Zona de acampamento do Chão do Pasto

Location

Chão do Pasto, above Santo António da Serra (tarmac road), Santa Cruz (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: +351 966 306 302.

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 (≈ 2.4 km as the crow flies from the main route).

Facilities

• No water
• No toilets
• No fire pit
• Parking
• No bins (take your rubbish away)

Which stage of the Madeira Crossing?

• Stage 1: Poço do Gil – Chão das Feiteiras24.6 km · 1,710 m ascent

Location

Coordinates: 32.71595, -16.84642 · Open in OpenStreetMap

Nearby

• Zona de acampamento dos TerreirosCampsite · 2 km as the crow flies
• Hotel Rural A Quinta (Estalagem A Quinta)Inn · 2.4 km as the crow flies
• Zona de acampamento das Cruzes de BaixoCampsite · 2.8 km as the crow flies
• Enotel Santo da SerraHotel · 2.9 km as the crow flies
• Bio Quinta do Pântano (Agro-Turismo)B&B · 3 km as the crow flies
• PortoBay Serra GolfHotel · 3 km as the crow flies

All accommodation: Santo António da Serra →