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Canon de Guadalupe

latinoguy - 11-24-2008 at 10:23 PM

Hello everyone,

First I'd like to say that the information on this board is very useful to those like myself, who although have roots in Mexico, and have travelled through much of its states, can benefit from up to date information on places already covered, or places in baja yet to explore.

With that intro out of the way, what is the status on Canon de Guadalupe? I am planning a family camping trip to San Felipe this Thanksgiving weekend and was wanting to spend Thanksgiving day in Guadalupe Canyon, the Fri or Saturday in San felipe.

I emailed Rob from www.guadalupe-canyon.com/ who said all camps booked from thanksgiving thru the weekend....

Any other campos nearby where I can pitch a tent?
I am willing to make the drive if it is the case, if not, just drive to Felipe and look for a descent campo, set up camp, and enjoy....

FWI, I have a 4WD vehicle, so I can make most roads I need to take to get there..(guadalupe)

David K - 11-25-2008 at 09:00 AM

Go to the Nomad Baja Trip Reports Forum... We were there 3 weeks ago.

Generally we go about 2 times a year and always stay at Arturo's with a reservation through Canyonman Rob.

Yes, there is a campo just above Arturo's, but all the palapas there burned in the fire of last December... I didn't notice much new there. On the left side of the canyon they have been rebuilding palapas since the fire... However, not much privacy anyplace but Arturo's.

More photos in my web site VivaBaja.com at Guadalupe Canyon.

wilderone - 11-25-2008 at 09:20 AM

El Palomar canyon (with hotsprings), and other canyons all along the Sierra Juarez foothills for general camping, hiking. Palms, pictographs, streams. Maybe you can spend a part of the day at Guadalupe for the hotsprings and camp elsewhere, then move on to San Felipe. Or go directly to San Felipe, stopping at the marina for shrimp (!), then go to Matomi Canyon and overnight there. Streams and pools there (not hotsprings). Or you could camp at Agua Caliente outside of Ensenada (off Mex. 3) for hotspring pool, and then on to San Felipe. (??)

David K - 11-25-2008 at 01:09 PM

Or the hot spring in Agua Caliente canyon... southwest from San Felipe/ north of Matomi...

See BajaCat's Matomi thread for details: http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=35477

or http://vivabaja.com/404 for more on the canyons facing Valle Chico.



[Edited on 11-25-2008 by David K]

latinoguy - 11-25-2008 at 03:47 PM

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Originally posted by wilderone
El Palomar canyon (with hotsprings), and other canyons all along the Sierra Juarez foothills for general camping, hiking. Palms, pictographs, streams. Maybe you can spend a part of the day at Guadalupe for the hotsprings and camp elsewhere, then move on to San Felipe. Or go directly to San Felipe, stopping at the marina for shrimp (!), then go to Matomi Canyon and overnight there. Streams and pools there (not hotsprings). Or you could camp at Agua Caliente outside of Ensenada (off Mex. 3) for hotspring pool, and then on to San Felipe. (??)


Cool Thanks, Do you have any GPS Waypoints for places around Palomar Canyon? FYI, I am crossing thru Mexicali, which is the border crossing closest to me.

How Far is Matomi Canyon from San Felipe?

latinoguy - 11-25-2008 at 04:10 PM

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Originally posted by David K
Go to the Nomad Baja Trip Reports Forum... We were there 3 weeks ago.

Generally we go about 2 times a year and always stay at Arturo's with a reservation through Canyonman Rob.

Yes, there is a campo just above Arturo's, but all the palapas there burned in the fire of last December... I didn't notice much new there. On the left side of the canyon they have been rebuilding palapas since the fire... However, not much privacy anyplace but Arturo's.

More photos in my web site VivaBaja.com at Guadalupe Canyon.


Thanks David, it sounds like as long as the other campo is open, I don't need a palapa to set up camp. I just need access to the hot springs so we can take advantage of the warm waters...

I am thinking it is worth a shot, drive into the Canyon, enjoy the hot springs, then find a place to set up camp....

David K - 11-25-2008 at 05:35 PM

Hi again Latino Guy and welcome to Nomad.

There is a ton and a half of details to be found here... many that you seek are in the Trip Reports forum. Use the Nomad search (at the top left of the page) to find info here. You don't need anything more than the subject or the Nomad's name who posted... but not both unless you want to narrow down the search.

On my web site is a ton of info too... either in my trip pages or in the many links to other Baja web sites.

My map of Valle Chico & Matomi has milages on it.

There are 2 main ways to get to Matomi...

1) From the north, west of San Felipe, then south down Valle Chico (the fastest route). 64 miles from Hwy. 5, about 5 miles north of San Felipe (signed Col. Morelia) at the self-storage building.

2) From the Puertecitos highway, 10 miles north of Puertecitos/ 45 miles south of San Felipe, then up Arroyo Matomi 34 miles. That's 79 miles from town to Rancho Matomi.

You could go in from the north and exit out towards Puertecitos, all new driving. My recommendation.

Lot's of photos: Go here to find photos of places in Baja: http://community-2.webtv.net/vivabaja/tours

My last time to Matomi I did the route in reverse, up Matomi wash to the waterfall, then north to San Felipe in Valle Chico: http://vivabaja.com/618 (June, 2006) the Matomi part begins on page 4 of that web page.




[Edited on 11-26-2008 by David K]

David K - 11-25-2008 at 06:02 PM

That map isn't too clear...

Here is the overall San Felipe-Puertecitos area on a 1975 map with my addition of the new highway and Valle Chico, Matomi roads:



Here is the Matomi region (up to Agua Caliente Canyon Hot Spring) and out to the gulf on a 2003 topo map with my road notes added:



This map also helps you to find the canyons north of Matomi: Parral (end of 3.6 mile road), Berrendo (end of 3.0 mile road), Carrizo (end of 2.8 mile road), Agua Caliente (end of 3.9 mile road).

[Edited on 11-26-2008 by David K]

BAJACAT - 11-25-2008 at 10:04 PM

Latino Guy Palomar canyon is 30 miles past Guadalupe canyon going south towards San Felipe Via Laguna Salada, here is the lik from my trip.
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=15078&pag...

Palomar hot pool.JPG - 48kB

David K - 11-26-2008 at 10:35 AM

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Originally posted by BAJACAT
Latino Guy Palomar canyon is 30 miles past Guadalupe canyon going south towards San Felipe Via Laguna Salada, here is the lik from my trip.
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=15078&pag...


Or this shorter link will work too... BajaCat has GPS for Palomar Canyon in there:

http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=15078