Punta Uva - Arrecife | Wild Camping

March 4th, 2024 by tortugando_

nice spot by the beach, there're many, just choose one and be happy.

no facilities.

February 16th, 2024 by trailsofmithrandir

We stayed here for three nights. Although it was over the weekend, there was not too much music noise by night. The waves were definitely louder. We felt safe and had no issues. If arriving during the day on the weekend it might be getting difficult to find a - big enough - nice place. So better to come early in the day and preferably during the week.

February 12th, 2024 by tracksaroundtheworld.de

Just like in Heaven! Perfect place to stay for a few days or more. Beach, palms and the ocean are typical Caribbean. We loved it. Sad to hear all the bad stories. We felt safe, but we were very cautious. Went in by darkness, left nothing outside, slept with our soft weapons (spray, stick, …) 😉. Everything was fine.

January 21st, 2024 by Climberj510

Nice area, seemed safe. on the weekends be ready for early morning fishermen and beach goers looking for sunrise! We tented here 3 nights, be aware of sand flies and high tide level if camping on the beach.

January 18th, 2024 by continuingstoryboard53

We stayed here for two nights with our rooftop tent. Beautiful beach, lots of other campers and big rigs — particularly down towards this (less busy) end of the beach. Easy to get to, and plenty of spots to pick from. It’s popular with locals, which means it stays lively through to sunset (and you’re less likely to have the place to yourself for sunrise). Look out for ants that will nip your feet. We felt safe.

October 11th, 2023 by poudredescampette.com

Very beautiful beach, with these coconut trees by the sea and its turquoise water. Possibility of snorkelling (the seabed is not exceptional). It's quiet, we saw the police patrolling during the day. BUT it was HELL at night, we were invaded by sandflies! During the day there are lots of locals on the western part of the beach here it is quieter but the sea is rougher.

June 8th, 2023 by Roadfuxx

I don’t need many words. It’s a realy nice paradise. Very clean and frendly locals. Claro full bars LTE.
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March 14th, 2023 by vidadekombi

What a Paradise!
We spent one month here!
We loved!
Our favorite beach in Costa Rica.
In de weekend is busy.
We felt safe! The police is around 👍

December 3rd, 2022 by quakeup

This is a wonderful Caribbean beach that deserves all the attention it receives on weekends. After our arrival before mid-morning on a Saturday, the space on either side of us filled up with Tico families/tourists from the greater San Jose area. According to my experience, I would rate this informal camping area safe. We would be extremely unlucky if a gang of thieves descended upon us here. The greatest risk might be swimming in the rip current, so heed the red flag warnings! The beach provides plenty of shade and hours of beach walking in paradise. No services, so pack out whatever you bring with you. Uneventful and tranquil night of sleep.

September 3rd, 2022 by hourlesslife.com

We stayed one night (Saturday) with overlanding friends in the vehicle beside us. We had a wonderful stay. The beach was very busy during the day and we met lots of nice people. At night, we had the beach to ourselves. No issues or even bad vibes. The next morning, university students came to do a survey about the impact of COVID on tourism. The place filled up again. The water is perfect for swimming—clear and a great temperature. No complaints. We probably wouldn’t stay by ourselves, but have only the reported stories to base this on (not our personal experience).

December 23rd, 2021 by lalaylo

Such an amazing place!!😍😍 at day time it gets busy, but it’s so much space so you have still lots of place for yourself. But unfortunately we gonna move on cause of the bad stories.. such a shame! So sad that there are bad people around.

September 30th, 2017 by SWELL

2 campers, 2 nights. Friday and Saturday nights. No problems, but be vigilant! There was a couple robbed of their backpack an hour after we arrived on Friday while they were swimming in the ocean.
Was a fantastic weekend on a beautiful beach.

September 30th, 2017 by gigante

Friggin awesome spot busy in weekends , big rig friendly ... may not be safe after dark but we stayed 2 nights with 2 RVs in the knowledge of this risk ... would move into town overnight if I was alone just to be safe ...

March 25th, 2017 by SWELL

Just touring around to scope out Big Rig friendly free sites. This place is so gorgeous and would be so ideal to camp. Right on the beach, easy access, lots of shade in the afternoon, the blue waters of the carribbean...
I've spoken to 2 locals that said they wouldn't camp here alone at night, 'but possibly with a group', which would be very suitable here. There are almost unlimited beach front spots available between smaller palms. Very big rig friendly, tall rigs will brush some palms but nothing to cause damage.
I am here on a Saturday and lots of other visitors parked around during the day. I don't know what it's like at night or on a weekday yet but will try to check it out in the coming days.
It's a shame about the previous events here, and that the locals agree it isn't overly safe as It truly is a gem of a place to stay.
**update** discussed with police and they agree it would not be safe

July 26th, 2016 by viajones.com

Stayed one night, police told us Not to stay longer. They said that people that stayed longer got robbed. Had a good day though.

February 20th, 2016 by Jamie

I heard the story from a group who was just there about the armed robbery. Just want to say that this needs to be reported or the police won't know what happened.

February 9th, 2016 by highfish

ARMED RAID AT 8.2.16
We were 3 vans with around 100m distance to each other. We all stood many nights here. At 11pm, masked guys attacked one couple with wappons when they came out of the van. They had to gave all electronic stuff and had to walk along the beach.
The robbers left them at the beach, threw the car keys away and left.
The couple is unharmed and safe. When it happen, we didn't hear anything, they told us in the next morning.

Update: We met a couple from Brasil who had the same experiance in August 2015. We still could see the cuts in the tent from the machete. Story sound very simular.

December 19th, 2015 by rolf_bettina

Nice place to camp. Many spots to park. Free!

July 15th, 2015 by mangomonster

Awesome place! No bathroom. Few places this secluded, tranquil, and accessible in Costa Rica. Noseeums are bad in the morning.

June 19th, 2014 by CarpeViam

Nice beachfront camping. Many spots to choose from.

July 1st, 2013 by crossamerika.wordpress.com

on the beach of Punta Uva. dream beach like Robinson Crusoe!

Price: free