Camping Serra do Cipó

 – Region: Minas Gerais — PN Serra do Cipó (Santana do Riacho, Espinhaço range)

 – Elevation: 900

 – GPS Coordinates: 19.354° S, 43.605° W

 – Access Difficulty: T1 — Road accessible from Belo Horizonte (100km, 1.5hr on MG-10 highway) 

 – Opening Season: Year-round (best Apr–Oct dry season)

 – Winter Room: – Number of Beds: 40  – Showers: No — basic

 – Drinking Water: Yes — stream (potable) – Meals & food: No — BYO stove; restaurants in Santana do Riacho

Mobile Signal: No – Payment Methods: Cash — R$20–30/camping; park entry R$30 | icmbio.gov.br

 – Reservation Link: Click here to make a reservation

 – Short Description: PN Serra do Cipó — extraordinary rupestrian campos (quartzite rockfield ecosystems) with 2,000+ endemic plant species. Canyon das Bandeirinhas (400m sheer walls). Cachoeira da Farofa, Serra das Bandeirinhas trails. Excellent birding (Cipó Canastero, endangered). Giant anteater, maned wolf. Most accessible major national park from Belo Horizonte. Rock climbing on quartzite.

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