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Camping at San Ignacio Lagoon

DianaT - 1-11-2010 at 07:39 PM

We always stay at a small hotel in San Ignacio and just drive out to the lagoon to whale watch, but this year we are considering camping.

We know there are the expensive packages for camping at the lagoon, but does any one know if it is possible to just drive out and camp out there for a reasonable fee?

rts551 - 1-11-2010 at 07:45 PM

Its 53.6 miles. let me get some pictures for you. And there is lots of space to camp. did you need a hook up

Marla Daily - 1-11-2010 at 08:25 PM

Last whale season we camped for several nights at the water's edge in our camper with our dogs—free of charge—just past Kuyima. It was lovely!

Pescador - 1-11-2010 at 08:25 PM

You can contact Kuyima and see what their rates are for the small cabinas that they have out there and they also do a family style meal in one of the bigger palapas. You can google them and they do great trips for the whales.

DianaT - 1-11-2010 at 08:41 PM

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Originally posted by rts551
Its 53.6 miles. let me get some pictures for you. And there is lots of space to camp. did you need a hook up


Well, I guess we can wing it without the hook up---maybe not use the ice maker in our new rig. :biggrin:



Thanks to you other two---we will check it out.

surfer jim - 1-11-2010 at 08:52 PM

Nice rig there DianaT....if you really owned that you could just buy BAJA...kick the narcos out and charge EVERYBODY an entrance fee....at least that is what I would do....:lol:

DianaT - 1-11-2010 at 09:00 PM

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Originally posted by surfer jim
Nice rig there DianaT....if you really owned that you could just buy BAJA...kick the narcos out and charge EVERYBODY an entrance fee....at least that is what I would do....:lol:


Not a bad idea----want to buy it? :lol::lol:

bajajudy - 1-12-2010 at 07:50 AM

Are you a member of Discover Travel Club?
I believe that they have some camp sites available for members....not totally sure on that though. It would be worth checking out as I believe that they are all the way at the end of the road, so to speak. You would be able to hear and see the whales from your camp site.

capt. mike - 1-12-2010 at 08:38 AM

campo cortez is pretty nice too. all the amenities.
south of Kuyima.

wilderone - 1-12-2010 at 08:59 AM

No need for a campsite/campground - plenty of places to camp. Set up your camp and find the concessionaire the night before to make arrangements for the next morning.
We camped on a windy bluff a couple nights, apparently an indigenous habitation site. Found pot sherds, beads and other stuff.

DianaT - 1-12-2010 at 09:01 AM

Thanks for the suggestions for camping. We will check them out.

bajabound2005 - 1-12-2010 at 09:17 AM

windy at night; very, very windy so be prepared!

rts551 - 1-12-2010 at 09:21 AM

Diane

Continue the loop after watching the whales. Come out in Loreto. Lots of neat things to see








Sorry I don't have a mileage log for you

mtgoat666 - 1-12-2010 at 09:29 AM

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Originally posted by DianaT
We always stay at a small hotel in San Ignacio and just drive out to the lagoon to whale watch, but this year we are considering camping.

We know there are the expensive packages for camping at the lagoon, but does any one know if it is possible to just drive out and camp out there for a reasonable fee?


Kuyima has campsites, plus you can use their showers/banos, and partake of their restaurant if it's windy and you're not in a mood to cook in wind (it's "always" windy at la laguna)

Ken Bondy - 1-12-2010 at 09:52 AM

Diane as mentioned Kuyima has nice campsites and also an area with little raised huts if you really want some civilization (and to get out of the wind). We stayed there (in the huts) a few years ago. They had clean pit toilets and solar showers, all in all a good experience. ++Ken++