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playa requeson or coyote or san buenventura

honda tom - 4-9-2011 at 10:08 AM

taking the wife and the twin girls (age 8) on their first trip to BCS. Planning on a night in san quintin and Ignacio and several in Loreto. Usually with the normal trip is to burn straight down to Loreto.... but I thought they would really enjoy a night on the beach at conception. We will have limited camping supplies.. (bags, lights,coolers and tent. So food would be a plus. Need some input from the Nomads on the +and-'s of playa Requeson, Playa coyote, or the hotel at Buenaventura. Thanks in advance

Pompano - 4-9-2011 at 10:15 AM

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Originally posted by honda tom
taking the wife and the twin girls (age 8) on their first trip to BCS. Planning on a night in san quintin and Ignacio and several in Loreto. Usually with the normal trip is to burn straight down to Loreto.... but I thought they would really enjoy a night on the beach at conception. We will have limited camping supplies.. (bags, lights,coolers and tent. So food would be a plus. Need some input from the Nomads on the +and-'s of playa Requeson, Playa coyote, or the hotel at Buenaventura. Thanks in advance


Because of your limitations, I think you would like a night camping on any of the following sandy camping beaches. All close together in the Bay of Conception.

Santispac - has cafe
Coco
Escondido
Burros - has cafe
Coyote - has cafe/small grocery store... within walking distance. 1/2 mile or so.


Have fun! The kids will remember it for a lifetime!!

[Edited on 4-9-2011 by Pompano]

David K - 4-9-2011 at 10:20 AM

Stay away from the hotel at San Buenaventura... or check it out very vey well if you must. Some luxury at a fair price is Bob & Susan's Playa Frambes Lighthouse Resort at the north part of the bay... a freshwater swimming pool included! We like El Requeson for camping on the sand, on the water. Just south is Playa La Perla with palapa rooms on the beach... noisy fisermen in the morning before dawn, however when we were there in July.

http://vivabaja.com/709 for photos of Playa Frambes, Playa La Perla, and the rest of our trip. http://vivabaja.com/707 for photos of El Requeson when we camped there.

Bob H - 4-9-2011 at 10:21 AM

Only my opinion... Playa Coyote for sure! Lots of palapas to park next to and enjoy the waterfront there. El Requeson would be a close second, but it can get windy there and no palapas at all.

We absolute love Playa Coyote!!

Pompano - 4-9-2011 at 10:29 AM

Stay at Coyote. Come visit. I'm in the neighborhood...

norte - 4-9-2011 at 11:02 AM

When was the last time you stayed at Buenaventura?
Be careful of any beach camping in Mexico where there are not other people around to help.
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Originally posted by David K
Stay away from the hotel at San Buenaventura... or check it out very vey well if you must. Some luxury at a fair price is Bob & Susan's Playa Frambes Lighthouse Resort at the north part of the bay... a freshwater swimming pool included! We like El Requeson for camping on the sand, on the water. Just south is Playa La Perla with palapa rooms on the beach... noisy fisermen in the morning before dawn, however when we were there in July.

http://vivabaja.com/709 for photos of Playa Frambes, Playa La Perla, and the rest of our trip. http://vivabaja.com/707 for photos of El Requeson when we camped there.

David K - 4-9-2011 at 06:01 PM

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Originally posted by norte
When was the last time you stayed at Buenaventura?
Be careful of any beach camping in Mexico where there are not other people around to help.


Quote:
Originally posted by David K
Stay away from the hotel at San Buenaventura... or check it out very vey well if you must. Some luxury at a fair price is Bob & Susan's Playa Frambes Lighthouse Resort at the north part of the bay... a freshwater swimming pool included! We like El Requeson for camping on the sand, on the water. Just south is Playa La Perla with palapa rooms on the beach... noisy fisermen in the morning before dawn, however when we were there in July.

http://vivabaja.com/709 for photos of Playa Frambes, Playa La Perla, and the rest of our trip. http://vivabaja.com/707 for photos of El Requeson when we camped there.


I would never stay there... for reason so well told here on Nomad over the years. So from one amigo to another, I give a warning as this Nomad may have not seen all the warnings over the years. I did add to check it out very well, if he wanted to stay there... good advice for any strange place, don't you think?

bajajazz - 4-10-2011 at 10:22 AM

To El Coyote I would add El Pabellon, a beach camp on the Pacific side about 12 miles south of San Quintin. Small grocery store and firewood available at the entrance, just off the highway.

Kind of funky but an okay and inexpensive place to overnight is Camacho's RV park at San Lucas Cove, about 15 Kilometers south of Santa Rosalia. Two grocery stores at the entrance. At all of these places fishermen will wander through, offering fresh catch of the day at very reasonable prices. Also vegetable venders operating out of pickup trucks.

El Coyote is our favorite camping beach. It gets dark there early though, so carrying some firewood is a good idea. The noseeums can be a bit of a bother, so bug spray and mosquito netting are recommended. The night sky at all of these places is a joy to behold. And yeah, the kids will never forget it.

BajaBlanca - 4-10-2011 at 04:29 PM

I hear the weather is great right now and the ocean water is at 70 degrees .... sounds so perfect - have fun !!

Marc - 4-10-2011 at 06:55 PM

Santispac has eats & showers.

roundtuit - 4-10-2011 at 07:09 PM

Alot of your stay depends on what dates are you planning on being here. As Semana Santa(Easter Week) has alot to do on which beaches are crowded or not.
Check for info from the nomads who live here. Comments welcome on beach activity

805gregg - 4-10-2011 at 07:54 PM

I would go to playa Requeson in the morning, tell them you want to stay for the day, and check it out. If it looks like it's got other campers that are nice, stay, if not go to a local hotel. At Cotote, you need a low tide or a large 4x4 to get to the beach, you will run through salt water to get there.

David K - 4-11-2011 at 09:20 AM

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Originally posted by 805gregg
I would go to playa Requeson in the morning, tell them you want to stay for the day, and check it out. If it looks like it's got other campers that are nice, stay, if not go to a local hotel. At Cotote, you need a low tide or a large 4x4 to get to the beach, you will run through salt water to get there.





wilderone - 4-11-2011 at 09:32 AM

"At Cotote, you need a low tide or a large 4x4 to get to the beach, you will run through salt water to get there."

You musta come in through the back door or something. You can drive on dirt trails right off the highway, to the beach (possibly just a bit of mud which may have accumulated in flat ponds either because of extreme tide or rain - but usually dry). You can always camp at Coyote and then "go out" to dinner at Santispac. If this is one of your first days, then bring boiled eggs, fruit, hot dogs (firewood for small fire), chips, sandwich stuff.

BajaBlanca - 4-11-2011 at 12:46 PM

Make sure you pack that firewood well, we had some guests who were turned around at the border 6 months ago because of firewook - talk about being upset .....