Can anyone tell me what the road San Diego to Tacate is like? I will be towing a 35' fifth wheel, about how long will it take to drive from the
Santee rv park to Tecate?Thank you for any information.DianaT - 12-28-2008 at 09:43 AM
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Originally posted by cftlet
Can anyone tell me what the road San Diego to Tacate is like? I will be towing a 35' fifth wheel, about how long will it take to drive from the
Santee rv park to Tecate?Thank you for any information.
I would estimate at least one hour---It is probably not more that 35 miles, but the road from Highway 8, Campo Road, and the 94 are very curvy and you
are towing.
I am assuming the Santee RV Park is in Santee?
Have fun
Diane
[Edited on 12-28-2008 by jdtrotter]vandenberg - 12-28-2008 at 09:56 AM
Unless you have a specific reason ( wine country ?) to take the Tecate-Ensenada route, I would advice to come south through San Ysidro. Lot easier
traveling while towing, easier FMT aquiring and a lot easier drive down to Ensenada on the toll road. Going north Tecate makes sense, but not going
south. And that's not counting the much harder drive getting to the Tecate border. Just my opinion, but I have done both seemingly a million times.David K - 12-28-2008 at 10:40 AM
It is a 2 lane country road with a passing lane section or two... used by 18 wheelers all the time going to Tecate... As vandenberg says, and I agree
it is silly to go to the top of the mountain just to come back to sea level again... if you are going south... unless you want to visit wineries.
Southbound, cross at Otay and use Hwy. 201 (BLVD. 2000) to avoid most of TJ traffic or cross at San Ysidro and follow signs to 1-D, Playas de Tijuana
for the toll road south.
Coming home is another story... then the Tecate detour is often worth the extra 35 miles or so.
