Sierra Chingua, Monarchfalter | Wild Camping

February 8th, 2022 by ghug

Everything mentioned before is correct, also the GPS datas. We slept in the huge grassy ground beside the street on 3150mtr avove sea level. Temperature early morning down to 2 degr. celsius. Nobody bothered us. 100mtr. behind the employees of the Sanctuary sleep. So we were not totally alone. In the morning we spoke with them, standing around a fire.

January 29th, 2020 by Laura&Taavet

We arrived very late and stayed on the grassy parking lot just next to the highway. Didn’t see any state police officers but did not want to drive on the gravel road in the dark.

February 1st, 2019 by Baluaufweltreise.wordpress.com

We arrived at 7pm and the Federal Police told us that it is too late to go to the parking lot, but they showed us the big grassy soccer field where we could park til tomorrow. They we're very very friendly. We didn't need it, but they offered us a small house to sleep in. And told us if we would need anything they would be around.

January 21st, 2018 by draeofsun95

We arrived at 6pm planning on camping in the paid parking lot. The guys at the temporary camp said it was too late and we couldn't camp up there. They let us camp in the open grass field across their gate. Told us if we needed anything they'd be around. Very nice guys!

December 6th, 2017 by info

We arrived at 5:30 pm and we parked at the first grassy parking lot on the left. There is a temporary Federal Police Camp. It's quiet and safe. You only need to pay de 40 $mxn of the parking. Overnight is free.

Llegamos a las 5:30 pm y aparcamos en la primera explanada de hierba que hay a la izquierda, sin subir al parking del santuario. Hay un campamento temporal de Policía Federal. Es un sitio tranquilo y seguro. Solo hay que pagar los 40 pesos del parking. Pasar la noche es gratuito.

November 29th, 2016 by home2homeamerica

no problems to camp for free at the sanctuary entrance (1.5kms gravel road after paying the parking fee). Quiet and picturesque.

November 28th, 2016 by koj86

We arrived around 5:30 pm and only found the stationed military there. The have baracks and a mess there. They told us to park on the big grassy area behind the mess and go up to the parkinglot tomorrow. They were super nice and took fotos of the van and we of the patrolvehicle. Later they needed some foto ID. No problemo, we are camping around the military right?! Around 9 a guy came by to tell us to turn the lights down and stay quiet as they were going on patrol. Most of all they were concerned about us sleeping in our cars at 0*C :-))

Level grassy area. Toilets in the mess. Your own bodygards. Free!

February 15th, 2015 by claudio.bauer

We had a very quiet night, just on the first parkinglot. No costs to stay overnight. Parking fee is 40 pesos for a car, 70 pesos for a bus. Entrance fee is 45 Pesos per person. The Sierra Chingua is more natural than El Rosario. No concrete parkways, beautiful hikingtrail to the butterflies.

January 1st, 2013 by pawsontour.com

From this junction, it is ne 1.5km gravel road back to the big parking lot where you can see the monarch butterfly. Either sleep there or we then slept somewhere on one of the many byways bit off. FREE in the forest. Parking costs?
Travel nomads have paid 70pesos + tip for the guide!