Refugio / Shelter Near Parque Pinguino Rey | Wild Camping

March 17th, 2024 by carefulradar92

No flume for the wood stove so unable to use. Windows leak when it rains. Door doesn't shut properly. Sleeping area is quite clean. Pit toilet is still dreadful. Bins haven't been emptied for a long time.

Seen worse than this one though.

March 14th, 2024 by suziemccracken

Great cyclists’ refugio - in better shape than any of the other ones from porvenir to here. The stove is still intact and there’s a brush to sweep up.

February 22nd, 2024 by Family4rêveurs

Parking lot for refugio. There is some wc that we didn’t use it. Big rig friendly, quiet eat night. Perfect before or after pinguin. Little wind protection.

February 5th, 2024 by nilla

Stayed for one night in our van next to the refugio. Refugio was clean. Nice view and close to the pinguïn center.

December 11th, 2023 by competentgall-bladder59

Slept here before seeing penguins. Slept 6 people in the shelter which was pretty crowded but worked. A nice place but the toilet did smell a bit

December 5th, 2023 by marion-sallier

Easy access by gravel road and 3 min away from the Pingouin reserva. Spent 1 night in our van. Very filthy toilet impossible to use. Extremely windy, no wind shelter. Probably one of our worst night in Patagonia so far.... Does the job for 1 night though because not a lot of other options around...

December 5th, 2023 by maxime.rifad

Very windy place, didn't thind space whitout... Ok for one night, but not good night.

November 29th, 2023 by on.vagabonde

Slept here before going to the Pingouin Rey Reserve but omg sooooo windy ! One of the worst night we had in Patagonia.

March 22nd, 2023 by roaming_dutchies

Okay campsite, the camp spot is flat on soil. Extremely windy and no wind protection even when parked directly next to the building. Safe Toilet very basic. Safe, barely any passing traffic.
Perfect for visiting the king pinguins, take the 10.00 am tour and you will be one of the few (since the Ferry does not arrive that early)

February 10th, 2023 by Maphi@

Shelter still in quite good condition. Just the toilet hast not been cleaned for a while. Serious toilet smell inside the Refugio.

November 24th, 2022 by mmq-photography.com

Parking at the shelters, quite good wind protection. The new refugio is quite nice and in good condition.

October 26th, 2022 by mfrdldtafnwlqxfzak

still looked good. Could park our cab next to the Refugio for some shelter from the wind

October 24th, 2022 by carol_montoaneli

Passamos uma noite tranquila no Refúgio que está em bom estado. Estava um pouco sujo pelo tempo (a porta não fecha e colocamos uma pedra pra não ficar batendo). Tivemos que limpar antes de usar, mas no geral o Refúgio está ok. Conseguimos um pouco de madeira no entorno e deixamos um pouco para os próximos que passarem por lá:) E por favor, não escrevam nas paredes!

February 18th, 2021 by transhumances.eu

This is a great shelter offered by the Municipality of Porvenir. It's such a shame some people don't respect the place...
We had to spend some time cleaning before being able to eat in there. Table with benches and a ladder to sleep up there. The stove is still here in this one but no door (someone even brought some firewood!). Pit toilets next to the refugio.

March 12th, 2020 by sf.chile2019

nice Refugio with a stove, but the door of the stove is missing, so please be careful with the smoke

March 11th, 2020 by bw4prof

Great spot, parked the campervan there. Toilet available as well. Take your trash don’t put it in the trashcan as it might take a while before they pick it up!

March 5th, 2020 by Baluaufweltreise.wordpress.com

We arrived short before 6 pm at Parque Pingüino Rey and they send us here to stay overnight in our camper.

February 11th, 2020 by stephanadewolf

Nice little shelter (there are two actually!). You can sleep inside but also pitch a tent outside as well as park your campervan. The new refugio is pretty cool and has a stove. Please keep it clean, take your trash and don’t write on the walls!

February 2nd, 2020 by biedranka

Good condition, clean. We found lots of fire wood on the surrounding fields. Very hot at night with the fire on! You can watch sunset from the windows.

January 24th, 2020 by Life.With.Glee

Two refugio just. The new one with an elevated platform with room for two sleeping. Benches, table and wood stove.
The old one has foam mattresses on the bunk bed, a table and benches and a large wood stove but no windows. Much more rustic but still fairly clean despite the smokey decor.

January 12th, 2020 by worldon2wheels

Still has the woodburner! I repeat, the woodburner is still there!

December 13th, 2019 by whatridley

Lovely spot, the new refugio is great. Quite small with room to sleep only two comfortably, but the old refugio is still there next to it so if there are extra people some can sleep there.

December 11th, 2019 by carokrasneputovani.cz

Nice place for overnight parking or tent. It is close to the coast and pinguinos park. The toilet was quite dirty when we were there, but it was really crowded at that time.

November 4th, 2019 by twowheelfreedom.nl

Nice place, stayed in the brand new refugio to visit the pinguïns. (the pinguino rey national park is closed on mondays!)

November 2nd, 2019 by stefan.strahammer

good spot, little wind protection, stayed with camper van

July 20th, 2019 by ExpedEvac

A new refugio built next to the older shelter (which is just a bit dirty but good).
Firewood is tricky to find if you don’t have. There is a new wood stove to make fire in and sleeping place upstairs.
Water can be filled up at the river about 4-500m downhill.

These refugios are part of a project by the Porvenir Municipality along the remote roads. They’re really cool actually.

March 16th, 2019 by monier.thomas

stove, table with benches, 2 bed with mattress, quite clean and extremely water and windproof

February 11th, 2019 by Calderescapes

As others did we came the day before visiting penguins as it's Monday so not open. Great views of the bay. 3G Entel signal too!

January 19th, 2019 by world.nopebone.com

We parked here directly behind the hut to get some wind shelter. Very quiet.

December 15th, 2018 by Larksters

We parked here for one night before going to the penguin colony the next day. We liked parking up here because you get a view of the bay and have a little wind protection due to the small shelter.

October 18th, 2018 by friedicecream1

Lovely spot. Close by the penguin colony and the shelter is perfect for windy days. Left a few beers here - come and get it! Also collected to much firewood. And one more little treat... for any couple stopping here for the night wanting to make a fire; does your partner think of themselves as an “outdoorsy” person but you know they’re from the city? Has the Patagonian, wind, rain, cold, and endless Kilometers bruised their ego? Is not being able to light the fire going to be the “straw that breaks the camels back” and shatter any remaining self-delusion leaving them in tears? There’s a little bottle of gasoline under the table. A few drops of that when they’re not looking and voila - fire!

April 1st, 2018 by double dutch world safari

great view and penguin colony just 2km away. flat grassy area. no wind 14 degrees perfect. not sure if it is windy?

February 22nd, 2018 by Roca y Bicicleta

basic stove , table and 2 beds, perfect hutt!

April 18th, 2017 by ontheroadagaincm5059

Nice vieuw over the sea...
Panamericanissimo...

February 14th, 2017 by gaetheo.tdm

Good spot near the Penguins Rey Park. Nice view

December 28th, 2016 by melaniausai

Definitely the best spot for camping. We had the time to tour around these sites looking for the ideal place, since we arrived just after 18:00 and found the park closed.
Not very good shelter, but good enough for one night.
We could even see the penguins with our zoom lens (100-400mm) from here, however, very far away.

December 9th, 2016 by www.bummelmitpummel.de

we stayed here one night and everything was o.k. no facilitys are here but there is an basic shelter with two bunks and an oven. Good for bikers. Maybe you need your owen firewood.

November 26th, 2016 by Live.Travel.Play.

Nice and quiet. Wind died down after dark but it got cold, -1 Celsius.

May 6th, 2016 by rswann

Good for overnight stop. Stove in hut if you have wood.

December 7th, 2015 by earthroamers

Camped here after visiting the King Penguins at the reserve less than 2kms away, there were over 100 penguins at the reserve and the officers here are very helpful and friendly....definitely worth a visit. Windy but pleasant grassy spot with easy parking and nice views north towards the bay and the reserve. It is 15kms from the junction to Porvenir on the Cameron road.

February 24th, 2015 by hickey_rob

Good place to stay if you're checking out the penguin colony the next day. Flat, grassy spot with some shelter from the wind.