Rancho El Coyote

Hi Folks,

Here are some photos from my trip up to Rancho El Coyote located on the road to San Pedro Martir National Park. I highly recommend staying here. The air was clean and fresh, the evenings nice and cool and the area was gorgeous. It was nice to get away from the flies of the coast. Most of all, the hosts were incredibly hospitable, friendly and just downright nice.

To get there follow the signs from San Telmo for the San Pedro Martir National Park. Once you're on the road you can't miss it.



The drive to the ranch is gorgeous and you'll climb high into the mountains but be very careful and try not to get distracted by the scenery.



I counted 5 road cows on my drive up one of which ran in front of the bus right down the middle of the road.



After about 50 Km's you'll come to a turn off for Rancho El Coyote. Don't be put off by the fact that it's a dirt road. It was a very smooth ride into the ranch.



After 8 Km's on the dirt road you'll eventually come to the ranch. This is a working ranch with a herd of about 800 free range cattle. The ranch offers hunting, fishing, hiking and just relaxation.



If you're lucky you'll be greeted by Esteban Meling whose family owns both Rancho el Coyote and Meling ranch back on the main road. The land has been in their family for over 100 years.



You can camp here for 100 pesos per person or take one of the cabins. I think I was quoted $35. I found a great little spot to park the bus down by the fire pit and setup for the night.



There were bathrooms across the little bridge and more up by the house. They were immaculately clean and the hot water was nice after a week of showering in the brackish water at San Quintin. You can drink the water out of the taps if you want.



There are no hookups here and wifi is available if needed but it's very slow and expensive for them so they normally don't advertise it. Firewood was laid out at all the camp spots as well...a very nice touch.



The restaurant is great and accommodating as well. There are no menus, just ask what they have available.



As a vegetarian I asked for breakfast without meat and they laid out a spread that could have fed 4 people. This is only part of it, there was more to come. I was even given my own thermos of coffee.



There are lots of critters around the ranch. I had adopted two puppies that had found there way there from another ranch and were waiting for the owner to come and pick them up.



Remember though, if you feed them....



I also got a chuckle out of the confused cow who thought he was a goat to the point where he tried to mount one of them. The goat was none too impressed.



I have no idea what this thing is. It looks like a cross between a turkey, a chicken and a duck.



I had to drive back to the US to replace a camera that I lost in the Bay of San Quintin but I think I'll be heading back up to the ranch as well as the park so I'll post more photos and video then.

No kidding, David! Much agreed...

Thanks for taking the time to post the report and pics. They were most enjoyable.

Awesome. That's the whole reason I'm down here working on this travel doc, to show people that there's so much more to Mexico than all inclusives. I'm kind of preaching to the choir on this forum though. Still, glad some of you are seeing something new. It's all new to me.

I don't eat it but if I did I'd much prefer beef from a cow that was raised on this ranch as opposed to being raised in a feed lot. Their cows just looked healthier. I stayed at a friends place for a few weeks and he was right down the road from a feed lot. It's one of the most disgusting looking and awful smelling places I've ever seen.

Thanks for the info on the duck.

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Originally posted by Wanderglobe I don't eat it but if I did I'd much prefer beef from a cow that was raised on this ranch as opposed to being raised in a feed lot. Their cows just looked healthier. I stayed at a friends place for a few weeks and he was right down the road from a feed lot. It's one of the most disgusting looking and awful smelling places I've ever seen. Thanks for the info on the duck.

Enjoy this web page with details on the trout of Baja and how Utt with a Meling transplanted the species into other Baja streams and above the San Antonio waterfall.: http://www.scottdonaghe.com/articles/bc_trout/bctrout.html

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