Castle Forest Lodge Campsite | Established Campground

January 21st, 2024 by ivoenmischa

Beautiful surroundings, very green, very wet :) Fun hikes around to beautiful waterfalls across slippery muddy paths (very dirty shoes!)
Good food at the restaurant, nice place to sit on the deck. Very slow WiFi, we struggled with the kids' online schooling. Ablutions are very basic (our expectations were a little too high after only reading reviews on here)

August 12th, 2023 by b.coffee2018

All reviews are spot on. The cabins and chalets are worth a look too if wanting a break from the cold and wet!

February 6th, 2023 by jana.johanna

Really good place to stay. We paid 1000 Ksh a night, there are water toilets and a restaurant with very good food. A waterfall is close to the campsite and if you want to go for a hike there are guides that will take you. They offer smaller (3h) and bigger hikes like 5h. The longer hike also leads to a waterfall.

January 20th, 2023 by Eoverlander

What can I say about this place other than "wow"! We were planning on staying one night and ended up staying four nights.

The pricing with the facilities available is nothing more than incredible. We paid KSH 1,000 per night per adult.

If overlanding, this place is well worth a stay.

January 8th, 2023 by nickianddave

Lovely campsite, lush and green, fireplace, washing up/prep sink and station, picnic tables. Ablution block is fine with western toilet and hot water morning and evening from a donkey boiler. superb hike to a lovely waterfall and then up to the first camp stop if you are climbing Mt Kenya, about 4.5 hours in total 800ksh pp for guide. Also a shorter walk to a lovely waterfall and pool just by the campsite. Restaurant and bar if needed and occasionally WiFi available at the lodge. Nice temperature during the day and then quite chilly at night. 1000 ksh pppn

August 20th, 2022 by vorsorglichverreist.de

beautiful camping spot and everything is still very well maintained; highly recommended!

September 13th, 2021 by Nomadic_Hagrid

Found a flat area for our rooftop tent, camping cost 1,000 ksh pppn. Hot showers (donkey boiler) and western toilet. Staff made a bonfire for us on our first night (this was charged at 300 ksh). The location is stunning; in the early morning we had a beautiful clear view of Mt. Kenya from up on the hilltop. The bandas are extremely picturesque, something out of the hobbit mixed with local culture. Extremely peaceful with loads of birdlife, there are walks and horse rides on offer. The road to Castle Forest is quite muddy (will be interesting in rainy season).

August 15th, 2021 by paddingtonbear

Road leading to campsite very slippy, thick wet mud/clay/paste for 3km. Not suitable for our heavy loaded motorbike so unfortunately we didn’t make it to the camp. Saw even a local on a bike get stuck in the mud. Have added photo for reference

June 4th, 2021 by mattwilliamdalton91

Really good campsite on the side of Mount Kenya. Large camping area on grassy terraces.

Camping for 1000ksh pppn, note though you are inside the national park but do not pay any fees for the national park here. They can also organise hikes and other activities for you from here.

Ablution block good with hot water shower and western toilets. It can get very cold and wet here and sometimes the view of Mount Kenya is obstructed for days.

Restaurant with okay food and large covered area with power that you can use if it is raining heavily.

All in all a nice campsite weather dependant!

March 17th, 2021 by aurelgroh

1000ksh pp camping according to new pricelist. Very nice camp.

February 2nd, 2021 by tracksaroundtheworld.de

For us, one of the nicest places we had. The area and the forest is magic. The 4-5 h hike to the big waterfall is beautiful. One of the guides, Joseph, is one of the best, too. We loved it!!! ❤️ Access track is in a good condition and it is (real) big rig friendly 😉.

October 6th, 2019 by instagram.com/earth_wandererz

Really beautiful. Feels like you are in the Swiss alps, with all the wooden chalets.
Showers are hot. Nice and clean.
Campsite is flat and grassy.
We parked up at the top just above the chalets where we had a wonderful view of mount Kenya (when it wasn’t raining)
Also can do some horse riding through the forest for KES 1200 ph
Really nice place to rest up and also don’t need to pay park fees to stay there.
KES 800 pppn.

February 3rd, 2019 by alexpeaudeau

perfect setting in a large cleared landscape in the middle of the jungle. 800pp. hot water. perfect for roof top tent and others.

March 30th, 2018 by anna.pepper27

Nice campsite with hot showers and beautiful scenery. There's a shelter in the camping area which was great if it rained. camping is 500/800 pppn (resident/non resident), fire wood 300, hiking 500/800 depending on length of walk.

January 4th, 2018 by Www.2wheeledadventures.com

Indeed a very beautiful place. Road on a dry day is fine, just bumpy and dusty. At times it gets narrow and a bit steep, but 4x4 is not needed and a regular size car or a van can pass. Not sure about much bigger vehicles as there is a narrow wooden (but stable) bridge on the road. This is all about the last 3 km inside the Mt. Kenya park. Before that all the way it’s good tarmac. Restaurant is a bit pricey, but the atmosphere is amazing! We paid 800ksh - nonresident price. If you stay overnight, you don’t pay the park entrance fee.

November 12th, 2017 by wanderingofftrack.com

stunning views all round. can hear the waterfall from the campsite. ablutions are very good and cleaned daily. VERY hot showers in the evenings and mornings. guys made a fire for us tsh200. we paid the Kenyan camping rate of tsh500pppn. they have chalets for $120 for 2 people (full board) or $50 excluding food. staff is very friendly and helpful. road to campsite can be tricky after heavy rains

June 29th, 2017 by hugmin42

Prices same as last comment. Guided hike for 3-5 hours is 800 KES. Beautiful forest and waterfalls, easy to access.

May 30th, 2017 by dbates1514

Great spot, nice showers, good water, and good for sleeping. 800ksh

May 17th, 2017 by twopermobile.wordpress.com

Stayed for 4 nights. You Can hike from here or just enjoy quiet days in a wonderful green athmosphere. Wood for fires Can be bought, 200ksh. 800 pppn. Restaurant is a little expensive.

March 31st, 2017 by rene.bauer

Beautiful spot. Clean hot shower. Friendly staff. Got bonfire at campsite. Food ist bit pricey but tasty.

March 12th, 2017 by RundP

big grasfield for truckcamper, clean ablutions with hot shower, nice terrace, the restaurant was ok., very friendly staff, we paid 800 KSH pP

January 2nd, 2017 by chasibgblueskies

great camping, hot showers, and a beautiful location. food is pricey, ~$9 for lunch and $12 for dinner

December 25th, 2016 by slowbru.com

Spent Christmas here. Lovely campsite and restaurant/lodge. Views of mount Kenya and out South. Hiking, horse riding, trout fishing available. Busy over Christmas but still a good few days break from the road.

December 12th, 2016 by Cruisecanary

Beautiful campsite in the forest. Excellent restaurant (pricey but good!). Toilets and showers facilities could use a small upgrade but the showers are hot and clean. In the weekend (national holiday too) lots of people camping. 800 ksh pppn

December 1st, 2016 by familie.vosseberg

Real nice place, stayed for four days with 4 children. Very nice staff, met unfortunately no animals seen. Payed 800 ksh pPN (all children together count as one adult). Good restaurant

October 3rd, 2015 by alles-selbst-erlebt

We had again a great time there! Stayed 4 days, 1000 KES PP

September 15th, 2015 by KMCW586H

Wonderful experience camping 3 nights under the pondo trees with excellent meals and great service at the lodge. Very beautiful and most enjoyable.

May 28th, 2015 by alles-selbst-erlebt

Very nice setting like a Swiss alp in the midst of the mount Kenya NP, one need not pay entrance fee to the park. Nice veranda with view into low land. Elephants around. Guided hikes available. 8 USD pp.