A-OK - 10-4-2004 at 02:47 PM
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David K - 10-4-2004 at 04:30 PM
From north to south, there are 5 establishments.
1) Papa Fernandez... on the north end of Bahia San Luis Gonzaga (erroneously called Willard Bay by some) private homes, but open camping over the hill
on Punta Willard, east from the restaurant there (see photo of John Wayne with Papa).
2) Alfonsina's... on the sand spit that connects to the island at low tide, south side of circular Gonzaga Bay, private homes, motel, restaurant (good
shrimp and fish meals), no real camping areas unless you know a homeowner there... photo taken there... owns Pemex on main road, if closed, go next
door to Rancho Grande for gas.
3) Rancho Grande... palapas just south of Alfonsina's property or open beach camping... store on main road.
4) Campo Beluga... palapa camping (this may be the place to go, check it out) at 1.2 mi. south of Rancho Grande.
5) Punta Final... private homes at the south end of Ensenada de San Francisquito (the larger of the two bays), but everyone just calls it Gonzaga!
Gonzaga is not that busy... I go there every Thanksgiving (or have the last two)...
Here are area site seeing photos:
http://vivabaja.com/1102/page2.html
http://vivabaja.com/1103 and also several of Alfonsina's place at http://timsbaja.com
unless he's built some more, all the palapas
capt. mike - 10-4-2004 at 04:46 PM
at rancho grande have converted to leases and he is leased up. Beluga is your only real option IMO.
A-OK - 10-4-2004 at 08:50 PM
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synch - 11-15-2004 at 09:52 AM
Isn't Nov-Dec typically dicey weather there?
depends.........how much do you like wind??
capt. mike - 11-15-2004 at 11:39 AM
for 3 days in a row before it settles for a few, then back to it.
Camping Gonzaga
Butch - 11-15-2004 at 01:09 PM
All camps mentioned are good. "Dicey" weather info also good. Have been there many times. Snowed on the beach with big time winds in the early 70's.
Can also be calm with temps of 85 plus. Watch weather radar, have a good one.
David K - 11-15-2004 at 08:33 PM
the photo above was taken Thanksgiving, 2003. NO WIND (that weekend)!
Butch...
Mike Humfreville - 11-15-2004 at 09:42 PM
I remember that it snowed at Bahia de Los Angeles (La Gringa, actually) in an winter in that same timeframe. Who'da thought?
#1 - 11-15-2004 at 09:54 PM
Got caught in the rain T-day 2002. Had to jump in the water so I wouldn't get wet.
David K - 11-16-2004 at 12:38 AM
Yes, Thanksgiving 2002, the year before my photo was wet one day and night! That year Chris and I explored some of the area's fascinating sites: http://vivabaja.com/1102/page2.html
4baja - 11-16-2004 at 05:53 AM
can be very windy and dusty, if your bringing a truck better to have a shell so you can get out of the wind. 
A-OK - 11-16-2004 at 01:52 PM
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A-OK - 11-16-2004 at 01:56 PM
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