Parque Nacional El Imposible | Established Campground

As described. I stayed two nights - after the first night I was charged $2 for the vehicle plus $6 for entry as I was about to hike the longer loop - I stayed a second night and hiked the river/petroglyph route before leaving the following day, and nobody said anything about paying any more. When I first arrived I asked the guard about guides being mandatory and he said they were - I mentioned I preferred to walk alone and he said to talk to the guides in the morning. But nothing was hinted at as I was preparing to leave on either day, despite asking detailed questions about the route etc, so hike alone I did. Beautiful hikes, with some steep uphill sections on both - good to get a sweat on! I had both trails to myself and enjoyed the dip in the river. Lovely and fresh at night, and quite windy on one of them. Check under your vehicle for iguanas before leaving, I had one climb right up on top of my exhaust..

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We stayed here 3 nights. It's a perfect place. Calm even on weekends. There are very few tourists because of the access. There is no need for a 4x4 but good ground clearance. 1h for 13kms.
Price: $ 2 per vehicle per night and $ 6 pp entrance to the park. You can stay a day at the parking lot without paying for entrance to the park. There is a very large space to park with a watchtower.
Claro signal only at the top of the watchtower. Cold shower with little pressure (without electricity) toilets and sink available. Possibility of recharging in water, a tap is available. There is a small restaurant just before the park. We did not go.
We did 1 hike of 8 km to go swimming in a river + access to several belvedere. Very nice hike. We did 1 hike of 11 km which goes to 1 belvedere and then it is only walking in the forest. The path is very little taken so there are many branches, leaves and pebbles on the ground. A guide is mandatory. A tip must be given after the hike. We gave him $ 6.

Our guide was very good, here are these coordinates: Nahuizalco Guia Epifanio 75 96 58 02
For all questions related to the park Contact: Armando 73 26 15 87
Access can also be done by public transport at the start of the path. You have to call before you come.

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Nous sommes restés 3 nuits ici. C'est un endroit parfait. Calme même le weekend. Il y a très peu de touristes à cause de l'accès. Il n'y a pas besoin de 4x4 mais une bonne garde au sol. 1h pour 13kms.

Prix : 2$ par véhicule par nuit et 6$ pp l'entrée du parc. Vous pouvez rester une journée au parking sans payer l'entrée du parc.

Il y a un très grand espace pour se stationner avec un mirador. Claro signal uniquement en haut du mirador.
Douche froide avec peu de pression (sans électricité)
Toilettes et lavabo à disposition.
Possibilité de se recharger en eau, un robinet est à disposition.
Il y a un petit restaurant juste avant l'entre du parc. Nous n'y sommes pas allés.

Nous avons fait 1 randonnée de 8 kms pour aller se baigner dans une rivière + accès à plusieurs belvédère. Très belle randonnée.

Nous avons fait 1 randonnée de 11 kms qui va à 1 belvédère et ensuite c'est uniquement de la marche en forêt. Le chemin est très peu emprunté alors il y a beaucoup de branches, de feuilles et de cailloux au sol.

Un Guide est obligatoire. Il faut donné un TIP après la randonnée. Nous lui avons donné 6$.

Notre guide était très bien , voici ces coordonnées :
Nahuizalco
Guia epifanio
75 96 58 02

Pour toutes questions liées au parc contactez :
Armando
73 26 15 87

L'accès peut aussi se faire en transport en commun au début du chemin. Il faut appeler avant de venir.

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very nice park, they let us go and sleep in the jungle (camp n°1) even if there is no parking. you just park along the trail.

many birds, we see a tatoo (Cuzco)

During this 2 days we see nobody in the park, except the guard and a guide.

we did a 7km hike with him to the river and Mayan stone. Guide is free, only on tip. We gave him 6usd.

you can do the hike alone without guide, but maybe it's good for the community to hire locals.

bad road to come to the park, but ok with our 4 wheels drive camper

there

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Park regulations require you to take a guide. They don't get paid, it's completely tip based. Arrived after 4pm and no officials around but a guard told us in and outs, very helpful. You can't park at the campsites, pitch tent only. Parking lot could do for vans. The road up is terrible. A lot of steep parts with head sizes rocks as foundation. Takes about an hour for 10km I would say. Motos a bit quicker but it ducked big time. If we would have known we would have skipped, there are other beautiful parks with more easy access. Once there the park is nice, a few miradors and the trails as described by the others.

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Stunning views on the drive up, and steep. Rainy season probably not the best time to come. Parking area around visitor center is a bit swampy, and the tiny bugs that bite can get through your screens. Ouch! Bathrooms are good, but you won't want to make the short hike down the dark wooded slippery and slimy path to them in the night and rain. We hiked to camping area 1 and 2 in the morning. I can't imagine any vehicle getting down the service road to it in rainy seasons which is maybe why the access road was chained off at the visitor center. Staff were Super nice.

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Cost 6usd/pp and 2usd/car. We took a guide to mirador, river and petroglyphs. Very nice and excellent info from guide ( spanish). Campsite is not special but there is a watch tower from where you got a beautiful view to the Pacific! Road is very bumpy but feasible wo 4wd

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We stayed a night at the visitor center. $6 per person entry fee, $2 to park. Camping no charge. There are running water toilets, and cold showers. There is a look out tower right at the camping in your car spot. We hiked to the Mirador and the river trail the first day no guide, and second day we hiked Cerro Leon no guide. We left after our hike and did not have to pay for enjoying the park the second day. We saw monkeys, royal rat, and a couple armadillos. This is dry season. We have 4x4, but never used it to get up here. We saw sedans drive up for the day.

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There are 3 established campsites in the National Park. This is specific to the campsite No. 2 where you can camp in your car. Campsites 1 and 3 do not have area for vehicles to park. So you need to park at the visitor center and walk to the site and pitch a tent. Flushing toilets. BBQ, and palapas you can set your ground tent under. $6 USD per person a day plus $1 USD per vehicle a day. Accessing the park's visitor center may not require 4x4 but it may be needed to get in and out the campsites areas. During the rainy season it is muddy and slippery. 4x4 is highly recommended.

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