Balneario Ojo De Agua Tlacotepec | Established Campground
Mexico
Details
- Verified:
- about 1 month ago
- GPS:
- 16.53569, -95.20145
- Altitude:
- 0.0 masl
- Website:
- None
- Phone:
- None
- Contributor:
-
jucamadison
Amenities
- Electricity:
- No
- Wifi:
- Yes - Slow
- Kitchen:
- No
- Restaurant:
- Yes
- Showers:
- No
- Water:
- Natural Source
- Toilets:
- Running Water
- Big Rig Friendly:
- Yes
- Tent Friendly:
- Yes
- Pet Friendly:
- Yes
- Sanitation Dump Station:
- No
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This is a balneario, a natural swimming pool surrounded by trees and shade where locals spend their weekends. It is possible to camp. Enough room for big buses. No electricity. Quiet at night. There are small restaurants and bathrooms- no showers, but they were building new bathrooms when we visited. 100 pesos per person (entrance and camping)
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25P per person. Swimming pool is nice and clean. Parking lot is kinda dirty and a lot of bugs! But the bugs are do-able if you put on repellant. If you hate trash, don’t go! Quit at night nothing to complain for an overnighted between Oaxaca and cañon Sumero
Report Check-InCamped here for one night. The pools weren’t filthy to us as previously mentioned but we camped in the back area and there was a lot of garbage, even human feces (really?).
Was cheap to stay 75pp and that allowed pool entry. Closed at 7 and 8, was quiet after but buggy.
Not the best place but definitely not the worst. They gave us some YUMMY corn soup to eat.
Good spot but the pool surroundings are filthy. Weather is hot and a bit windy. Really quiet at night
Report Check-InDecent easy place for a one night stop. No electricity but super quiet after 5pm. We were the only ones there after dark.
Sign out front says 25p per person. Everyone’s comments say they were charged roughly that as well. We were charged 200p for 2 people. We have a small RV towing a jeep. I questioned it when we came in but thought perhaps the rate had changed and we needed somewhere to stay. When I asked (after we paid) I was told several different reasons and the rude man said, “you don’t like it, you can leave” (in spanish). The lady in the booth said it was because we were staying overnight and they had to pay a guard (there was no guard), they also said it was because we had a tow car….anyhow, we slept well but felt we got “ripped off”. Oh well. Narrow entrance and low branches going in. Back gate was locked when we left.
A great stop with many happy locals and a live band. The water was chill and refreshing and the local kids rushed over to talk to me as I was the only (blindingly) white person. I had no isses getting my 22' C Class in and parked. The place is huge. There's an exit that's bigger than the entrance if you're worried about the entrance. My dogs and I felt safe. $25 pesos for just me.
Report Check-InNice spot to refresh ourselves with natural pool (river). Water is warm and there is little fishes that tickle you. You feel almost like you’re in a spa ! We parked our RV 24’ next to a big cement palapa. Cost us 100 pesos for 2 adults and 2 children. We were on a Saturday and it was very calm. A lot of trash on the ground.
Report Check-InEsta bien para pasar una noche y seguir tu ruta. 25 pesos por persona, hay bastante espacio para estacionarse y aunque el lugar está sucio y descuidado es seguro.
No hay duchas ni agua, baños 5 pesos.
We spend 1 night there and it was very quite. Felt safe.
We paid 50 pesos to enter and sleep.
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Open again! Great cheap place to camp, 25 pesos per person. Locals assured us it was safe, and security offered us to move and park by the front gate near them after people left if we wanted (we didn’t). Lots of people [and garbage] on the weekend, but everyone was perfectly lovely. Sunday night, we were the only campers. We parked at the back left beside the little river. Toilets are 5 pesos, there are no showers. Tons of space for parking, a big rig should have no problem. FYI the toll gate guy told us there are two swimming holes here, didn’t quite catch where the other one is, but you could ask around.
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Was closed due to the pandemic, the road was blocked at the fork and two friendly police officers informed us that it is closed.
Report Check-InI don’t have a good experience 😕 the people told me at night wasn’t safe at all. I arrive on Saturday and was full of people with loud music and drinking alcohol someone’s smoking, yes it has a lot space but I wasn’t comfortable, maybe on week could be different I don’t stay any nights.
Report Check-InNice place to spend the night. The pools are great, fresh,clean and sweet water. $20 p/p just the day and other $20p/p if you spend the night. Bathrooms not included $5. No showers
Plenty of space to park. DONT GO ON WEEKENDS!! Local people go and music loud and garbage everywhere
The road to get there is bad
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El lugar está muy bonito,las piletas de agua transparente,fresca y limpia. Hay mucho lugar para estacionar y pasar la noche.
Cobran $20p/p para pasar el día y si pasas la noche otros $20p/p. No incluye uso de los Baños $5. No hay duchas
Evitar finde semana que se llena de gente y mucho ruido,música y puestos de venta por todos lados.
El camino para llegar esta malo
Quiet safe night for $50 for 2 people in a truck/camper combo. Wonderful water, very clear. You can swim in the pools; there are some small fish in it. Lots of shade. Big parking lot with big concrete palapas. We parked on the car parking under the trees in the shade right next to the little running river with equally clear water. We bathed in it in the morning.. wonderful.
Lots of wind, birds and we had 3 earthquake shocks. Pretty scary until you realize what it is. :-)) quiet a bit of garbage but you can find clean spots.. good for safe overnight stop. Friendly people!
We paid 80Pesos for 2people in our pickup camper for the night; plenty opportunities to stay; in some sections the place was pretty messed up with garbage but around the pools they started to tidy up the next morning; the water is wonderful- so clearly and warm +/-26C; there is also a great bird population with wonderful sound effects, there are still NO Showers.
Report Check-InThey charged us 80 pesos for 2 people for one night. Few kids were there but as it got dark we were the only people there. The water is really clear and nice. Very quiet night. Bathroom 5 pesos, pretty dirty. It's okay for one night as a quiet safe place, but you basically pay just for parking. Some trash around.
Report Check-InAs said before crystal clear water, nice pools. Open 24 hours, according to the guy at the entrance. We were there on friday night, local came late at night for having fun. Huge parking lot with many palapas. You can put your tent under the roof, which is nice when it’s raining. We paid Mex$120 total for 2 adults and 4 kids. There are basic toilets. Have no information on other facilities.
Report Check-InEven on a Monday it was still very busy, I can’t imagine how crazy weekends would be. Not a bad overnight spot, it was neat swimming with the fish! Bathrooms are 5 pesos and you can pay 20 pesos for 2 hrs of wifi. We paid 80 pesos for two people camping.
Report Check-InNice, very big area to camp. Trash plastic here and there. 60 pesos for two. Little fish bite in the pool if you have flesh.
Report Check-InArrived just before 8pm closing time in my moto. Only 15 pesos entry and camping!!!! (1 person on moto)
Beautiful clear water.
Bathroom is 5 pesos.
Wi-Fi available, but must buy time at the local tienda, which was closed when I arrived.
HUGE parking lot that can fit 25 buses.
Electric socket in the bathroom, and maybe you can use it.
LOTS of unique bird sounds during the night!
Amazingly, almost no mosquitoes!!!
Report Check-InNice place. The water is clear with fishes. If you stay there still and the fishes will slightly bite you like the fish massage in Thailand. At night a few cars drove in the park and passed by. Not sure what they were trying to do. There are many flies around.
Report Check-InWe didn’t camp here, just endet up by accident to dip in the water. It’s unbelievable busy on a Sunday but if you want the Mexican Sunday experience here you’ll find it! People were nice and even interviewed us :) lots of people want to take pictures with us, maybe they thought we are famous?
Water is super clear with lots of fish even with this many people.
This was a decent spot to camp for a night. we arrived after 8pm and paid $15 per person. parking was close to the balnearo. The balnearo is much more clean than others that we have visited, so we took a refreshing dip when we woke up in the morning. Bathrooms cost $5 and were pretty dirty. We felt safe here.
Report Check-InA stop over for the night on the way to San Cristobal. No other campers here but lots of people due to holiday. No services and 60 pesos for overnight.
Report Check-InAs described, cristal clear semi-natural pools to swimm in with some small fish in them too. Lots of shady trees around and some food stalls (which were closed when we were there).
Big dusty parking lot you can camp, unfortunately lots of garbage around when we were there. Toilets available but no showers. Hardly any cell phone reception. Had to pay 15 Pesos/person for the entrance, camping was then free of charge. If using the pools the next day again and not leaving early in the morning you have to pay the fee again.
We were planning on staying here but made the mistake of arriving on a saturday afternoon and it was heaving! That in itself would have been ok as we knew it would empty out at dusk but we were too put off by the huge amount of trash in the parking/camping area! It was really bad and far more than anywhere else we've seen in 3 months in Mexico. Shame as the pools did look lovely but they were packed and we didn't fancy sitting among the trash all afternoon so we carried on to Hotel Pousada San Rafael in Santo Domingo Zanatepec where you can camp for 80 pesos...much better option in our opinion. The balneario was not worth the detour for us!
Report Check-In60 pesos l’entrée + la nuit de camping en Van pour deux personnes. On se gare ou on veut, l’endroit est vaste, il y a des spots à l’ombre. Aucun service à part douche et toilette. Calme la nuit, par contre tôt le matin les oiseaux se font entendre. Réveil agréable mais peut être pas pour tout le monde...
L’endroit est fermé est sécurisé, les bains naturels sont propres car l’eau se renouvelle perpétuellement (pas mal de poissons sont présents). Un bon endroit pour se détendre après de longues heures de conduite. Possible de se restaurer sur place.
We paid 60$ for the night (2 people 1 dog). It was a nice spot on our way to San Cris. The pools were very warm and the weather too at this time of the year.
Dogs are not allowed in the pools but otherwise it's pet-friendly!
We saw a sign saying they had wifi but we didn't use it. 1hr: 15$ 2hrs: 25$
Report Check-In50 pesos to enter park, and you can spend the night. Quiet and secure. The natural pools are crystal clear and nice temperature. We stayed one night. Great place to spend a night or two!
Report Check-InCame late and stayed here one night. It is low season and no restaurants was open. Paid 15 pesos per person and had a very silent night. There was security and they came and asked if everything was ok. It is nice to swim in the pools after a long day in the car.
The new toilets is still under construction. No wifi and limited mobile coverage.
Came late and stayed here one night. It is low season and no restaurants was open. Paid 15 pesos per person and had a very silent night. There was security and they came and asked if everything was ok. It is nice to swim in the pools after a long day in the car.
The new toilets is still under construction. No wifi and limited mobile coverage.
We could stay in the parking lot. The balenario is a good opportunity to cool down. There are also some restaurants. For restrooms you pay 5 Pesos. We payed 25 Pesos/people for entrance including camping. The fee is per day. If you leave early in the morning you pay only for 1 day.
Report Check-InOk place to camp overnight. Two security guards on duty. Dirty. No restrooms. 15 pesos per person.
Report Check-InRuhiger Platz zum Übernachten. Wir kamen sehr spät und hatten keine andere Option. Leider viel umherliegender Müll, Glasscherben usw.. Für Hunde nicht unbedingt empfehlenswert. Müllkippe gleich hinter der Mauer. Schade! Sonst ... schöne Anlage mit Camping für 30 Peso.
Report Check-InArrived at 6pm, paid 15 pesos per person, and the guy said the same thing about maybe having to pay again in the morning. When we woke up and went to use the bathroom the new guys did in fact say we had to pay again, but after challenging them a little they let it go. Not the nicest place but a good stopping point if you need one.
Report Check-In$30 pesos for the entrance fee per day. Paid $60 pesos total and camped for free. We parked right by the entrance next to the security guards who let us used their restrooms as all other restrooms are remain closed during the night. The place has a big parking lot but the security guards recommended we stayed close to them. Only stayed for the night on our way to Tuxla-Gutierrez. Did not use the public restrooms and didn't get in the pools.
Report Check-InGreat place to refresh especially with kids. Easy to stay over night in your vehicle and safe. Go early or weekdays.
Report Check-InArrived ar 430pm, paid 15p per person for entry (guy originally wanted double) Camped in the carpark, quiet at night once everyone had left but your typical noisy mexican circus during the day. Swimming was packed but nice safe spot for one night.
Report Check-InVery cheap and refreshing campsite. It cost us $15 pesos each to camp and we got to enjoy the pools for a bit before the sun set. We had difficulty pegging our non-free standing tent as the ground is hard everywhere. There were a lot of strays around begging and fighting, as well as a litter of puppies. They didn't leave the toilets open for us over night so we had to find someone to let us into the not very clean toilets. But it was only $15 pesos and the pools are really nice.
Report Check-InWe really enjoyed this place .. 15 pesos each to get into the park , that includes overnight.. We enjoyed the pools & had a great overnight sleep too .. Locals said more pools too locally.
Report Check-InDecent place. The swimming hole is nice. Visited mid-week and arrived late in the day. Paid 15 pesos/person and left in the morning. Restaurants were closed as was toilet overnight. Little noise except the pack of barking dogs. Lots of flies in the camping area.
Report Check-Incamping and shower in the same place, yay! 30 pesos for 2 people for camping and use of grounds. At night the local dogs kept walking around us while we made and ate dinner. Nice place to hang out and rest after a day of driving.
Report Check-Inthis is worth a side trip. very inexpensive and the people are very nice. the weekend was packed, but that was okay. probably a little bit more noise at night on the weekend.
Report Check-InWe arrived late in the day (~4pm) and paid only the entrance fee (15 pesos/adult), knowing that we would camp all night. The guy at the entrance said we would have to be out by 6am or risk paying for a second day's entrance fee, but come morning no one bothered us. We left around 9am. Many different spots to choose from for camping. Bathrooms were decently clean. OK to camp for the night and move on.
Report Check-InThis is a balneario, a natural swimming pool surrounded by trees and shade where locals spend their weekends. It is possible to camp. Enough room for big buses. No electricity. Quiet at night. There are small restaurants and bathrooms- no showers, but they were building new bathrooms when we visited. 25 pesos per person (entrance and camping)
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