Public campsites, Shaba National Reserve
Public campsites · Shaba National Reserve · Isiolo County Government
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Budget
Inside the park
County-run
The public campsites in Shaba National Reserve belong to Isiolo County, like the reserve itself, so entry is $70 per non-resident adult and camping is $30 a night for non-residents. Kenyan citizens are quoted KES 250 a night. Facilities are basic, and you should assume cash or mobile money rather than a card machine.
Why you'd pick it
- The quietest of the three reserves, with the fewest beds
- Isiolo County rates for both entry and camping
- Basic facilities and unreliable card payment
What's here
- Self-catering
We could not reach a website for Public campsites, Shaba 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. Camping is $30 per non-resident adult per night on the Isiolo County schedule, with KES 250 a night quoted for Kenyan citizens. Reserve entry at $70 per non-resident adult is separate. Card payment is not something to count on at these gates, so carry cash or mobile money.
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.