Camping Lago Del Desierto | Established Campground

April 9th, 2024 by Les 2 vagabonds

Big scam
The campground is 14000 pp the amenities are dirty and the water in the showers barely runs.
The lady is agressive because she deliberately lets you set up camp before saying that the price has gone up.
Van and campers must sleep in the car park.

Grande arnaque.
Le terrain de camping est de 14 000 pp, les commodités sont sales et l'eau dans les douches coule à peine.
La dame est agressive parce qu'elle vous laisse délibérément installer le camp avant de dire que le prix a augmenté.
Les van et les camping car doivent dormir dans le parking

December 31st, 2023 by Minibulle.com

very beautiful place in the trees, close to the lake and the port. Barbecue, simple sanitary facilities not cleaned every day. Shower only from 7 to 9 p.m. Wifi only from 9 p.m. and at the campsite entrance. Very expensive 10000p.p.

December 15th, 2023 by sharon.priester

nice place because of the trees. overpriced because the shower presure is to little. only warm drups come out of the shower. no wifi

December 15th, 2023 by sharon.priester

Nice place to stay. Price is incrased to 10000 p.p. because of the drastic change of the rate. Entree of the park is included

December 14th, 2023 by ad-montes

10.000 ARS pp. Entry to the Laguna Hike is included, you can‘t get it without.
Hot showers, but nearly no water coming out..
Refugio with tables.
Check-out 11AM.

December 11th, 2023 by rachelleyoutzy

Small campground right at the entrance of the glacier! The campground had a few spots for camper vans and many spots for tents. They had a refugio with tables inside but no kitchen to cook inside. They did have many picnic tables and outside grills to cook your own food. The bathrooms were okay and the showers had hot water at only certain times of the day. The showers were not the best as both shower heads were broken but you can still take a quick hot shower. There is a restaurant and little mini store with snacks and drinks at the main entrance. They also offer paided WIFI for 30 mins. We stayed one night in our camper van and they charged us $10000 ARS PP and it also includes the entrance fee for the hike.

February 17th, 2023 by nolog_maybe

update : 3000 pesos per person to camp.
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January 30th, 2023 by ongyujtok3

beautiful campside, trees, windprotection, warm shower, water, nice glacier tracks, small kiosk, restaurant.
3000 pesos/ person inkl. treck ticket (1500peso)

good for tents and big rigs

lovely view to the glaciers ,adoarble

January 24th, 2023 by nickhessels

price is now 3000 agp pppn
we didn't stay

January 21st, 2023 by lucianascf

Lugar maravilhoso, dormimos 1 noite e acordamos com vista das montanhas geladas do Huemeul.
Pagamos 3.000 por pessoa sendo 1.500 deste valor a trilha já inclusa.
Trilha linda e com uma lagoa deslumbrante no topo.
Lugar abrigado para barraca de teto.
Estrada toda de ripio com lindo rio gelado azul turquesa e vistas das montanhas.

October 11th, 2022 by carol_montoaneli

O camping fica localizado em uma área mais remota da Patagônia argentina (quase divisa com Chile) cerca de 40km de el Chaltén (a estrada é toda de ripio).
o local é muito procurado porque tem o mirante do glaciar do Huemul, mas pouquíssimas pessoas acampam no local. Pagamos 2000 00 pesos argentinos por pessoa por noite (ja esta incluso o preço do trekking até o glaciar - cerca de 2km ida e 2km volta) tem área para fazer parrilla, local abrigado para cozinhar e banho. o chuveiro nao tem muita pressão e a água não esquenta muito. tem bois pastando na área de camping e as vezes acorda a gente de madrugada. não tem wifi disponível e não em eletricidade a disposição.
o lugar é bonito. vale a pena :)

February 27th, 2022 by alberto.foschiani

confirmed last description.
Despite a few tourist minibuses are carrying visitors mostly between 10:30 and 13:00 this is and remains a remote destination, a place at the border in Patagonia. With its fascinating strengths and with its limitations..
Electricity is from a turbine at the river, you can ask at the small shop to recharge your electronics, but is not available at the campsite.
water is warm for the showers, but very little pressure makes it difficult to wash your hair..
but hey, it's here you meet the tough local fishermen that bring back salmons of 6 kg, and tell you the story of their lifecycle, born here, good to Alaska, and back here to die...
The boat trips start at 10:30 and would bring to clavier view or alternatively with hike on the ice. Being the border to Chile currently closed, the boat does not reach the northern point of the lake.
Lastly, no cellular signal here, if something's happens, the connect via radio to a 'hotel' which is mid way on the shore of the lake, which has satellitar communications.
if this is inspiring you, then come over, otherwise stay in El Chalten...

November 30th, 2021 by hugomosseray

update Price :1200$ pp (0$ for the van) including the 600$pp for the trek glaciar huemul.
the toilets and showers are New but the shower are not Amazing and you have to Ask the guy to warm the water 1h before you take it.
the reception is at the little shop at thé entrance of the trek ans the guy is nice.
they also builded a refuge with lights were you Can eat your own food protected from wind and rain.

February 5th, 2019 by iz4dja

unfriendly people, did not like the place , and expensive 350 ARS ONE NIGHT ONE PERSON. and if you want to hike the glacier you must pay 300 ars more.

December 3rd, 2018 by st.agricola

Wide Place, grassy area under trees with tables and fire places, but for Motorhomes not enough space. Wind protected. To expensive for what you get. We’ve payed 600 pesos for 2 people and a Motorhome. Showers with slow pressure and not hot enough. Toilets dirty.
Don’t use the water, they say it’s potable but it looks a bit milky.
You can hike to the glacier Huemul, as campers we shouldn’t pay for.

November 16th, 2018 by duncans.pumpkin

300peso pp now. can camp inside the refuge if bad weather. bathrooms still dirty. still no where to wash dishes. suggest using shower hot water. shop attached to camping has a few key supplies (beer wine crisps)

November 12th, 2018 by martam13s

Now it is 300 pesos per person. It is expensive for what you get for sure. But we had no wind and we had place to make a fire, and that made our stay good. All the camping for ourselves. Bathrooom and showers aren’t as clean as they should be... my partner went to the glacier to swim. Now if you pay the 300 you can hike the glacier.
I should had read more careful that maybe the carabiners let you sleep for free...

January 28th, 2018 by olivia.may.tanner

Kiosk with shop selling coffee, beer snacks and burgers. Shelter and picnic tables - good place to wait for the boat going north!

December 14th, 2016 by brunorijsman

Large grassy area with great views of glaciers. Wooden tables dispersed over area (not per camp site). BBQ / cooking areas by tables. In process of building new showers and cooking building when we were there - looks nice. Showers only lukewarm. Prices have gone up even more: 200 pesos per person for tent camping, plus 150 per person for permission to hike up to glacier. 100 meters from river. 300 meters from lake. Run by likable truly Patagonian older couple. Shop with some food (biscuits, beer, etc). Views are great but price is high.

March 10th, 2016 by 4ever2wherever (Margriet & Jan)

Beautiful location very close to and with view on the gletscher, almost at the lake. Highly overpriced for the the services offered: we paid ARS 300 for two adults and a car. Hot showers only 2 inconvenient hours per day, no electricity, no wifi, no facilities for laundry or dish washing, horse droppings on the terrain. The hot shower promised for the morning didn't work, so in fact we paid ARS 150 per person for toilets only; it was the worst deal so far of our trip. Next time we will try the parking at the very end of the road from El Chiltén. Small shop with drinks and sweets. Places with good wind shelter. The campground itself is OK for big rigs, but the road from El Chiltén is 6 tonnes max. ARG 300 (2 adults, camper)

March 1st, 2016 by Rainbows on tour

Current 'pricing structure' is even more absurd: camping 150 ARS pp, and 100 to hike the glacier or just 150 ARS pp if you just want to see the glacier without staying at the camping. We decided to stay 100 m up the road near the gendarmerie for free :-)

January 31st, 2015 by off-we.go.ch

Too expensive for what you get. Grassy area under trees (covered from the wind). BBQ, tables/benches and water tabs at sites. Bathrooms with hot showers (19.30 - 21.30). Bathrooms were dirty. We paid 100 pesos per person. They charge you to hike to the glacier (50 per person if you stay at the camping, otherwise 100 per person). Rip-off!