Hi My friends,
We are leaving for Gonzaga on March 9th. What knowledge do you have that would help us with our trip. We are taking one vehicle, want to fish and see
the land. Is there a hotel in Gonzaga or strictly camping.Any info you have would be great! We will go to San Felipe first, which we have done many
times. South of that will all be new to us. Any other Nomads in the area??
[Edited on 2-25-2012 by David K]David K - 2-25-2012 at 12:51 PM
Here is a road log from San Felipe to Laguna Chapala, via Gonzaga. From La Mision, you could go to Gonzaga from the north or the south and make it a
loop trip to see the most!
The following road log was made on the July 4th weekend, 2011.
MILE / KM. Marker
0.0 San Felipe (Traffic Circle by Pemex stations, south turn)
0.8 Pemex station and market on south side of town
6.0 Left Turn off Airport Road, Km. 0
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(add 6.0 miles to following for distance from traffic circle)
The next 45 miles are well paved, but many short, steep and unmarked dips will require reduced speed to avoid damage.
0.0 / Km. 0 Airport Road/ Puertecitos Road Jcn.
12.5 / Km. 20-21 Rancho Percebu Road
15.7 / Km. 26+ Shell Island Road
18.6 / Km. 31 Bahia Santa Maria Road
19.3 / Km. 32+ Nuevo Mazatlan Road
21.5 / Km. 35.5 Colonia Delicias (markets/ restaurants)
29.6 / Km. 49 El Coloradito Road
32.8 / Km. 54 Campo Cristina Road
35.4 / Km. 58.5 Los Olivos Road
36.1 / Km. 60 Arroyo Matomi
36.3 Rancho San Rafael (well)
43.4 / Km. 72 Playa Destiny
44.9 / Km. 74+ PUERTECITOS (paved) Road
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The newest paved additions to Hwy. 5 are well engineered, wide and are designed and signed for high speed. However, frequent rock slides onto pavement
require caution.
0.0 / Km. 74+ Puertecitos Road
5.0 / Km. 83 Bahia Cristina
6.1 / Km. 84.5 La Costilla
7.2 mine road
16.4 El Huerfanito Road
18.9 Bridge at previous end of pavement (July 2010)
20.1 / Km. 311 Change of Km. markers, distance from Mexicali
23.6 / Km. 317
24.1 / Km. 318 END OF PAVED DRIVE JULY 3, 2011, detour onto older road, regraded smooth. Pavement ends just ahead on new roadbed.
25.5 Okie Landing site.
32.0 END OF NEW ROAD CONSTRUCTION and end of smooth dirt detour on older road. *APPROX. END OF PAVED DRIVE JAN. 1, 2012
32.4 Campo Delfines Road
35.6 Las Encantadas Road
37.7 Punta Bufeo Road
42.4 Papa Fernandez' Road, roadbed south of here is better/ faster.
43.6 Miltary Checkpoint
45.0 GONZAGA BAY PEMEX/ ALFONSINA'S ROAD/ RANCHO GRANDE MARKET (Pemex closed from 2-4 pm for siesta)
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0.0 Gonzaga Bay Pemex
1.2 Road left to Campo Beluga (2.0 mi.) and El Sacrificio (4.2 mi.)
7.1 Road right to Las Palmitas Oasis (4.7 mi.) and Santa Maria Canyon (4.0 mi.).
14.4 First Boojum Trees on Hwy. 5.
14.6 La Turquesa Canyon Road, right.
18.4 Las Arrastras (site) Road, right.
22.1 Coco's Corner (Puerto Calamajue and Mision Calamajue road left).
34.8 Hwy. 1, Laguna Chapala (Cataviņa is 33 miles north).cjesme - 2-26-2012 at 04:32 PM
desertcpl and David K, you two are the best! I do not think we will need anything else except to get started! I can't wait to see another new part of
Baja.
I am a Baja lover and can't imagine living anywhere else!!!
CarlitaDavid K - 2-26-2012 at 06:27 PM
De nada... and if there is anything else we can help with... just ask!mrfatboy - 2-26-2012 at 06:29 PM
Great info. Does anybody know what the motel room and beach camping costs are per night. I'm looking at doing the same trip in a couple of months.
I never been there. Looking forward to itDavid K - 2-26-2012 at 06:58 PM
The motel is at Alfonsina's and there are cabins at El Sacrificio... upwards from $50 for both places... Alfonsina's is MUCH more desireable.
Camping at Papa Fernandez', Rancho Grande and Campo Beluga... Expect $10-20 range per night. Beluga is nice and has showers (not heated) and flush
toilets.
