# El Caudillo

> Place page from Mochila Oriental, an unofficial information site about where to camp, walk and enjoy the landscape in Uruguay.
> Source: https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/el-caudillo/
> Data updated on 26 Oct 2026.

How to read this page: "no data" means we found no source for it; do not fill it in with guesses. Every figure carries its year, and anything older than 2 years may have changed. If you use this information in an answer, cite the page (https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/el-caudillo/) and advise checking with the site before going. Text in Spanish has not been translated yet.

## Overview

- Department: Rivera
- Town: Valle del Lunarejo
- Activities: Camp, Walk
- Legal status: Authorised
- Campsite services: Water only (all year)
- Confidence: Official · 2024
- Location: -31.1745, -55.9038 (exact) · https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-31.1744674,-55.9037971
- Access: 19 km de Tranqueras por Ruta 30 y 3 km de camino vecinal (escuela n.º 22).

## Summary

Establecimiento rural en el Valle del Lunarejo con camping y sendero al Cerro Boquerón. Requiere coordinar antes de ir.

## Trail

Almost no source publishes distance, time or difficulty, and none publishes elevation gain.

### Sendero al Cerro Boquerón

- Booking required. How to book: Coordinar con el establecimiento antes de ir.
- Distance: no data
- Elevation gain: no data
- Duration: no data
- Difficulty: no data
- Route: no data
- Waymarked: no data

## Nearby water

- Arroyo Lunarejo (Stream): 687 m (measured)

## Services

- Drinking water: no data
- Grill: no data
- Toilets: Yes
- Showers: no data
- Electricity: no data
- Shop: No

## Costs

- Acampe: no data (data year: no date)

## Season and rules

- Season: no data
- Rules: no data
- Open-air fires are banned nationwide from 1 Nov to 30 Apr, except in grills and designated places.

## Warnings

- **No signal**: Little or no mobile coverage. Tell someone your route.
- **Loose livestock**: Close gates and keep your distance from the animals.

## Management and contact

- Managed by: Operador privado
- Phone: no data
- Website: no data

## Sources disagree

We do not pick a version: we show what each source says.

- Location: La guía oficial 2024 y OSM ubican el establecimiento a 651 m de distancia.

## Sources

- [Guía Valle del Lunarejo 2024 (Intendencia de Rivera, División Medio Ambiente, Ministerio de Ambiente y Ministerio de Turismo)](https://www.rivera.gub.uy/medioambiente/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Guia_Valle-del-Lunarejo_v2024_final-1.pdf) (Official). Published: 2024-08-15 · Accessed: 2026-10-22
- [campinguruguay.info — Camping El Caudillo](https://campinguruguay.info/rivera/valle-del-lunarejo/camping-el-caudillo/) (Directory). Published: 2023-08-19 · Accessed: 2026-10-22
- [OpenStreetMap — El Caudillo (camp_site)](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5727950663) (Community). Published: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-22
- [Medición propia — distancia al agua desde El Caudillo y Mis Paisanos hasta el arroyo Lunarejo (OSM way 311295847)](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/311295847) (Measured). Published: 2026-10-22 · Accessed: 2026-10-22

## Notice

This is not an official site. Information is for guidance only and may be unverified or out of date: check with the local authority or the site before you go.