{"id":4071,"date":"2020-07-05T15:28:32","date_gmt":"2020-07-05T15:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cochamo.com\/buscando-camping-gratis\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T14:56:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T14:56:46","slug":"buscando-camping-gratis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cochamo.com\/en\/buscando-camping-gratis\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking for free camping?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cocham\u00f3 Valley receives more than 16,000 visitors. By 2015, the La Junta area was exceeding its carrying capacity on a daily and nightly basis. There were no entry requirements nor fees for the valley and very few restrictions on accessing the \u201cfree campground.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Respecting the valley's rules and following leave-no-trace practices in wild and remote areas will ensure that access remains open to everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the problems associated with camping in areas not designated for that purpose, combined with the poor practices of irresponsible campers, include exposed human feces that become a source of contamination and infection, abandoned trash, hundreds of abandoned campfires with remnants of burned trash\u2014posing a fire hazard during dry seasons\u2014and a social atmosphere marked by excessive alcohol consumption, drugs, loud music, and shouting throughout the night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trash collected from \u201cillegal campsites.\u201d Bags retrieved from the forest by the Camping La Junta team, carried down by the Cocham\u00f3 packers, and taken to the landfill by Southern Trips and Mahuida Patagonia. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Today, with the tremendous help lead by the Organizaci\u00f3n Valle Cocham\u00f3<\/a> and the sum of the work in the same line of campsites, neighbors, other organizations, community and responsible visitors, a Visitor Center was implemented to help ensure maintaining a max capacity in the valley. Since 2016 it's necessary to have a confirmed reservation in one of the campsites to enter the valley during the months of December through March. Each visitor must register at the Visitor Center and show the confirmed reservation in order to enter the trail at the established times. The result of these measures from 2016 until now has been very positive, with a significant decrease in the number of accidents, a decrease in garbage and abandoned campfires, and an increase in a family atmosphere and environmentally responsible nature lovers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this effort to consolidate a collaborative protected area, landowners and tour operators have done much work in their daily practices and facilities to conserve Cocham\u00f3's unique environment and natural resources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look at this article<\/a> written by \"Patagon Journal\" in 2016 and speaks directly about the problems the valley was facing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cocham\u00f3 Valley is a collection of private properties where camping permits are required. Respect for the rules of the valley and good practices in wild and remote areas will allow access to remain open to all. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Si est\u00e1s buscando camping gratis por favor considera otro destino. El Valle Cocham\u00f3 recibe m\u00e1s de 16.000 visitantes por temporada. Organizaciones locales, propietarios, comunidad y amigos del Valle piden que por favor usar pagar por camping y usar las instalaciones que ellos mantienen. Juntos ayudamos a conservar la inigualable biodiversidad y belleza paisajistica del valle...<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4071,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[460,1],"tags":[212],"class_list":["post-4071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-uncategorized","tag-camping-gratis-cochamo"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cochamo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/playacamp1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cochamo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cochamo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cochamo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cochamo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cochamo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4071"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/cochamo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4071\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14784,"href":"https:\/\/cochamo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4071\/revisions\/14784"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cochamo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cochamo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cochamo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cochamo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}