List of places we camped in Central America with their GPS locations:

After Mexico and most of Belize there are not many organized campgrounds. We camped in restaurant and hotel parking lots after making some arrangement with management. We always slept in our home even when we parked in resort type hotels (much cheaper than renting a room).

We back tracked a couple of times, once because we needed a competent vet for Trudy and once in Honduras where the route we where going to take across the mountains was too dangerous for our comfort level (threat of bandits and road washouts with the very late rainy season). Always ask the locals about the condition of any dirt roads you might want to take during the rainy season.

We were always very comfortable in the locations we camped in, except for Granada, Nicaragua where we were hassled in the middle of the night for money!

There might have been better places to camp than the ones we chose, but at times, especially in Costa Rica, we were restricted to places we could go because of Trudy (she was not allowed in the National Parks, some of which have excellent campgrounds). But, just knowing that there is a possible good place to camp where we had camped will make life a little easier for you. However there is always the possibility that the hotel, restaurant or field we camped at no longer exists or now does not allow overnight parking!

Although most of these locations have very easy access there are a couple that I would not attempt in a regular rig i.e. Five Blues Lake in Belize, the trail was very overgrown and there is a least one river to cross and then Crystal Hacienda in El Salvador, this trail is has very large deep potholes and is very narrow and with lots of tight turns. The trail to the Cockscomb Jaguar Sanctuary can be difficult during the rainy season although it wasn't when we visited.

One last thought, all the Mexican and some of the Belize campgrounds are very well documented in the Church's Mexican Camping book.

 Enjoy because we certainly did.

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