Parque Lago | Established Campground

June 6th, 2023 by flobation

We arrived at 4 pm but the park closes at 5 pm. As we should have paid 5 dollars entrance fee we decided not to enter. Additionally the entrance area looked quite shabby and run down. Well, we don’t recommend a visit.

May 30th, 2023 by skytraintovenus

NO PARKING AFTER 5PM. CLOSED!why need 40 caracters??

August 18th, 2022 by oldies-auf-achse.de

Place closes at 5, staying for the night is NOT ALLOWED!

June 23rd, 2022 by christian.hosking

We cycled through here and they said we were allowed to camp inside the gates. We didn’t stop but thought this would be useful information for any cyclists :)

June 20th, 2022 by undiaalavez730

Pasamos una noche en el lugar. Las personas que trabajan allí son muy amables. Pero el parque está malas condiciones, hay mucha basura en el parqueadero y cerca hay un poblado cuyos habitantes deben usar las vías del parque para entrar y salir lo que disminuye la seguridad del lugar. Hay demasiados mosquitos. Y el calor es abrumador. No hay luces publicas por lo que en la noche todo es oscuridad total.

December 1st, 2021 by globenomaden.at

They did not let us park for the night, said they close at 5pm.

February 5th, 2020 by alles-selbst-erlebt.de

Good overnight stop on the way from /to the Peruvian border. Audible background noise from the road.
Access a little bit tricky. Coming from the west you have to do a u-turn (on the highway!) about 250 m before the toll station. Take the bicycle path(!) for about 200 m to the gate of the NP.

January 15th, 2020 by overlandingwithdogz

Good place to camp over- free. Strange little turn off after the Toll heading West. Guards happy to see you and let you camp. We just camped down in the car park.

November 8th, 2019 by constanceaa

Nice place to stay. Free. Staff is really nice. A lot of people during the weekend. beautiful sunset.

August 13th, 2019 by elevan.do

Awesome place! Free, safe, beautiful! We arrived at 10 pm and walked in through the exit to ask for permission to spend the night. A very nice guard welcomed us warmly and allowed us to park inside. He offered us the shower (it's not so cold- it's in the men's toilet). The toilets are super clean and there's toilet paper! wow! Also, there's a sink to wash the dishes. He took a picture of our IDs and made us fill in a registration form. You can stay up to 48hs. Great place to visit with kids. We were the only ones there except for two bikers who arrived in the morning to exercise. Very recommendable!!

July 2nd, 2019 by vismaplanete.com

Parking sans services, situé dans un parc. Gratuit et sécurisé par des gardes.

June 27th, 2019 by maxturzer

Great place, well maintained and lots of space to park, free and secure BUT mosquitos all over the place that were even biting though our shirts, it was too crazy, we left and went to Hotel Casablanca which was recommended by the security guard. No way we could have slept in our Land Cruiser there. Maybe only seasonal

May 22nd, 2019 by parcerodondeestamos

Amazing natural place, shared areas, picnic tables, clean restrooms, even shower in men's bath. Rangers are friendly. Free.

Lugar muy bonito, áreas compartidas, mesas para picnic, baños limpios. ducha en el baño de hombres. Nos atendio un celador muy amable q nos indico cada cosa del lugar. Gratis.

May 13th, 2019 by lamacmil

We arrived at 8pm, the entrance gate was closed so we drove through the exit which was open. We slept there one night and left at 10am. Quiet, safe and beautifully maintained park. Great spot to stay before entering or when leaving the city. Clean bathrooms (with shower)!

March 29th, 2019 by Run Run Andante

Very quiet place. According to everything with "vidas rodantes". Add that there is a ranger who apparently doesn't like overlanders. That's because some travelers overused the public space, for example they hanging clothes (ranger told us)

Buen lugar. De acuerdo en todo con lo que dijo "vidas rodantes". Agregar que hay un guardaparque que al
Parecer no le gustan los overlanders.esto porque sobre utilizaron el espacio público, por ejemplo colgando ropa (el guardaparque nos contó)

March 5th, 2019 by instagram

It’s a beautiful place to park and spend some days and relax. Just 30km from Guayaquil
There are bathrooms, showers, electricity for free. Also playground for children and tables to do picnik.
The rangers super friendly
There is a “mirador” with a lovely sunset behind the lake

December 21st, 2018 by destinovagabun2

It is probably a good place to stay in a Van or camper. It really didn’t work out for us in a rooftop tent as you can only sleep in the parking lots close to the lake. The place is nice, with bathrooms and showers next to the security gate. Dog friendly

December 15th, 2018 by sabina_bis

Chill and quiet place. Highly recommended!

October 31st, 2018 by ilseundelmar

A so amazing spot. You can stand 48h. , for us the perfect place to slow down after Galapagos. In this time there were a lot of smal green ara parrots, they come for the fruits like Tamarinde which falls down from the trees Amy time. In nighttime quiet, in daytime at weekend many fiendly People. when wind cool from the lake. All for free.

August 22nd, 2018 by ShredAir's Journey

Very relaxing, quiet and enjoyable place. Overlanders are welcome. Staff took our photo, said it was for safety, so that police knows we’re here when they patrol. One basic shower in men’s bathroom only. No swimming in Lake. Free.

August 2nd, 2018 by nicolas

Been here, had a great night,no one around except the guards in midweek. Been welcomed by park director. Super nice stay, thank you Ecuador for this option! Two dogs ok on leash!!!

March 30th, 2018 by rotaverbum

We were surprised that this place was not here before! Parque Lago is a National Park. Very quiet even during the Easter holliday. You are alowed to camp here for free, lots of tables and barbecue areas. Clean toilet with toilet paper and cold shower. The parking lot is big and looks good for big rigs. Energy point by the administration. A few locals playing volleyball and biking around. The park closes the gates at 18pm and there are guards during the night. Feels safe and the staff were super friendly and happy that we were there.