El Portrero Chico free camping | Wild Camping

February 20th, 2023 by alexistrudeau5

Nice place but we got kicked out, very aggressive cops and security, don't camp for free here and take a campground, very dangerous don't come here, they had machine gun's and hand grenades and grenade launcher, i had to run for my life, please safe yourself, don't come here

February 15th, 2023 by merisantanamora

This area is quite full of tourists who are here to climb the gorgeous mountains, and felt quite safe. But the guys from the climbers rescue squad told us we could not stay here. "We leave at 10pm, but beware - there is no light, police stop patrolling and blah blah...not allowed". Maybe if you don't ask you can play dumb...we checked in at one of the camps down the road

January 5th, 2023 by jonathan.villemus

facilement accessible. je n est pas osé pour une première nuit au Mexique. mais je pense que le coin est safe (tourisme d escalade)

December 8th, 2022 by Make Like An Apeman

This place is beautiful! There was too much loose gravel in the arroyo and we were afraid of getting stuck so we spent the night up on the road. There were some vehicles cruising in the early evening but we had a quiet night.

March 29th, 2022 by GabbiiGoose

Great spot to park! Beautiful between the canyons. Saturday and Sunday the street gets filled with locals partying. Might want to find a new spot then. We were aware and stayed parked but it felt so weird. Especially since everyone was taking pictures of us

February 1st, 2020 by Laura&Taavet

Stayed here for a week. Parked further down in the river bed on the right, 100 m after the EPC gate with metal beams on the ground. Street to the campgrounds gets very noisy on weekends.

January 14th, 2020 by faroutride.com

Quiet and scenic, we camped in the river bed. Good place to camp after crossing the border (we crossed at Columbia bridge).

December 15th, 2019 by Yann

Quiet night. Federal and city police making rounds.

December 7th, 2019 by theskinmap

Really great free place even for people who not climb. We stay here since 1 week and nobody cares. You can have a fire place next to you car and the people are really friendly. The mobile Margerita bar comes every night with musik, drinks and a really great owner. He speaks english and have tonns of informations about the mountains. In the town is everything you need and it is just a 30 min walk, or a 10 min hitch hike.

April 19th, 2019 by hutch1998

Came to El Potrero Chico to climb for a couple days on our way back home from an 8 month trip in Mexico and CA. Unfortunately, we were pretty broke at the time and couldn't afford the 80 pesos/pp for the campsites. Camped in the dry river bed right across from the pool and picnic area in the park. There's a few entry points to get down into the rocky area where we parked.

We were here during Semana Santa so it was really loud with Mexican polka music, but I would imagine it would be fairly quiet the rest of the year. We felt safe as there were many police officers patrolling. Talked to some locals and they also told us it was safe. Free but no amenities except for a water tap near the pool area entrance