BajaNomad

agua caliente/santiago

captkw - 10-22-2010 at 10:44 AM

any body know whats the skinny on camping :cool:at the end of the road...I ve been gone the last three winters and have heard rumors tha t the yahoos at abes place have put up a gate,and charge acess to a fed/nat. park....I was the first gringo up to the waterfalls in78 or so the locals told me!! also is old man oscar,the wood guy still kicking.missing hanging out up their..

Bajatripper - 10-22-2010 at 10:55 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by captkw
any body know whats the skinny on camping :cool:at the end of the road...I ve been gone the last three winters and have heard rumors tha t the yahoos at abes place have put up a gate,and charge acess to a fed/nat. park....I was the first gringo up to the waterfalls in78 or so the locals told me!! also is old man oscar,the wood guy still kicking.missing hanging out up their..


We just camped at El Chorro about three weeks ago. There is a gate, but it is non-functional. There was a structure next to it, but it was burnt to the ground. We drove across in front of the dam and up around behind it to camp under the mesquites and had a great time. On our way out, we did see an older guy sitting on a chair with a metal box by his side and assumed that he was probably charging people to get in, but couldn't say for sure. Just arrive after 5, like we did, it's probably past his bedtime.





[Edited on 10-23-2010 by Bajatripper]

frizkie - 10-22-2010 at 10:40 PM

I actually have a little place in El Chorro and plan on driving down there in a couple of weeks.
There is a gate at the edge of town (at the burnt out building) Eduardo will charge maybe twenty pesos per day when you pass. There's camping as well, same as it's been for many years, at the end of the road, and at the clearing just before you go down the small hill to the hot springs. They now have new banos but not much else has changed. Other than a charge for camping which seems to be whatever Eduardo feels like that day. If you ask for a receipt that will keep him honest. The camping area can be pretty full from Dec to March but they always seem to find everyone a space somewhere'.
Abe's place has been gated off and the local Ejiidos are in charge of it.
Oscar just passed away last year from a heart attack...he's missed terribly.
My place is halfway through town on the left going to the springs, a sign will be hanging on the tree saying Rancho Chivirito, if I'm around. Give a holler on your way by. Or just ask any of the locals where Barbarita is.

oscar

captkw - 10-23-2010 at 12:01 PM

OLA,thanks for the reply!! oscar is/was the happyest soul Ive ever met in my travels and was a great friend,I hope to say HI to you.Im coming down in nov. hope to cross around the first,but you know how that goes...by the way,do you know lynn aka the photo guy from organ,he bought a lot from oscar,halfway betwen agua & el charo...havnt seen him in awhile...if you see a gold,boxy volvo with a little dog wearing sunglasses,thats us.... keith&lil tonya

frizkie - 10-23-2010 at 01:15 PM

Nope, I don't know Lynn the photo guy from Oregon..I don't know if I'll be down until the second week in November. If you see a woman on a Honda Ruckus Scooter with three little Baja dogs with sunglasses (goggles) on...that'll be me Heh
Heh.
Yes, Oscar was an amazing guy...I miss him so much.
I'll be looking for you in your little Volvo Keith and Lil:coolup:

BajaBlanca - 10-23-2010 at 05:59 PM

Welocme to Baja Nomads Lil Tonya and Keith !! Great place to get tons of information and make new friends .... welcome !!

mulegemichael - 10-23-2010 at 09:09 PM

i know the campground is still available at the end of the road but think it costs about 50 pesos a night...well worth it if you hike up the canyon from the hotsprings to the wonderful waterfall about a quarter mile upstream...you have to swim the creek a couple of times but no problem; well worth the hike...we've seen some mondo bullfrogs up there fighting and bellowing at each other...great cliff diving into a wonderful plunge pool