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ahea
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Bahia Soledad
Hola Nomads,
We just got back from a Baja Norte adventure. On the way back to Ensenada we followed directions from the Surfer's Guide to Baja by Mike Parise to
Bahia Soledad. We found the bay, absolutely stunning, and like many others who have attempted the drive found the beach inaccessible. We found a
beautiflul little off grid home and private property signs and a gate blocking beach access.
I'm posting this out of friendly curiosity about the story of this bay. Do any of you know its history, past and current? can it still be accessed and
surfed? I've read several posts now on BajaNomad forums and it seems that maybe someone on this forum now owns this place? Or does Josh have the key?
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Lobsterman
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http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=5923
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geraldalexander7
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Welcome
Welcome ahea!
Can post some pics?
Is this put on the road near Puerto Santo Tomas?
Facebook.com/Gerald Beltran
Casas & Condos for rent in La Paz...$100US per/month.....Daily & weekly rates also.
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ahea
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Thanks lobsterman, I’ve read this thread already, it’s from 2004 so I was curious if there’s any more current information. It’s just such a
bummer to roll up to this place, get so close and get so shut down. With all due respect to the owner, it would be incredible to be able to
respectfully camp down there and keep it hush hush.
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Nice coastal kayak daytrip, if you got skills in swells and beach landings in surf.
You can get to bahia soledad, by paddling north from santo tomas river mouth
Also, if you are into longer distance paddling, you can paddle south from la bufadora.
the entire coast in this area is great kayaking, but requires some skill launching/landing in surf.
try a kayak tour from victor leon who has the beach location campground south of la bufadora. on a quiet-surf day in summer, great coastline to play
around in the rocks for a kayak beginner
Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
Prefered gender pronoun: the royal we
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ahea
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Mmm, yea, or sail.
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David K
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2003 Baja Almanac folding map:
2010 AAA folding map:
CalTopo Zoom-In:
Have a plane? There's a landing field along the beach there!
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Don Jorge
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On the south side of the bay near to where the seasonal steam ingresses to the Pacific sits a rock just offshore in maybe 10-15ft of water depending
on the tide of course. Also depending on the tide is a fun break near the rock, but it is very tide and conditions dependent spot.
Always reminded us of the break at California Hotel near El Sauzal. Not a great break but fun sometimes. We used to launch the panga in El Sauzal and
fish Soledad for calico bass often in the late 80s to the mid 90s. Great calico bass fishing was the norm and white seabass too when the spawn was
on.
After a wet winter, which we used to have more of it seems, the bay was a beautiful place and casting for calicos in the lush kelp forests with the
verdant green hills as a backdrop always made one feel lucky to be there.
Boats sure are a pain in the arse but they get one to places which others cannot access and often the reward justifies owning boats. Sometimes.
�And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry
years. It was always that way.�― John Steinbeck
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"Nature bats last." Doug "Hayduke" Peac-ck
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JZ
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Take a Zodiac. Easy to land on the beach. Bring your surf board.
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Shorty:
You ever beached your zodiac thru big surf?
Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
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ahea
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So could people drive to the beach prior to 2001 when the Baja surf guide was written?
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JZ
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Kept my boat on the Pacific for 4 years before moving it to MX. Did probably a 100 runs out of Ventura to the Channel Islands and up to Santa
Barbara. Did many runs from San Diego to Ensenada.
Would take friends into the surf on the Zodiac and land on the beach.
It's fun as hell ride it out from the beach and jumping some big waves. You've got to be quick and time it well to get it out, and drop the engine.
[Edited on 12-2-2020 by JZ]
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David K
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As the maps showed, yes!
19 years ago is a long time.
More and more Baja is being closed... never pass an opportunity to see the wonders there.
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I'm sure some, beside me, will find it humorous that, in the last 45 days, Mexico strengthened its laws guaranteeing beach access for the public.
AMLO made a big deal about this in late October. He claimed persons or corporations could be fined something like one million pesos and lose their
permit to operate just back of the tidal zone.
But, as is usually the case with Mexican laws, no one is interested in enforcing them. 
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It is kind of like the deal at Puertecitos; the hot springs are in the federal zone and are between high and low tide lines. However, to get to the
hot springs, you must drive across the property, and that costs 200 pesos last time I was there (Dec. 2016), even if for 10 minutes to take photos,
lol!
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ahea
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I would pay to access Soledad.
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RocketJSquirrel
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You can access that area or get damn close to it, via moto or agile 4x4, from the "old dump road" just past Vonny's Fishing in the Campo La Jolla area
(on the way to La Bufadora). Turn left toward Arborlitos and left at the old campground. Follow the ridgeline to where you are forced to turn right
(as the road to the peak with the signal equipment is gated). From there you head down to the beach. Not many directions are needed as you can see
where you need to go. Then just follow the beach south. There are some steep inclines up out of the assorted washes that empty to the sea. A skilled
moto rider and/or 4x4 person would probably do okay.
I don't don't know formal directions, but you can kind of intuit where to go as you are up on the top of the peninsula most of the time and once down
on the beach - just head south. I've seen old 50s-60s Chevy pickups back in there, so there much be an easier road.
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Quote: Originally posted by RocketJSquirrel  | You can access that area or get damn close to it, via moto or agile 4x4, from the "old dump road" just past Vonny's Fishing in the Campo La Jolla area
(on the way to La Bufadora). Turn left toward Arborlitos and left at the old campground. Follow the ridgeline to where you are forced to turn right
(as the road to the peak with the signal equipment is gated). From there you head down to the beach. Not many directions are needed as you can see
where you need to go. Then just follow the beach south. There are some steep inclines up out of the assorted washes that empty to the sea. A skilled
moto rider and/or 4x4 person would probably do okay.
I don't don't know formal directions, but you can kind of intuit where to go as you are up on the top of the peninsula most of the time and once down
on the beach - just head south. I've seen old 50s-60s Chevy pickups back in there, so there much be an easier road.
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I've poke around that area a bit and getting to Soledad from the north by truck would be a crazy fun adventure.
[Edited on 12-3-2020 by nbentley1]
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RocketJSquirrel
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Crazy fun is what it is all about, no? That's why I'm here.
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Ride Naked!
[Edited on 12-3-2020 by RocketJSquirrel]
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ahea
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That sounds radical RocketJ! Great idea and info.
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