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Camping near Jardines

Reas - 7-22-2013 at 05:43 PM

Hi Folks,

On our way back North last year we stayed at Jardines. There was a campground right up the street, does anybody know the name of it or have any contact details? I'm trying a very last minute (this weekend) trip South.

If not that one any campgrounds nearby that you can recommend? We'll be car camping with tent only

Thanks

Lee - 7-22-2013 at 05:46 PM

http://www.losolivosrvpark.com

Stay here. Walk to Jardines.

DianaT - 7-22-2013 at 05:46 PM

Here it is http://www.losolivosrvpark.com/

HAVE FUN

Lee - 7-22-2013 at 05:53 PM

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Originally posted by DianaT
Here it is http://www.losolivosrvpark.com/

HAVE FUN


Neat. We posted at the same minute. Like minds and all that!

Reas - 7-22-2013 at 05:58 PM

That's the one, thank you all :)

Any other campsites around that area as back up? We didn't bring our dog last year but would like to do so this time, is there much hassle with this?


[Edited on 7-23-2013 by Reas]

[Edited on 7-23-2013 by Reas]

David K - 7-22-2013 at 07:19 PM

Some miles north is Posada Don Diego at Colonia V. Guerrero. Turn west by the propane plant before dropping down the hill on Hwy. 1. It's about a mile west.

castaway$ - 7-22-2013 at 10:11 PM

Cieleto Lindo is a good place to go also, Jardines is good but seems more americanized to us. The restaurant at Cieleto Lindo seems more Old School Mexico and the food and margies are really good.

absinvestor - 7-24-2013 at 10:45 AM

No problem with dogs in Los Olividos. We have camped there a few times in the motorhome with our two dogs.

BajaBlanca - 7-24-2013 at 04:39 PM

Ohhhh the margaritas are deadly .....the stories we tell ......

Lee - 7-24-2013 at 07:16 PM

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Originally posted by castaway$
Cieleto Lindo is a good place to go also, Jardines is good but seems more americanized to us. The restaurant at Cieleto Lindo seems more Old School Mexico and the food and margies are really good.


Heading South, is Lindo past the Jardine turn-off? Is that where the deadly margs are?

David K - 7-24-2013 at 07:16 PM

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Originally posted by Lee
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Originally posted by castaway$
Cieleto Lindo is a good place to go also, Jardines is good but seems more americanized to us. The restaurant at Cieleto Lindo seems more Old School Mexico and the food and margies are really good.


Heading South, is Lindo past the Jardine turn-off? Is that where the deadly margs are?


Yes and yes!

Reas - 7-24-2013 at 07:58 PM

I guess if we have enough of these Margs.. the campsite doesn'
t matter too much. We'll do our duty and report back :)

willardguy - 7-24-2013 at 08:24 PM

in its heyday the camp "area" was sketchy, last time out there it didnt even exist. splurge and rent a room ;D

David K - 7-26-2013 at 09:26 AM

I miss their 'new' Gypsy's campground and Wet Buzzard Bar... The kids and I utilized the indoor camping feature on a couple of rainy trips (early 2000's). Laura's breakfast burritos were great, too!

Under construction photo from Bedman, 2002:



Laura and Sarah in 2003:

Bajahowodd - 7-27-2013 at 04:01 PM

As I recall, Los Olivis is not up the street, but rather next door to Jardines.

David K - 7-27-2013 at 11:17 PM

Sometime 'north' is termed as 'up'... and it is just north of Jardines, as the OP said: "up the street"?

Upper (Alta) California is north of peninsular California, for example.

LOS OLIVOS RV PARK: http://www.losolivosrvpark.com/ (as posted already twice)

from the web site:

"Within walking distance from Los Olivos, is Jardines Baja Restaurant.";D

Reas - 7-30-2013 at 02:06 PM

Thanks all, we got back home last night and we had a ball. We ended up staying at Mision Santa Maria right on the beach for 3 nights, couldn't fault them, great stuff. I'll do a trip report this evening.

DianaT - 7-30-2013 at 02:29 PM

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Originally posted by Reas
Thanks all, we got back home last night and we had a ball. We ended up staying at Mision Santa Maria right on the beach for 3 nights, couldn't fault them, great stuff. I'll do a trip report this evening.


That was a good choice.

David K - 7-30-2013 at 03:31 PM

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Originally posted by Reas
Thanks all, we got back home last night and we had a ball. We ended up staying at Mision Santa Maria right on the beach for 3 nights, couldn't fault them, great stuff. I'll do a trip report this evening.


Looking forward to it!

I remember how impressive that hotel was when they built it in 1973, as the first of four El Presidente Hotels along the newly built Transpeninsular Highway to serve the new, non-camping travelers.

The San Quintin/Santa Maria El Presidente used to have a swimming pool between the rooms and the beach. One El Niņo, a few years later, took care of that!

The others were built in 1973 at Cataviņa, Parallelo 28 (near Guerrero Negro), and San Ignacio.

Bajahowodd - 7-30-2013 at 04:53 PM

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Originally posted by DianaT
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Originally posted by Reas
Thanks all, we got back home last night and we had a ball. We ended up staying at Mision Santa Maria right on the beach for 3 nights, couldn't fault them, great stuff. I'll do a trip report this evening.


That was a good choice.


Despite all the upgrades made by the Los Pinos group, including a real chef in the restaurant, I can never get beyond thinking of "The Shining" when I'm staying there. It's mostly about an awful original design.

willardguy - 7-30-2013 at 06:21 PM

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Originally posted by David K
Quote:
Originally posted by Reas
Thanks all, we got back home last night and we had a ball. We ended up staying at Mision Santa Maria right on the beach for 3 nights, couldn't fault them, great stuff. I'll do a trip report this evening.


Looking forward to it!

I remember how impressive that hotel was when they built it in 1973, as the first of four El Presidente Hotels along the newly built Transpeninsular Highway to serve the new, non-camping travelers.

The San Quintin/Santa Maria El Presidente used to have a swimming pool between the rooms and the beach. One El Niņo, a few years later, took care of that!

The others were built in 1973 at Cataviņa, Parallelo 28 (near Guerrero Negro), and San Ignacio.
david, weren't these built originally as la pinta's later to become desert inns? ensenada,san quintin,catavina, gn, san ignacio,and loreto. seems I remember the ad in the old AAA books, buy 4 nites and get the 5th free? or buy 5 and the 6th free, something like that!:?:

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Robinhood - 7-30-2013 at 06:34 PM

It's too bad you missed out on the campground at the Hotel Cielito Linda. Old Mexico at it's best. The new owners have really brought it back to its hey day. We're there right now in our camper. The campground is immaculate, the bathrooms clean with ample hot water, the camerones rellena, crab legs, and chile rellenos superb...the Margaritas are the best but don't drink more than three if you want to walk back to camp in a straight line...120 pesos a night.
Robin y margarita frizzelle from Mulege:biggrin:

DianaT - 7-30-2013 at 06:41 PM

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Originally posted by Robinhood
It's too bad you missed out on the campground at the Hotel Cielito Linda. Old Mexico at it's best. The new owners have really brought it back to its hey day. We're there right now in our camper. The campground is immaculate, the bathrooms clean with ample hot water, the camerones rellena, crab legs, and chile rellenos superb...the Margaritas are the best but don't drink more than three if you want to walk back to camp in a straight line...120 pesos a night.
Robin y margarita frizzelle from Mulege:biggrin:


That is really good to hear! Used to really enjoy that place and so good to hear it has been brought back to the old place.

Willardguy,

El Presidente preceded La Pinta.

willardguy - 7-30-2013 at 06:45 PM

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Originally posted by DianaT
Quote:
Originally posted by Robinhood
It's too bad you missed out on the campground at the Hotel Cielito Linda. Old Mexico at it's best. The new owners have really brought it back to its hey day. We're there right now in our camper. The campground is immaculate, the bathrooms clean with ample hot water, the camerones rellena, crab legs, and chile rellenos superb...the Margaritas are the best but don't drink more than three if you want to walk back to camp in a straight line...120 pesos a night.
Robin y margarita frizzelle from Mulege:biggrin:


That is really good to hear! Used to really enjoy that place and so good to hear it has been brought back to the old place.

Willardguy,

El Presidente preceded La Pinta.
gotcha! gracias:yes:

David K - 7-30-2013 at 09:10 PM

There were more hotels in the El Presidente chain. I was talking of the newest ones built in '73 for the newest part of the highway that was opened at the end of '73... San Quintin to Santa Rosalia. La Pinta took over some years later. La Pinta became Desert Inn. Desert Inn is now split up.

wilderone - 7-31-2013 at 08:12 AM

"... Hotel Cielito Linda. Old Mexico at it's best. The new owners have really brought it back to its hey day. ... The campground is immaculate."

Wonderful! But are you talking about the small camping area next to the main "cabin" area, or the larger actual campground down the road? What are the tent camping rates? Thanks for the update on this.