Pompano
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Camping Report for Conception Bay - Feb & March 2010
MANY RVs IN CONCEPTION BAY THIS WINTER
A few of my neighbors and I noticed that for the last few weeks, there has hardly been a parking space available in Mulege during the day and early
evening.
While there is LOTS of tourism in Mulege and Conception Bay this Feb/March, there is also room leftfor you on our beautiful camping beaches and RV
Parks.
Here are some of the most popular areas in photos taken within the last week.
PLAYA COYOTE
PLAYA COYOTE (CLOSEST TO HIGHWAY EXIT)
OCEANFRONT ROAD TO PLAYA COYOTE
PLAYA COCOS (LITTLE CANADA)
PLAYA ESCONDIDO (GOOD YESTERYEAR VOLLEYBALL)
PLAYA SANTISPAC (AND ANA'S CAFE OF COURSE..uh, pay my bar bill, okay?)
THE TRUE 'ESCONDIDO' BEACH...so few know about this place. Just go around Santispac Beach.. and find this beach all to yourselves. Lots of nudists
use this one.
PLAYA PUNTA ARENA (some say you can still smell smoke...)
PLAYA NARANJOS
PLAYA NARANJOS
LOOKS LIKE SOME CAMpingerVAILABLE NEXT TO BOB Y SUSAN'S LIGHTHOUSE CASITAS
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!!STING RAY WARNING!!
The Bay is full of skates. Be very careful when wading or touching the bottom when swimming. You don't want to step on one of these guys. Cuidado.
STING RAY - SKATE HABITAT best to avoid these sargasso areas. There are about 10 skates in this photo...somewhere.
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David K
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GREAT PHOTOS ROGER!!!
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BAJACAT
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I hope there still room there for me, i will be there in a few weeks. Thanks Roger for your updates...
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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Natalie Ann
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I love Bahia Concepcion, Roger. Your pix reminded me why. Thank you.
nena
Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.
.....Oscar Wilde
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Skipjack Joe
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Thanks for the eye candy, Roger.
I really like the shadow in the first picture coming across like that. Shadows are a big part of the essence of baja landscapes to me.
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Pompano
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Preview of things to come...
EASTER CROWDS!  
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k-rico
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Those Easter crowds look like something I want to stay away from. I've had to delay, delay, and delay again my 2 week winter trip south to Bahia
Concepcion. Now it looks like the earliest I can do it is March 14 through 28.
Easter is April 4. Will I be sneaking in before the crowds? I really don't like crowds and they don't like me - two dogs that bark at everything that
moves - we're lousy neighbors.
Maybe it's best to wait until mid April. For us and everyone else, the fewer people the better.
What do you think?
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Packoderm
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| Quote: | Originally posted by k-rico
Those Easter crowds look like something I want to stay away from. I've had to delay, delay, and delay again my 2 week winter trip south to Bahia
Concepcion. Now it looks like the earliest I can do it is March 14 through 28.
Easter is April 4. Will I be sneaking in before the crowds? I really don't like crowds and they don't like me - two dogs that bark at everything that
moves - we're lousy neighbors.
Maybe it's best to wait until mid April. For us and everyone else, the fewer people the better.
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You can find a peaceful place to camp even during the Easter weekend holiday, but you'll need to be creative about your location. You can find a place
away from the crowds if you move inland. It can be anywhere from 5 to 25 miles down a dirt road away from the shore.
Oh, and sorry to Pompano for the hijack. I appreciate the beach camping photos more than you can know.
[Edited on 3/7/2010 by Packoderm]
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David K
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There's the other side of Concepcion Bay... bet you don't have crowds there.. and you can still be on the water!
Packo: 5-10 miles inland to avoid crowds??? That's extreme... You could be 1/2 mile inland and not see a soul... that's pretty harsh desert.
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jahImpala3
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Thanx for the update!
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Pompano
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Easter Madness centers around Playa Santispac & Playa Coyote. Avoid those.
Drive around and check out the others first.
South - North in the Bay:
Playas Sur, Armenta, Perla, Requeson, Jaiba, Aqua Caliente, Burros, Cocos, Escondido, Posada, Santispac (annex), off highway to Arena, Naranjos, and
north up the beach to Mulege.
Just below the micro-tower is a nice little beach that is almost always deserted. One of the closest to Mulege, too. There is a good trail off the
highway. We had a lot of fun there many years ago...It's called Lover's Beach...Playa del Amor. 
You will find something to yourself.
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Packoderm
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Actually, the 25 miles inland is a bit of a joke. I wouldn't mind trying to camp in the thick of the partying action if I could go there with my
drinking friends. The crowds should scare away the stingrays, so hopefully romping around in the water should be safer. If I had the money, I'd hire a
live banda group for a nighttime concert party and pig-roast. There should be portable toilets for the large crowds. I won't go there with my son
during SS though. I would want to party the whole time, and I would neglect him.
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David K
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There are some petroglyphs around there, however!
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willyAirstream
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I feel like a pompano groupy, but thanks once again! Your photos tell so much about the area and your comments are very helpful ( and funny!)
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pompano
LOOKS LIKE SOME CAMpingerVAILABLE NEXT TO BOB Y SUSAN'S LIGHTHOUSE CASITAS
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Looks like a new fence at the Lighthouse ??
What is the new palapa development to the north ?
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Bob and Susan
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pretty good eye diver...
had too many people driving to the water when guests were out front
...too dangerous
i'm still in compliance though
you can walk thru openings on both sides
just NO CARS
and there is a drive thru too for boats
...its disquised (sp)
the property just north is "for sale"
the owner thinks it will go faster with palapas on it
they look pretty nice
very mexican
no water no toilets
the guard has maps and info
wrong time to sell
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DianaT
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For some reason your photo of the volleyball beach is not coming up---just the image shack address?
I was going to show it to my son. In your last report I could see his truck parked there and he sure wishes he was still there. It is his favorite
place to camp on that bay because with the access not as easy, there are never very many campers.
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Diver
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The fence looks nice, Bob.
It gives some definition to the property.
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Bob and Susan,
Depending where we end up on the Bay, you'll have to come over to the apocalyptomobile for some cold ones. Hopefully rolling in around the 17th.
Hope you like evil kids, as we have two.
You gonna eat that?
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