 by abraceatrip

Safe and calm place, in front of the sea! You will probably be alone during the entire night. No facilities.

March 3rd, 2023 by nomadxplorers

Stayed here 3 nights. Busy during the day but at night you’ll be alone. If you get lucky, the turtle refugee on the beach will release turtles ! If you see Benicio, the man cleaning the parking lot, have a little with him he is super nice!
The beach here is not very nice to swim but if you walk 15min in the left there is a nice waterfall to cool off

December 7th, 2022 by quakeup

Parked at the end of the dirt track and parked overnight in the lot before entering Ylang Ylang Very peaceful and had the place to ourselves overnight. Love the groovy vibe here. Swam in the waves, hiked the sandy bays in the reserve up the shore, released turtle hatchlings on the beach at sunset, and noshed on great food before swaying to the DJ sounds in the village square. You’ll love it here!

December 6th, 2022 by albertina.frick

Free parking next to the beach. We stayed in front of Casita apartments, a few cars drove past at night as did the police but they didnt stop. Otherwise very quiet. Beautiful beach, sandy but with rocks. Walking distance to town and to other beaches nearby. Beware of falling coconuts!

September 12th, 2022 by tropicwavestudio.com

Spot sympa sur un genre de parking face à la mer. À côté d’un hôtel et d’un refuge pour tortues. Pas de toilettes ni douche mais à proximité du village de Montezuma

August 6th, 2022 by jen.lawrence

Lovely quiet spot. Bit further along from “informal camping” (which had a sign saying don’t camp) - nice tidy carpark area right on the beach. Short walk into Montezuma.

May 1st, 2022 by rolling_tucker

No-camping sign posted at this spot. We didn’t stay here

March 12th, 2022 by Bill

Nice quiet spot. Room for half a dozen rigs. Also good for tents. Short walk into Montezuma. The house on the right as you face the beach has a rooster which will wake you at dawn. Fills up during the day but quite at night. No faciities, no wifi.
Be careful swimming here. there are rocks you can't see during high tide.

January 17th, 2022 by decoopman.mathilde1995

Super endroit où passer la nuit !
Il faut suivre la route en direction de l’hôtel ilang-ilang et juste avant se trouve plusieurs endroit où garer son Van.
Super petit village vivant avec petits stands de bracelets, souvenirs fait main du Costa Rica :) !
Nous sommes rester 2 nuits

January 3rd, 2022 by KC

Stayed 3 nights. Pretty busy, no privacy, some garbage but safe. Police came by twice a day but didn't say anything to us. Other campers (tents and vans) stayed there as well. Free :)

February 15th, 2020 by Sarah B.

Packed with hammocks, tents, and people when we arrived (late afternoon). Trash everywhere along the beach and narrow road. Had a difficult time turning around our 4x4. Decided to find another place to camp - did not feel quiet or safe.

October 3rd, 2019 by irene_robberegt

This is a gorgeous spot for wild camping! It has shade and felt very safe. At the day, many people visit the beach and at sunset, small turtles were searching for their way to the sea. It just next to the turtle project!

August 25th, 2019 by mailerdamon

Great place with wonderful view right on the beach: calm, shady with lots of trees, flat. During day there are tourists on the beach, at night it’s empty. We felt very safe here as during day there are other cars parked and it‘s on the way to some hotels, therefore at night there are some lights on the path.
Woke up with beautiful view on an empty beach with waves.
Stayed here for 2 nights with our Suzuki Jimny with rooftop tent.
Top recommendation! (better then „informal campsite as there is more shade)

May 20th, 2019 by latitude127

Great flat and shady place to stay. Tourists are coming here to spend time, we felt really safe to let our van parked alone all day. In front of it, the waves were HUGE when we were there and a lot of big tree trunks were floating in the water. Absolutely impossible to swim there. But the trail to playa grande is a a must to do when it's low tide. This beach is huge, wild and the waves are a little bit smaller than in front of the night spot.

May 4th, 2019 by mevefou

Un endroit parfait pour y passer la nuit et plus. Le petit village est à quelques minutes à pied. La mer est bonne pour la baignade avec de belles vagues juste assez grosses pour s’amuser en toute sécurité. Les gens sont sympathiques. Nous avons fait un feu sur la plage avec des locaux et des voyageurs.

April 20th, 2019 by floresontheroad2018

Perfect spot, sun and shade depending of what you need, in front of the ocean! We stayed two nights, very safe. You can refill water outside the main supermarket.

September 18th, 2018 by martinni38

Lovely parking spot by the beach. Few meters away from a resort with a security guard. Felt very safe and secluded.

April 17th, 2018 by creciendoenelcamino

El lugar es tranquilo, generalmente hay varias carpas acampando. La playa no nos gusto ya que las olas eran tremendas y el fondo lleno de piedra. Imposible bañarse.

The place is quiet, there are usually several tents camping. The beach we did not like since the waves were tremendous and the bottom full of stone. Impossible to bathe.

April 8th, 2018 by melissa.younkins

We only felt the need to stay one night here. Fairly quiet. Strong current and not the best swimming. Surf possible nearby, big wave, lots of big underwater rocks. T txtg Sandy beach with shade. A decent amount of locals living on the beach, interesting characters, seemed harmless but pretty intoxicated and not necessarily keeping to themselves. Nice sunset and sunrise. Would recommend checking out Playa Roca a few kilometers towards Cabo Blanco if you are looking for more relaxing and solitude at your campsite.

February 11th, 2017 by knightj100

Beach front parking under potbellied trees. Straight on sand. Quiet and safe. Just past casitas apartments. Walking distance to town. On track to ylang resort. An informal tented campsite precedes this spot if you want to pitch a tent.