Rest-Picnic Area | Informal Campsite

October 13th, 2023 by It's not a slow car, it's a fast house

We asked permission and we’re told no. So off we went.

September 30th, 2023 by kn

Quiet and safe place to stay. Lots of shade, good signal. Few locals had a beer buy left in the evening. Would come back here again!

June 22nd, 2023 by hihosilver.van

Quiet, shady, level spot right off the highway. Grilles, playground, and nice folks who gave us assurance that this was a safe and legal place to park. Highly recommended as a spot between San Pedro de Atacama and Antofagasta

March 4th, 2023 by www.wiedekamm.com

Clean and remote, yes. but at one end is a bar which seems to be closed all the time. WE arrived at 1900 in a saturday , Nobody there. WE parked the Car left at the entrance. all quite. at midnight some Cars arrived and parked at the bar to make a funny saturday night Party. they did Not Take Care about us, beside loud music nothing happend. Cat is still there and hungry. Not Sure what this place really is. very Clean so someone Takes Care. maybe on another weekday a perfect spot. approach via Village more easy.

January 21st, 2023 by ines.rossegger

super nice place for the night, safe and hidden! there are a lot of trees, so it doesn‘t get to warm in the morning. there are some pit toilets and there‘s a mobile signal (4G) there‘s also a cute cat, who‘s super hungry and can get quite annoying xD

December 20th, 2022 by samuelablomsdottir

great place to camp! you're hidden from the road, but you can hear the traffic - but that's hard to avois in this region. some guys drinking in the evening, but they left at 9pm and i had a quiet, green campspot. it's about 70km from calama, so a doable distance, even if you leave late there

May 31st, 2022 by timandsaartje

Really nice camp spot! Away from the mainroad, almost no noise, surrounded by beautiful green. Recommended

April 9th, 2021 by smidovi.wordpress.com

Good for one night. Trucks and trains are quite loud. Otherwise quiet place with good wind protection. Entel signal.

January 11th, 2020 by peggyavelez

Petit jardin municipal au milieu de rien. Zone ombragée, table pique-nique, caché de la route. A éviter le samedi soir, le jardin pouvant être utilisé pour des petites fêtes familiales (ce qui a été notre cas, ladite fête s’est terminée en bagarre de personnes alcoolisées)

April 18th, 2019 by farinaseemann91

very good place for a nicht stop, clean green and safe :-)
there is also a good gravelroad just coming from the little town, so you dont have to drive onthe highway

April 12th, 2019 by charlietewson

Fantastic little spot! Secluded and felt safe as so remote and actually very peaceful. MUCH better option than the other spots listed in town in my opinion, particularly for rooftents! We initially found the entrance very difficult to find:

Directions:
If you turn off the main road next to the gps pin onto a dirt track, it brings you straight to the concrete wall in front of you. Take a LEFT, and follow this road halfway back to the town. It will then bend to the right and then you can take another right back towards the oasis and the entrance.

March 7th, 2019 by laetitia.cedric

Endroit sympa et safe. Peut être à éviter le week end... La nuit a été calme avec quelques passages de trains. Le matin la jardinière nous a donné 12l d'eau potable.

December 24th, 2018 by travelschool101

Great overnight spot. just drove my motorcycle right into the Oasis and camped in zone 4.
Cleanest outhhouses I've ever seen. At night the Bombaros came by and yelled out "hello"!
In the Am I was going to wash my dish in the plant water that was running and the gardener came over and said, " Dont use that water"!
not sure why but he insisted not to use or drink it and directed me to a little greenhouse where I could get drinking water and rinse out my stuff!
Also a sparatic open wifi, but I could never log on.

July 11th, 2018 by MC3H

Nice oasis close to the village. We parked at the back of it next to trees protecting us from the desert wind and next to a picnic area unused in low season.

May 4th, 2018 by hillaryharris5

This place is amazing! The town is mediocre but this rest stop is a beautiful oasis in the middle of the desert. We stayed one night in an area tucked behind the main rest are. Follow the dirt track from the road south of town and aim for left of the large white container. Windy afternoon but it died down when the sun went down. Safe, quiet, plenty of firewood and bbq pits. Also has a playground and portapottys.

April 11th, 2018 by lethiecq.j

Possible also for big rigs that will have to park at the entrance because low branches. It's a nice oasis in the desert.

March 26th, 2018 by rozenn001

Great place.
Don't be scared by the grey wall facing the main road. Go on the dirt road, and enter by the north-east side.
Don't leave anything outside, my shoes vanished. It may be dogs, i can't imagine someone stealing the old crap i had.

January 11th, 2018 by omsever

Amazing camping ground in this man made forested area just outside Sierra Gorda on the south side of town. Spent a quiet night totally protected from the otherwise constant desert wind. Camped without even anchoring the tent. Used the irrigation water for basic sanitary needs

November 23rd, 2017 by dani

Cycletravellers. We asked at Carabineros for a place to camp and they told us about this place. Quiet place, forest and a good windbreak beside the water plant.