Rancho La Mesa and RV Park | Established Campground

May 25th, 2023 by Moniika Garoo

por favor llegaremos sábado o domingo por la tarde, 2 personas, 1 Autocaravana y un coche. ¿encaja? Gracias
Monique et Bernard
755-101-8197

January 24th, 2023 by Domhnaill O Doherty

Fantastic place, great restaurant and has an amazing view. 400 per night but has water, electricity, dump station and firewood. their staff, dogs and Geese are really friendly. Worth the 400 per night. oh and it's super safe.

January 17th, 2023 by wahlet

Fantastic, quiet, scenic location overlooking the city and lake. The grounds and facilities are tidy. There is still no hot water at the campground showers but I was offered to shower in a cabana. The restaurant is open from 1:30-6:30pm. The place is family run. I paid mx$400/night for 3 nights.

December 24th, 2022 by RAV4Girl

Really cool experience with all the animals, chicken, rooster, geese, dogs galore, donkeys and horses (which were pretty aggressive). The sites are great with water electrical and dump. The washrooms were nice, hot shower didn’t work by RV park so they let us shower in hotel room. Fire pits and firewood available for free. Fantastic view and really nice restaurant view as well.

The only thing to note is to always go up the 120 to do a uturn to get back, google maps took us on some really sketchy dead end roads when we were trying to get back late from town (we thought it was only going in). Also glad we came here versus the in town RV park as the owner has some really bad reviews on this app and google maps!

We had good data there. Wifi only worked near restaurant.

December 15th, 2022 by charl82

We stayed 3 nights here.
Amazing vue on the lake. Very quiet (except roaster and dogs but like everywhere in mx) and clean
Évry morning the animals come to say hello
My daughter was so happy. You can get a combi In the street to the center for 10 pesos and 10min.
400 pesos per night. Wifi is very good.
Nice restaurant and very good margaritas

October 9th, 2022 by douhe

Very nice location overlooking Pátzcuaro and the lake. Due to construction work in toilet and shower building they offered us a hotel room for toilet and shower. Nice restaurant and fryendly staff.

July 19th, 2022 by YouThuns

Very nice huge Ranch with a lot of animals. 1 bull, 3 horses, 1 mule, 9 dogs, a lot of chicken & ducks.
They are most of the time free. wonderful. WiFi only for texting usable, so very very bad. Staff super friendly. but: mask fetishists. Please wake up, Corona is a fake, a lie, a plan! Restaurant very good. Margaritas fantastic, food also.
Fantastic view. take the road from above, not from the town!

April 4th, 2022 by bebert

très belle endroit, vue magnifique sur le lago de Patzcuaro , nous sommes resté 15 jours , endroit idéal pour rayonner dans la région si vous avez une voiture ou autre. Le prix du camping est correct pour 2 semaines , vidange des eaux , électricité ,eau wifi excellent. bâtiment avec douche chaude . juste le kilomètre qui sépare le Rancho de la route qui pourrait être amélioré .

March 31st, 2022 by Hummeldumm

Sehr schöner Blick über Patzcuaro, sehr gutes Restaurant. Stellplatz mit allem was man braucht. Leider kein Schatten. Sonst alles Bestens.Very nice view over Patzcuaro, very good restaurant. Pitch with everything you need. Unfortunately no shade. Otherwise everything is fine.

March 22nd, 2022 by menno.panneman

Rancho La Mesa has also a campground.
With our truckcamper we were on the field and had a good diner at the restaurant.

Second time here. Went here again because of the good experience.
- Full hookup for a fair price.
- Our dog could run over the whole field.
- You can walk in to town, go back by
collectivo or taxi.
- Beautifull vieuw over the lake & town.

March 21st, 2022 by lidybosker

back to this great camping place. just 2 other campers. negotiated 300p.p.night for 2 of us. still hard to find and rough road to the entrance. great view of Patzcuaro

March 2nd, 2022 by conchscooter.blogspot.com

A large field lined with full hookups. 30 amp, 15amp, water faucet and dump stations. Hot strong shower. WiFi works in the campsites for us. Superb views excellent restaurant closed Tuesdays. Several friendly campground dogs and lots of farm animals. 360 pesos.
Access is complicated the first time. Either from downtown following Google mapping on a rough road. Or from Highway 14D carefully reading the map. Luck and persistence help. This place does exist! We’ll worth a visit.

February 20th, 2022 by Marcel Segessenmann

we cam in today Sunday and paid for two nights, he charged me 360 pesos a night. The shower and restroom are more or less okay, a bit more clean would be nice. The view from here over Patzguaro is indeed awesome.

February 7th, 2022 by richard.vachon831

This place has a spectacular view over Patzcuaro. We drove to Morelia with our car, and it was only 45 minutes.
320 pesos per night with hookups.
I have a 33 feet class A

January 26th, 2022 by lidybosker

300 peso 2p. Could choose a spot
ourselves on a big grassy field with a great view on the lake and Patzcuaro. Full hookup. Had a good meal at the restaurant.

January 7th, 2022 by hourlesslife.com

Really great place to stay awhile. Parking on grass, toilets, hot shower, sinks, restaurant with WiFi, collective into town not far down the road. We arrived on a Friday when the gates were closed. Drove to the top gate (very bumpy) and honked, and someone came out to let us in. Price is currently 300 pesos with no hookups and 350 with hookups. We stayed three nights.

December 16th, 2021 by auquintuple

Very nice place. Electricity water and dump 350MXN/day

September 13th, 2021 by Jimmy_MB310

This place is in wrong location - it is located at 19.50195, -101.59346

August 3rd, 2021 by annendhai

Beautiful place with a great view to town and the lake. Very friendly owners how will give you all information you need. Restrooms are at the moment out of order. He offered us that we can use a bathroom in one of the cabanas. Restaurant on this place is awesome with the same beautiful few as you have from the RV sites. It's also a working ranch so you have different animals around you. We walked down to town and had no issue, felt safe.

May 8th, 2020 by ABC Nicolaus

We were here a total of 5 weeks. After 1.5 years of our trip, it is the perfect campsite! We travel with our 5 year old son - just because of the many animals there is no boredom. All animals and people (hosts) were super friendly. The course itself is beautifully laid out and has a fantastic view of the city, the lake and the islands. We often walked into town to shop and if the shopping was too big a taxi would cost 45 pesos. A great city, great space, hot shower, WiFi .... I find nothing negative.

February 16th, 2020 by anythingispossible.com

As others have said a lovely peaceful campground with spectacular view of Patzcuaro and the lake below. Excellent shower and toilet in one of the rooms. Very good restaurant on site. 20 minute walk down hill to the charming town. Take the Amarillo collectivo back for 9 pesos. 320 with full hookup or 200 for dry camping. Loved it and spent 6 days. The restaurant is closed Tuesday so the gate may be closed. There is a number to call on the upper gate and you can open the lower gate with a bit of muscle. Recommended

January 28th, 2020 by croodstrotters.wordpress.com

Hello
So great place with a lovely view.
We pay 200 for a dry site because a big group of Canadian traveller in rv (24) was there so it was full for the hookup place.
But the full hookup price is 300.
You need to follow the indication of Ioverlander to come here, don't take the road through the town if you have a rv....it can became your worst nightmare
Friendly crew, hot and clean shower, a lot of animals, and a so lovely town to visit (20 mn walking).
Enjoy your trip

January 16th, 2020 by dnault02

Nice rv park with a great view. The park has 2 entrance . We took the one without a sign and we went through bumby streets. One there we learn about the other way witch is from the carretera.

October 10th, 2019 by yukonjack1898

We stayed 5nights for 1000Pesos without power/water; wide open grassy area with a breathtaking view at the lake; so many lovely animals around- we had such a great time; had some good lunch in the restaurant and fantastic Pina Coladas; we walked from there into the village center,

February 27th, 2019 by jorn.vango

Great RV park with amazing lake views. Large grassy area with full hookup sites (30 AMP electricity if needed). Big rig friendly. Hot showers in one of the hotel rooms. Lots of animals roam here (keep your dog on a leash). Friendly staff including Sacramento, the grounds keeper! We paid 2000 pesos per week (and stayed 2 weeks).

February 22nd, 2019 by mavros-odyssee

Very nice rv park. Great view. 325 pesos per night.

February 22nd, 2019 by cbourque1001

voici un endroit comme on les aime. vu qui surplombe la ville de patzcuaro, très bien entretenu, 3services, à distance à pied du centre, plusieurs animaux en liberté sur le site (âne, moutons,oies,poule,etc). attention l'entrée sur le site n'est pas facile. il faut bien suivre la code gps indiqué n 19.494800 w 101.590000 et faire un demi tour sur la 120 passé l'entrée de la route non pavée. célina et Éric

February 11th, 2019 by vandendurpelrudi

Very nice place. Convienent to walk down to old town. Important! Follow the cordinate as mentioned before by others! Otherwise you will not find it!

November 24th, 2018 by Simon

Nice views, lots of animals including their droppings all around. Horses, cows, turkeys, 10 dogs, sheep, etc. Wifi only sometimes and slow at the restaurant. Water at hockups needs to be filtered as it has lots of particles in it. Some road noise at night, but ok. Roosters in the morning. Price raised to unreasonable 325 Pesos a night.

September 7th, 2018 by www.RTWbybIKE.com

no tent camping!!!!, only self sufficient RV. rooms start 1500pesos...

August 20th, 2018 by roaddialogues.com

Best campsite we’ve been to in Mexico. Insane view of the town/lake/island, beautiful and delicious (albeit pricier) restaurant on site, and they let us use the restroom and shower inside of a really nice room/cabin during our stay. Bathroom access was 24/7, and we walked 30 minutes down the hill into town. Make sure you take the 120 to access from the right side. Animals from horses to turkeys to sheep to donkeys, cows and dogs everywhere! We also were allowed to have a fire right on the grass at one of the farm workers’ encouragement. They have firewood available for purchase. 170 pesos/night per car

April 28th, 2018 by allo

Super campement, tranquille et à distance de marche de la ville. Proprios très attentionnés et offre les 3 services. Attention, l'entrée du parc peut être un peu compliquée lorsque c'est votre première visite. Pour vous rendre à l'entrée, vous devez 1e faire un demi tour sur la 120 (après la grande courbe) pour revenir sur vos pas (pas d'inquiétude, beaucoup de place pour le faire - nous faisons 53' de long avec la voiture)Voici les coordonnées GPS du début de l'entrée (tout près du nouveau pont qui a été refait et qui surplombe la #14D: 19.494777, -101.590158 Après avoir traversée le petit pont, continuer toujours tout droit (environ .5km) et vous verrez l'arche d'entrée du Ranch. Arriver avant 6pm, car l'entrée peut-être barrée ensuite.

Beautiful Ranch - quiet, full hook-ups. Can walk to town. Owners are very welcoming. Be careful, the entrance to the park can be a little complicated when it's your first visit. To get to the entrance, you have to make a half turn on the 120 (after the big curve) to retrace your steps (no worries, a lot of room to do it - we are 53 'long with the car) Here are the GPS coordinates of the beginning of the entrance (near the new bridge that was redone and overlooking the # 14D: 19.494777, -101.590158 After crossing the small bridge, continue straight ahead (about .5km) and you will see the entrance arch of the Ranch.Arrive before 6pm, because the entry may be barred then.

February 25th, 2018 by vanablog.com

Wonderful campground. My favorite thus far. One nice, clean bathroom. Great restaurant. Walk to the city (20-30 minutes). Gorgeous view.
Best part all the wildlife: cows, horses, chickens, turkeys, dogs and babies of each.
We followed the iOverlander coordinates and had quite a bit of trouble finding it. I wouldn’t even know how to help someone else now.

February 21st, 2018 by BootsNCoffee

Back again on our way to Morelia and Mexico City

February 12th, 2018 by hallo

Recommend, recommend, recommend, recommend!!!

January 28th, 2018 by BootsNCoffee

Wonderful spot overlooking the town and fantastic restaurant.

January 24th, 2018 by desertfalcon

The new access starts at these coordinates: 19.496757, -101.598932 From this point on it is well signposted.
Wonderful place. If you don't need the hookup, you can camp at the front of the place with an undisturbed view, which is also closer to the bathroom, and the price is even lower.

January 22nd, 2018 by /blogs/14782

A footnote if you want to explore the area and hire a private taxi. Jose Aguilar, speaks excellent English and was born here. His # is 434 114 1433. You can hire him for a tour around the lake. Negotiate the price. Approx 6 to 8 hundred pesos.

January 20th, 2018 by /blogs/14782

Patience on the way in, and you are rewarded with a fantastic place. The view and restaurant are worth the trip. Paid 370 per night.

November 28th, 2017 by 1950woodie

Came back this year for a couple weeks. I’ve been here a couple weeks already, probably stay a couple more, love it!

November 18th, 2017 by thendlesswell

Awesome spot! Beware of weekends, the ranch has an event space for weddings and it can be really noisy at night if there's some event happening. Still, the place is totally worth it. Highly recommended!!

October 29th, 2017 by A&B on tour

you can't take the entrance from the Mex 120 anymore: they are building a new bridge. You have to go through town. It is not to difficult but still some cobblestone roads and not for the real big rigs. Still a great place to stay for a couple of nights!

June 2nd, 2017 by It's not a slow car, it's a fast house

Entered correct coordinates for exit from MX 120 libre. Follow dirt road to gates (2 signs) over cuota road. Accessible by any length, height, clearance using this route. Paid $250p per night for 2 with full hookups. Decent bathroom. Hot shower. Lots of farm animals. Taxi to town is $60p or can walk it. Good restaurant in site with odd hours.

June 2nd, 2017 by It's not a slow car, it's a fast house

These coords (see photo) are the entrance to this location. Other coords will not allow access to the RV park.
Enter off libre road MX 120. Short dirt road to entrance. No access from cuota road to here. Access through town is inaccessible.

April 10th, 2017 by subscript7

Absolutely fantastic spot to stop. The grounds are beautiful, sites plentiful and staff very friendly. I didn't use power or water but they are available. Google maps steered me astray. Best to try the approach from the north East side. Some gravel road required to get in, but if you take your time it's fine for all rigs. The burrows, sheep, dogs, and even the bull are friendly, and were very relaxed around my puppy. Given that it was her first time seeing all of the larger animals, I would say it should be no issue with any dog that is relaxed in the presence of large animals. The grounds are very quiet at night, with some distant road noise from the highway that is very acceptable. All in all, well worth the 280 pesos per night. Oh, and did I mention the view? Stunning!

April 6th, 2017 by nikola.geiger

This is the better GPS location

March 21st, 2017 by TresChamigos

Great campspot! Great views of the town, lake, and islands. We stayed 2 nights and were the only ones here. Tons of room and many campspots to choose from. Great private bathroom and shower. Would highly recommend. 280 pesos per night for 2 people and a dog. Nice walk to downtown. Be sure to check out La Tradicion restaurant for Purepeche meals. This place was so good! Its just west of the plaza de basilica on Arciga street. Also check out Velma's art shop on Quiroga street a few doors catycorner and west of the Museo de Arte's Populares. She speaks English and is super nice and just opened her shop.

February 10th, 2017 by 1950woodie

What a view, you can't put a price on it!
I loved this place, came for a couple days, stayed 18! The owner Beto is terrific and it has the best restaurant in Patzcuaro seriously 4 stars. I can't forget the chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, burros , and horses! It took my dog awhile to get use to the other animals but once he got the idea he was just one of them. I'll be back next year if not sooner.

January 6th, 2017 by visiterra

Campground offering an amazing view over the town and the island at 280 pesos. Full hookups , hot showers, great food at the restaurant (10% discount for the campground clients!), at 15 min. walk to the historical downtown. No extra charge for kids and negotiable price if you stay longer.