Campo Rene | Informal Campsite

March 16th, 2024 by jeffrja

A wonderful way off the beaten track camping site. For us, the cost was 100 pesos per person. As others have indicated, the restaurant is now open serving the freshest of seafood. You can see the oyster farm across the estuary where the restuarant gets their oysters. The restaurant bathrooms have hot and cold water and are very clean - even with paper towels to dry your hands. It appears that only one restroom for the casitas and campers is open or fully functionable. The restroom was clean and has a cold water shower. WiFi only works in the restaurant, but works well. If you have TelCel capabilities, it works very slowly. It's a long drive in from Hwy 1 and if you like isolated windswept beaches this is the place for you.

January 26th, 2024 by hrhcleoh

Open once again following the hurricane! Restaurant open too (follow them on FB or to make bookings) as is the oyster farm

January 9th, 2024 by hrhcleoh

Temple Rene is once again open to campers. after the hurricane damage. The restaurant is also open. The rate to camp is 200 pesos per person per night. There's starlink Wi-Fi, flushing toilets, a dump, cold showers and great fishing

January 2nd, 2024 by nat_fare

Camp Rene is now open. 200 peso per person, kids don’t cost. Bathrooms and showers available. Restaurant open as well.

December 19th, 2023 by hrhcleoh

Campo Rene is now open to campers. The restaurant is open, and wifi and toilets are functional at the restaurant. Rate is 100 pesos per person per night until all services are going, at which time it will increase back to 200 pesos per person per night. magical place. Campo Rene got hammered in the hurricane, and could do with support. A wonderful group of folk was here last weekend, and pulled hundreds of bags (which were used by the oyster farm) out of the mangroves, as well as a jetski. All help in cleaning up the hurricane damage will be gratefully received:)

December 10th, 2023 by GerhardtRaven

Campo Rene is open. Most of the buildings are still standing, the toilets flush, there are a bunch of people camped here. I am going kayaking tomorrow to check out the amazing bird life here.

November 4th, 2023 by woodysflyfishing.blogspot.com

Closed. Destroyed by hurricane. Many piles of debris, broken glass, etc. It looks like it will be quite a while before they’re ready to open again. We camped beside the estuary outside the gates. No facilities.

September 15th, 2023 by mappingdestiny

Correction… they are currently closed due to the hurricane however they plan to reopen the restaurant and start rebuilding by October.
We traveled into the small town of Punta Abreojos, tomorrow is Mexico’s Day of Independence and they were having a parade & festival. We ended up meeting the owners. So glad to know they will rebuild!!

September 15th, 2023 by mappingdestiny

Sadly we got here to find that the hurricane has devastated Campo Rene, there is no one here and the structures are all destroyed or badly damaged.

February 24th, 2023 by Escape 21

The new operators have made continual improvements to this place. The bathrooms are cleaned daily and the garbage is dealt with promptly. The sani dump does exist but it is a hard to find pipe sticking out of the ground, and is currently by a large steel tank near the entrance. We took fish that we caught to the restaurant and they did an amazing job cooking it for us. As this place is out of town, it is very quiet and the star show is amazing. The rate is $200 mxn/person. The two large casitas are $850 mxn/night and have their own bathroom. The smaller colourful casitas are $650/night. Kayaks are available for use. The operators are here 24/7. Lots of coyotes in the area.

February 4th, 2023 by bajlarry

Completely open now including restaurant and yurts. Repainted and cleaned up everything. $10 per person.

November 19th, 2022 by RAV4Girl

They reopened in August 2022 under new management I heard. Stayed for two nights. They asked $10 USD per person or $400 pesos. I negotiated a bit down since I was staying multiple days. Basic hot showers, could use a thorough cleaning!!!! Toilets good. Must sit on restaurant patio to get wifi and electricity. So basic dry camping. The restaurant is fantastic though. And the lagoon is a sight to see. We kayaked with dolphins😍 if coming again, I would camp free across the road and walk to the restaurant for the wifi and electricity. They quoted $5 USD for a shower if not camping there.

November 16th, 2022 by jcorn56

A wonderful campground located right on the Estero El Coyote. The fishing cooperative has taken over the campground and restaurant was recently re-opened three months ago. The dump station is no longer available but for a cost of $50 the front desk can call a mobile dump truck that will come and empty your holding tanks. Campground has clean showers and restrooms for all occupants. Palapa‘s were destroyed by hurricane Kay. To Palapa Casitas are now open. They are working on remodeling the rest of the Casitas and will open in the near future. The restaurant is delicious and has a decent bar. All well priced. We were charged $10 per night per person. Great fishing and kayaking in the estuary and at the mouth. The website is not updated and the contact information is not up-to-date. Please take a look at the photo of the business card and brochure for contact info. Definitely coming back.

November 15th, 2022 by jcorn56

Beautiful little campground on the Estero El Coyote. Palapas were destroyed after the hurricane. Campground is under new ownership and fishing Cooperative is now running not only the campground but the restaurant as well. The two small palapa cabins have been remodeled and are available for rent. The other Casitas are being worked on and will be available In the near future. dump station is no longer available here. There is a mobile dump truck that they can call to your site however it’s pretty expensive. $50 and they will come to you and dump your tanks.
The restaurant is fantastic. Great selection of seafood and Mexican food as well as a decent bar. Clean bathrooms and showers are available for all guests. The website is not updated yet and neither is Google. See photos for updated contact information located on business card and brochure.

February 19th, 2022 by Escape 21

The rate is now $250/night. The showers and bathrooms are functional but the restaurant is still closed. A night watchman arrives around 9:00pm and leaves in the morning. Very little maintenance is being done at this point. The dump station is between the the large storage palapa and the entrance. Look for a black plastic pipe sticking out of the ground. The access road across the salt flats is in good condition. Some of the palapas have power and a light. The wiring is totally sketchy so be careful what you touch, there is no ground wire.

February 5th, 2022 by Byways no Highways

Lights were on but nobody home... Believed closed..

January 5th, 2022 by friedl.andy

Campo Rene appears to now be open again, although someone only stops by to collect intermittently. No one here when we arrived and one other camper showed up late in the afternoon. Grounds are in pretty good shape. Able to stay one night without any issues.

December 4th, 2021 by tobiasduncan1

Open again.
200 pesos per night.
great fishing

January 4th, 2021 by rwf

Closed at least for now. Locals said it hasn’t been open since January 2020. Two boats block the entrance with signs indicating no one can enter. No signs of life in the campo. A few dry camping spot are accessible just outside the campo.

January 30th, 2020 by wevegonemobile

Stayed two nights across from Campo Rene close to the fish processing place, right on the inlet to the lagoon. Beautiful spot! Saw dolphins in the lagoon, lots of birds!

March 1st, 2019 by geensmelissa

Jesus is the manager and speaks good English. Campground is surrounded by a pretty estero where people come to fish. Tons of birds and fish which is pretty cool. A few mosquitos at sunset. Really good burger at the restaurant. Looks like the place got hit pretty bad by the last hurricane a few months ago. The palapas are in bad shape and the cabanas didn’t inspire us (we would rather sleep in our van) and come with shared bathroom. We paid 100 pesos to park our van. There are 2 cool looking fancier cabanas available for rent (private bathroom) but there’s not electricity inside. Our friends rented one and had to put all their lanterns inside to be able to see something. Cell signal (but poor) and no WiFi.

January 18th, 2019 by Escape 21

There are now hot showers here. Meals at the restaurant are excellent and a good price. They have their own wifi.

October 16th, 2018 by elod.94

cool place to stay overnight! No cell service and no wifi. beautiful sunset. very windy on mi-october!

June 4th, 2018 by facebook.com/2MsOnTheRoad

We came only for coffee. Camp was empty. The manager recommend us a place to stay in San Ignacio, he was very friendly and spoke good English. It looked like a cool place if there are some visitors. Nice bar/restaurant, outdoor patio overlooking the lagoon. Cabanas for 250 Mex, camping and RV for 150 Mex.

December 4th, 2017 by camille.jrdn

We just stayed for lunch, was really good!!!!! Jesus, the owner is awesome and speak well English. Price for basic campground : 150 $M

January 26th, 2016 by Escape 21

There are three bathroom buildings. The cleanest is behind the restaurant. One of the smaller ones was filthy. Paid $150 mx. Kayaking in the estero was fabulous.

January 2nd, 2015 by It's not a slow car, it's a fast house

A basic sandy parking lot with cabanas and some hook ups. Restaurant. Bar. Bathrooms. On an estero down a hard packed dirt road.