We are planning on an extended vacation in Mexico on our way to Belize and have considered the idea of tent camping in various places on the way from Nogales to Chetumal. We have looked through the book "Mexican Camping" and it pertains almost all to rv camping with little mentioned about tent camping.Does anyone have any experience or input on tent camping in Mexico?We would love to hear about places that we might be able to stay for a day or two as we travel. Especially beach areas that are not super crowded. I am thinking that the majority of heavily populated places may be starting to thin out as summer approached with it's heat, but maybe I am wrong there?Thanks.

Most campgrounds have areas to erect a tent. Ask for less expensive no hookup price. Places like Emerald Coast has 100's of tent sites. Catemaco is good, Palenque, Mahahual.Belize- Go to Placencia.

You're probably not coming through Nuevo Leon, but we have several excellent state parks with palapas and electric at very reasonable prices. Other states I'm sure have state parks as well such as Chihuahua. Lots of beach camping opportunities in Veracruz and southern Tamaulipas.

Every RV Park that We have visited in Mexico has Tent Camping areas and sites. They also all have acceptable to excellent Toilet facilities and Clean up Sinks.On long weekends thousands of Mexican City Dwellers flock to the Beaches to Camp. Very few have RV 's ,most are in Tents !You will have no problem finding a place to pitch Your Camp!Just a note: Mexican Campgrounds typically charge a flat rate for RV's with two persons! Tent Campers are charged by the Person. For this reason RV ers are often asked to vacate the beachfront sites at Xmas because They can squeeze twenty or more people into those sites, which means a whole lot more Profit for the Park,!It also creates much more wear and tear on the Toilet Facilities Etc.

Check out the "Travel with Keving and Ruth" blog, http://www.travelwithkevinandruth.com/ They took a great tenting trip this last winter thu Southern Mexico and points further South. You will have to flip back thu the blog to find the trip.You do have to beware of your stuff left at a tent campsite. A couple of years ago when we were staying in a campground a couple of hours South of Puerto Vallarta a surfer from the USA showed up at the campground in a shook up state. He had been tent camping on the beach a little further South. He was out surfering and when he returned most all of his stuff was gone. He asked to stay at the campground in his tent and was still there when we left a few days later. Believe he was waiting for help from home. We are even cautious when we leave our locked RV. rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

Rocmoc's point is IMHO right-on-the-mark. A PRINCIPAL goal.When I camp I -never- do so without first checking with a local family if the area is "safe" or not. I am not going to pay a damned fifteen dollar or twenty dollar fee to pitch a tent every day either. RV'ing is one thing, camping is another.Probably the best book written on camping in Mexico isThe People's Guide to Mexicowritten by Carl Franz, Lorena Havens and Steve Rogers.A new edition just came out. Most Mexico camping books advise me to go to where I do not want to go. The People's Guide does not try to do that. It guides you to how to camp, successfully.

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Clausont
Explorer
Jun 05, 2013
I should have posted this question here. Hope I'm not in too much trouble for starting a new thread with this question :)
Church's Guide shows several rv parks in Guaymas, but the information that I find is three years old and I don't find updates on the places in Guaymas or San Carlos except El Mirador from 2011 that shows it as closed.
Does anybody know if there are still any RV parks where tent camping is available in Guaymas or San Carlos? Also in the los Mochis area or close to that area?
Thanks - I appreciate any information here.
briansue
Explorer
May 26, 2013
Try asking here . . . http://www.troncones.net/ . . .
profdant139
Explorer II
May 26, 2013
Someone mentioned the RV park in Troncones -- I can't find a website for that park -- does anyone have a link? Thanks in advance!
silversand
Explorer
May 25, 2013
I'm more of a "generalist" when t comes to camping advice in Latin America. I've camped in Mexico (Yucatan & Chiapas), Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. Generally, I've camp in remoter locations (when not in a "paid" locale), and always get permission from the land owner. I've found that the remoter the camping location, the fewer hassles I get.

Here's a camping spot fave of mine (on the Mosquito Coast of Honduras):

Anyhow, enjoy your camping experience in Latin America. I had for nearly a decade.

Silver-
iacercone
Explorer
May 24, 2013
I have the small RV park in Troncones, Gro.just north of Zihuatanejo where we welcome tenters for 75p a day for 2. Shower and toilet facilities are available and included. Our property is completely fence in and safe as we live here year around.
Clausont
Explorer
May 21, 2013
Thanks BrianSue - I looked at the website, but have not gotten far enough to see the page by page updates. I will have another look.
Thanks Again!
briansue
Explorer
May 21, 2013
If you have the Church camping guide you can find updates to their book on their website - see web addresses below - first is dates of entries to their blog - second is page by page changes to the book - this will tell you of closed parks and other more recent info since the book was printed...........

http://www.rollinghomes.com/Update%20log.htm

http://www.rollinghomes.com/madds3.htm
Clausont
Explorer
May 21, 2013
coloradotallman wrote:
Clausont; while not exclusively tent camping in Mexico, here are several sites of people that are certainly not in large RVs and which offer great insight to smaller vehicle camping. LifeRemotely.com, HomeOnTheHighway.Com and, perhaps the best links to other blogs at SeventeenBySix.Wordpress.Com

Good luck and hope that you have lots of reading time.

These will be very helpful - I will look them through. Thanks!
Clausont
Explorer
May 21, 2013
fugawibill wrote:
Balneario's usually charge 40 to 80 pesos for entrance, and about the same for camping, as they charge per person. Church's "Traveler's Guide to Mexican Camping", is the bible for camping in Mexico. Along with RV spots, they have some balnearios listed also. Pick up the Guia Roji maps, the red book, and you will be covered for anywhere you want to go. For software, MS Streets and Trips 2013 is my favorite.

Turns out that it is Church's guide that we have. I have been going over it and planning our route as we go. I have heard a few of the rv parks have closed due to lower traffic lately. Do you know anything about that?
coloradotallman
Explorer
May 20, 2013
Clausont; while not exclusively tent camping in Mexico, here are several sites of people that are certainly not in large RVs and which offer great insight to smaller vehicle camping. LifeRemotely.com, HomeOnTheHighway.Com and, perhaps the best links to other blogs at SeventeenBySix.Wordpress.Com

Good luck and hope that you have lots of reading time.