Zona de acampamento da Boca das Voltas

Location

Boca das Voltas, laurel forest above São Jorge (dirt track), Santana (Portugal)

Booking

Camping permit compulsory, to be obtained before the night on SIMplifica: https://simplifica.madeira.gov.pt/services/8-25-101 (keep it on you for checks by the Polícia Florestal). Forest police for the area: +351 924 441 553.

Rates

IFCN camping permit: €5 per tent per night (2026 rate, Portaria n.º 801/2025 as amended by Portaria n.º 48/2026); Madeira residents exemptindicative price

Run by

public: IFCN (Instituto das Florestas e Conservação da Natureza, IP-RAM)

Position: Off the route, close to the Madeira Crossing (≈ 5.4 km as the crow flies from the main route).

Facilities

• Water
• No toilets
• Fire pit / barbecue
• Parking
• No bins (take your rubbish away)

Location

Coordinates: 32.80990, -16.95287 · Open in OpenStreetMap

Nearby

• Zona de acampamento do Pico RuivoCampsite · 5.6 km as the crow flies
• Casa de Abrigo do Pico RuivoRefuge · 5.6 km as the crow flies
• Mountain Spot Lodge (Achada do Teixeira)Gîte · 5.8 km as the crow flies
• Casa de Abrigo do Pico das PedrasRefuge · 6.3 km as the crow flies
• Centro de Juventude de Santana (ex-Pousada de Juventude)Gîte · 6.3 km as the crow flies
• Zona de acampamento do Pico das PedrasCampsite · 6.4 km as the crow flies