Agua Verde Road Conditions

Jimena took the road OUT. Took 'em a while to make it passable, and when they did, there were some real narrow spots. We did it that year. I'd done it before too, and on a good day and a good road it still has a sphincter factor of at least 3.5 on the 1-to-5 scale. The last time up after Jimena was a +4... and will probably be the last time up. I finally became just too damned MORTAL. And to think I used to jump out of perfectly good airplanes.... my poor Better Half rode almost the entire stretch staring at the floor or the insides of her eyelids. Worth every minute when you get to the old mission. First time there the caretaker/guide showed us the old purple robes the original Fathers wore and gave us the full nickel (5 centavo?) tour.

For first-timers, don't try hauling any type of rig up there. It's a day-trip or 4x4 back-country destination. A truck with a big camper will have moments of HO-SHHHIII..'s at some of the grades and turns. And like all of Baja, worth the experience, even if it is just once.

And take a parachute; the Gigantes are aptly named.

Pucker factor significantly decreases if don't meet any traffic coming the other way. It is like driving a logging road but you don,t have a radio. Wait at the widespot and get someone to walk ahead to check for traffic

^ ^ ^ ........and that's a WIDE spot !!

The road is easy....slow down for blind corners in eastern half of road....or stay at Starbucks and think it is a dangerous road...no big deal folks

Overall, the road is a non-event: a little bumpy rocky after the pavement ends, but no big deal. I'm happy to have checked out the bay, but that said, I'm not sure I need to go back. This was the end part of our 36-hour Baja 1000 race day, so that might have helped to curb our enthusiasm.

The paved road creates a little dam to drive across:


The view from the summit, looking south:


The road to Agua Verde runs along standing water from recent rains:


Looking north along the coast:


The beach at Agua Verde:


Agua Verde local:

Quote: Originally posted by StuckSucks

Here's a photo sphere taken after cresting the summit: https://www.google.com/maps/views/u/0/view/11596559755849069... And a photo sphere on Bahia Agua Verde: https://www.google.com/maps/views/u/0/view/11596559755849069... Photo sphere: think Google Street View. Click and grab the photo sphere and look up, down, around. Go nuts and zoom in and out.

Quote: Originally posted by David K

Thanks for the 360º view! Just press your mouse button and drag the photo to look all around.

Just got back

Hi all, I was the original post. We just got back, and the place is awesome. There are two vastly different places to stay once you get all the way out there. The main beach, which outside of the high narrows everyone has mentioned here, is a simple dirt road out. The other place to stay is a smaller bay to the North. Absolutely beautiful, but a vastly different approach. 4X a must, and no way you're towing something in. The turn off is easy to miss, but you can find it once you map out where you're trying to head, it's just small and (at least at this point) fairly grown over. In the first picture you can see the bay off to the right.

Trying to get the photos to work hope this does it.
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[Edited on 12-7-2014 by ed26]



[Edited on 12-7-2014 by ed26]

Photos from ed26 THANKS ED!