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US 41
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Any truck stops / rest areas in Baja?
This might be strange to some people, but when I travel across the US, Canada, and mainland Mexico I have been known to camp out in my car at various
truck stops and rest areas. I was sort of wondering if there are any good truck stops along Highways 1 and 5 throughout the Peninsula. Surely the
truckers sleep somewhere right?
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SFandH
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Large PEMEX stations are a good place to spend the night in a camper/trailer.
We've stayed at the Los Pinos station, a bit south of San Quintin, a couple of times.
Because of security concerns I wouldn't recommend just pulling off to the side of the road.
Lots of truckers stay in their trucks at small restaurants along the road.
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.... but no truck stops or rest areas as you know them in Canada and USA..... reply above is sensible advice.
Don't believe everything you think....
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On the toll highways, which are in the north border corridor and to Ensenada. They are at or near the toll gates. They are not roomy or as large as
those north of the border.
Travel in Baja is not at all like north of the border... in many other ways, it is better!
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What are you driving?
Unless you are driving an RV, or towing something large, you can usually find a hidden spot near the highway. I like following an arroyo, an old
detour, gravel pit, or ranch road to find a "rest area", but it is tough to do after the sun goes down!
On my first trip to Bahia Asuncion, I was running late, and didn't get there until after dark. I asked the Pemex station where I could camp, and they
showed me what they thought was a safe spot right next to the station.
The next morning, I realized that I was just about a stones throw from the campground I was looking for, Shari's Campo Sirena!
[Edited on 6-9-2021 by AKgringo]
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US 41
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Thanks for all the awesome responses! I drove to Mazatlan a few years ago from Texas and found a few Pemex truck stops along the way. On the autopista
between Torreon and Durango (city) there were several "oasis's" as we'd call them in the Midwest that had gasoline and a c-store right on the tollway.
I spent 2 nights at the one in Cuencame, once on the way to Mazatlan and once on the way back to Texas.
I've actually found quite a few truck stops with showers in the mainland of Mexico using Google Maps. Interestingly enough the Mexican way to say
shower is regadera, rather than ducha. So when you read reviews on GM that are automatically translated about the truck stops, the phrase "watering
cans" will pop up as a most reviewed subject. Watering cans in this case actually means showers.
Baja seems to be lacking in truck stops, but I did seem to find one just south of CD Constitucion that apparently has showers. Part of my interest in
this subject is that I am actually a truck driver here in the states.
And I won't be in an RV, just a little 4 door car.
[Edited on 6-10-2021 by US 41]
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There are a bunch of very inexpensive motels all over Hwy 1.
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Pemex La Cuesta at the foot of La Rumorosa is a truck stop, great showers
Harald Pietschmann
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AKGringo, the pemex is indeed RIGHT there by Campo Sirena LOL
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I just looked it up on Google Maps and that looks like the kind of place I would stay at in my truck on a regular basis. Got to love the old school
truck stops with real restaurants in them still. I'll definitely be checking that place out when I drive through La Rumorosa this winter.
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I recall seen showers for truckers at El Descanso, some 40-50 miles south of El Rosario, and at Mauricio´s in Nvo. Rosarito. The parking lot its big
enough to acomodate several trucks for the night.
Also north of La Paz, dont know the exact name of the place, just passing El Centenario, they offer the whole package: showers, drugs and lot lizards
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Some of the small hotels have a price for a shower only, many are posted out front.
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Well I found 5 truck stops total in all of Baja.
*Pemex La Cuesta Rest Area - just east of La Rumorosa; thanks to 4X4abc
*VP Fuels / Pemex - located in Villa Alberto which is about 50 miles southeast of Guerrero Negro on MX 1. Not sure if it has showers though.
*Pemex- located in Cd Insurgentes. Doesn't seem to have showers but has huge lot for trucks and RVs.
*Servicio Truck Stop - located in Cd Constitucion. One reviewer on Google Maps said they have showers.
* Pemex- located on southside of La Paz. A couple of reviewers said that they have showers and one mentioned that they also had laundry.
Unfortunately there weren't a lot of reviews for the 4 in Baja Sir but I can't imagine that there is a whole lot of truck traffic in those parts
either. In Sonora it seemed like there were more. I'd be curious as to if they sell pocket truck stop locator books in Mexican truck stops like they
do up here in ours. On the mainland it seemed like the most common price for a shower is 40 pesos (2 dollars).
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Truck traffic
Quote; "Unfortunately there weren't a lot of reviews for the 4 in Baja Sir but I can't imagine that there is a whole lot of truck traffic in those
parts either."
I could be wrong, but I don't think any freight comes into the Los Cabos area by sea anymore. That means there has to be a lot of truck traffic from
the port at Pichilinque or down from Baja Norte.
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
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A LOT OF TRUCK TRAFFIC!
in fact, La Paz is building a new highway for the truck traffic, to keep them out of town
the building boom in Los Cabos is not slowing down - it is exploding
Harald Pietschmann
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Quote: Originally posted by US 41  | Well I found 5 truck stops total in all of Baja.
*VP Fuels / Pemex - located in Villa Alberto which is about 50 miles southeast of Guerrero Negro on MX 1. Not sure if it has showers though.
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"almost sure" they do have showers, never needed one there. It looks like it does. Does anyone know if it is a VP station now? I was last there in
12/19, on my way north.
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There are hundreds of places to pull off the highway, including campgrounds for nominal fee, that are way better than staying overnight in a stinky
gas station with traffic and people coming and going. What is your route? Whatever it is, I'll give you 5 spots.
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You can have a really nice motel room for about $40 in El Rosario (Baja Cactus, next to gas station) and in San Ignacio (La Huerta, just past the
mission).
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| Quote: Originally posted by SFandH | Large PEMEX stations are a good place to spend the night in a camper/trailer.
We've stayed at the Los Pinos station, a bit south of San Quintin, a couple of times.
Because of security concerns I wouldn't recommend just pulling off to the side of the road.
Lots of truckers stay in their trucks at small restaurants along the road. |
It appears that the Pinos Station has a shower too.
There's also a restaurant in Punta Prieta called Maria's that is open 24/7 and appears to have shower services for drivers and travelers according to
a couple of reviews on Google Maps.
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Yes, that restaurant is open late for trucker clients. It is on the east side of the highway, south of the entrance paved road into the old village.
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