LH1 - 5-16-2026 at 10:14 PM
My first time on the forums here, hooray me!
Anyway I am planning out a moto trip (mostly dirt roads) with my son in a couple of weeks, and one of our stops will be Santa Rosaliita. We will need
a few gallons before moving on.
I am good with roadside moonshine; but I'm struggling to find any info about Santa Rosaliita.
Any suggestions welcome! thanks
Tioloco - 5-16-2026 at 10:20 PM
Sounds fun and welcome to Bajanomads.
You should be able to buy a few gallons from somebody in town. Will just have to ask around a bit. Try the panga guys first
BooJumMan - 5-17-2026 at 12:44 PM
I haven't been through there in over 10 years, but there was a sign in town that said "Gas" from what I can remember. It was next to the mini market.
surfhat - 5-17-2026 at 12:54 PM
With the many more choices to fuel up compared to when it was a genuine
consideration, you should have no worries.
I once drove down a vehicle to the East Cape that had a little over a
two hundred mile range. 250 at the most.
These days we all have enough stations to never be a consideration with a little planning ahead.
Antonio's in El Rosario is never missed for a last fill up on my way south for the next couple of hundred miles, as much as for his dedication to
providing rescue in the Valle de Cirios if ever needed.
Bravo Antonio. Thank you for your dedication to us travelers through your always appreciated desert region.
I never fail to stop somewhere around the Catavina area to breath in that pure desert air. It is invigorating every time. Stop and smell the roses
applies to this, thankfully still, region
May it always remain so. A sanctuary like this deserves respect. There are so few untouched areas remaining within our reach like what Baja provides.
I have felt the same sentiment from my first time camping at Quatro Casas in the spring of '73.
A year later at the same spot, the Baja 1,000 roared by a hundred yards away from the bluff top surf view I was at. Sure glad they weren't any closer.
Being upwind was much appreciated.
Gas availability should not be an issue these days with a little foresight. I don't recall ever needing to use the spare gas cans I had at the time. I
always made sure to use them before crossing the border north.
LH1 - 5-17-2026 at 01:23 PM
I was going more frequently in 2015-2018 and noticed a lot of new Pemex's being built.
I didn't go for a few years, and started again in 2024. Since then, I have noticed a LOT of the stations are closed, and places that used to have gas
no longer do. For example the Pemex in Santo Tomas. There were many like that. Did something specific change?
surfhat - 5-17-2026 at 03:25 PM
LH1 Opening up the market for other than Pemex has been a huge factor.
Some longtime Pemex stations have shut down. That is due to competition from other suppliers as much as anything.
Some of these suppliers even claim their fuel is Top Tier grade. I look for those first when the need arises.