Campsites, Buffalo Springs National Reserve
Public and special campsites · Buffalo Springs National Reserve · Isiolo County Government
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Budget
Inside the park
County-run
Buffalo Springs National Reserve has a public campsite by Ngaremara Gate and a set of special campsites, all under Isiolo County, so entry is $70 per non-resident adult rather than the $85 charged across the river. The county schedule puts camping at $30 per non-resident adult per night. Facilities are minimal, down to drop toilets, and the special sites have to be booked in advance.
Why you'd pick it
- Public site at Ngaremara Gate, plus special sites inside
- Isiolo County rates, so cheaper than the Samburu side
- Facilities down to drop toilets
What's here
- Self-catering
We could not reach a website for Campsites, Buffalo Springs National Reserve, so this list is incomplete by definition. Ask them directly.
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Samburu National Reserve charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entrySamburu National Reserve; Buffalo Springs and Shaba charge $70.
- $85per person, per day
- VehicleA car under six seats at KES 800.
- $6per vehicle, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $528 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
No published validity period. The counties do not state whether a ticket runs 24 hours or a calendar day, so a multi-day stay could be charged either way.
The full fee schedule for Samburu National ReserveRates
From $30 pppn. The Isiolo County schedule puts camping at $30 per non-resident adult per night, $20 for a child or student, and KES 500 for a resident adult, on the single table the county uses for its reserves. Reserve entry at $70 per non-resident adult is on top. Special sites have to be booked in advance through the county.
What the rate covers is not confirmed. We do not know yet whether meals, drinks and activities are included, so read this as the bed only.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Checked in September 2026. This region publishes almost no rates in the open: nearly every camp hides its tariff behind an enquiry form or a PDF, and several operators' own websites were unreachable on the day we looked. Where that happened we say so and list the place as on request, because we only print a rate the owner has published. Agent and tour operator quotes are deliberately left off this page. County entry is extra everywhere: $85 per non-resident adult per day for Samburu National Reserve, $70 for Buffalo Springs and Shaba, and a conservancy fee instead of either if you stay outside the reserves.