BajaNomad - Favorite place to camp?.....

Favorite place to camp?.....

Bob H - 3-20-2006 at 07:12 PM

#1 In all of Baja, where is your favorite place to camp/hang out? Let's say spending about 3-weeks. Nice, huh? This could be tent camping, RV camping, whatever.

#2 What is the best time of year? Most folks say October, but I want to get a better feel for this.

Bob H

Bruce R Leech - 3-20-2006 at 07:19 PM

I cant post that or the next time I go it will be trashed out and have a hundred people there. :lol:

but if you just get off the rode a few miles in any direction you will find your own favorite spot. :saint:

Bruce is right...

eetdrt88 - 3-20-2006 at 07:58 PM

some of us hate to tell about our favorite spots in fear that they may not be the same as when we left them....but the truth is that as much as people predict doomsday for baja here because of too many tourists,there are still alot of places where you can get lost in baja and find your own secret spot simply because most tourists prefer to go where there are amenities and there are alot of places left in baja where there is nothing....so tonight i'll raise my glass to nothing :lol:

and places where there is lots of it

Well, Bob...you are in luck...there are LOTS of good places to camp in Baja.

Pompano - 3-20-2006 at 08:30 PM

Here are some...and they are easy to find.

Coming from north...find this one going south past Santo Tomas and take the turnoff to the Pacific...dang, forgot the name of the town, but someone will jump in help me out on that, I'm sure. Surfers like this area.

Free camping at this spot last time we were there. No services, naturally. We totally boondock.

David K - 3-20-2006 at 08:33 PM

3 weeks? My goodness... I wish!

I would spend one week in 3 places instead of 3 in one place... But, that isn't your question... So, I would say L.A. Bay as it is closest to the most interesting places... with supplies, friends, scenery...

Another furthe south close to Catavina...

Pompano - 3-20-2006 at 08:33 PM

beautiful desert camping amongs the boulders....very nice and ...quiet. Get a ways away from the highway and relax.

This spot was maybe 4-5 miles north of Catavina on the west side of highway..off on a trail for a few hundred yards or so.

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Capt. George - 3-20-2006 at 08:35 PM

the KOA in Central Park NYC

all the pigeons you can eat....knife fights at night for your entertainment pleasure....

wish you were here

Deborah, lock the doors, the win dows, quick, it's dusk!!!!

capt g

ps Pompano the pond at Central Park?

But for 3-4 weeks....Coyote would probably be the best

Pompano - 3-20-2006 at 08:42 PM

You will want to get supplies, tour around, buy gas, etc. This place will fill all those needs and give you one of the best camps around..scenery-wise. There are many more in the Bay of Conception to pick from...stay here a while and explore on your own. You must find YOUR Baja YOUR way. Buena Suerte...BAd Rice...Good Luck

Bob H - 3-21-2006 at 10:05 AM

Oh, Coyote Bay has been one of our favorites for years. Some interesting posts here.... :spingrin:

Erindera

Mike Supino - 3-21-2006 at 10:10 AM

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Originally posted by Pompano
Here are some...and they are easy to find.

Coming from north...find this one going south past Santo Tomas and take the turnoff to the Pacific...dang, forgot the name of the town, but someone will jump in help me out on that, I'm sure. Surfers like this area.

elgatoloco - 3-21-2006 at 10:23 AM

wish we were here.

Tomas Tierra - 3-21-2006 at 12:09 PM

La Junta at San Jose de Gracia is my 3 week dream spot....any body ever been there??
Very hard to get to.....mmmmm makes it nice..
I'm going into a trance now, hopefully I won't come out of it for a while..

capt. mike - 3-21-2006 at 02:31 PM

gonzaga or PSFO without a doubt.

Bob H - 3-21-2006 at 02:41 PM

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Originally posted by capt. mike
gonzaga or PSFO without a doubt.

That little beach behind Papa Fernandez would be a nice getaway for a few days, no doubt about that.

Gonzaga Bay

Pompano - 3-21-2006 at 03:17 PM

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Bajabus - 3-21-2006 at 03:45 PM

go past coyote to requeson but not quite, it's the Beach with the sand spit that goes out to an island. there is a back way in apart from the main beach. it used to be hard to negotiate but folks have cleared it out quite a bit. it gets grabbed quite quickly when someone leaves it but we like it.

Ha on the catavinia spot looks like the one that is about 1/2 mile before the large parking area and the virgin Guadalupe monument. Word of caution about that area, many have been robbed, both in person or when they left their vehicle to go hiking among the boulders. We no longer feel comfortable staying in that area.

There are other but as has been mentioned we would not want to publicize them

More campsites....to share.

Pompano - 3-21-2006 at 04:13 PM

bajabus...I guess we have been lucky over the years. A bunch of us have been camping in that spot near Catavina since the road opened and never had a problem with bad types. Maybe being oldtimers gives us an edge. We were just there around mid-February.

The camping beach with the sandspit going to the island is indeed Requeson. The beach just before that is Armenta...and the one after is Perla. All are great camp spots and afford great beaches. Here is Armenta.

Bob H....here is where you 'could' have camped ...a long time ago.

Pompano - 3-21-2006 at 04:34 PM

Playa Santispac many decades ago...no problem with crowding.

David K - 3-21-2006 at 06:15 PM

Max!!! (Bajabus)... Great to see you here again!!!

pompano,

eetdrt88 - 3-22-2006 at 09:49 AM

nice pic of gonzaga...i like to hang out there and theres a bunch of great camping spots in the area but there sure as hell aint no paved road in which is the only reason I can see why theres not alot more folks in the area...gonna be down there in less than a month to do some fishing at punta final i sure hope the triggers are ready :lol:

Bob H - 3-22-2006 at 09:57 AM

Pompano, just how many photo albums do you have? How do you find all of these wonderful historical photos of Baja for just about any subject? Fantastic!
Bob H