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Sierra Nevada National Park
By Jo Williams
Accommodation
Check our main accommodation
page for hotels and self-catering cottages and villas in the Sierra
Nevada and the adjacent Alpujarras. At Solynieve there is a youth
hostel, a former parador and many hotels, most of which only open
during the ski season.
There is a network of mountain refuges (refugios) in the Sierra.
Generally, refugios offer beds and showers at a reasonable price.
Book in advance for the Refugio Poqueira, 608 554 224. Refugios
vivacs are stone shelters where you can stay for free.
Camping
There is one area of free camping (zona de acampada organizada)
in the park's eastern flank, which is Monterrey, north of Láujar
de Andarax. Take everything you need.
There are many organized campsites in the park and on its fringes,
mainly on its southern edge in the Sierra's foothills, the Alpujarras.
Camping Balcón de Pitres, located on the Órgiva-Ugíjar
road at Km 51 near Pitres, has a campsite, wooden cabins, mountain
refuges and a hostel.
Camping La Molineta is situated close to Láujar de Andarax.
Camping Órgiva, on the A348, has a campsite as well as
farmhouses, bungalows and a cabin for rent. Open all year.
Camping Puerta de la Alpujarra, less than 1km from Órgiva
on the A348, has several swimming pools.
Camping Trevélez, 1 km out of village on the Órgiva road,
boasts a claim to fame of being Spain's highest campsite. Cabins
for rent and swimming pool. Open March to November.
Cortijo Balderas is 5km east of Güéjar Sierra, at Km 5
on the Padules road, and has a campsite and cabins to rent. It runs
activities and camps for young people and also has a programme of
short residential workshops for adults on cooking, art and relaxation
techniques, among other subjects.
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