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Campground Portugal

Zona de acampamento do Chão do Pasto

Forest area reachable by car above Santo da Serra, about 2.4 km as the crow flies from the route (Portela–Lamaceiros section). No facilities apart from a parking lot: mainly a fallback for those with a vehicle.

965 m 3,166 ftSanto António da Serra

Official website / book See on the map

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 trash 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

All accommodation: Santo António da Serra