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What are the best bays on Isla Carmen

JZ - 5-30-2015 at 01:31 PM

We are planning trip down from San Carlos to Loreto.

STARBAJA - 5-30-2015 at 03:11 PM

Depends on what you need. Best anchorage is Puerto Balandra on the North East side. Sheltered from almost all directions. Bahia Salinas off the old salt mine is on the south west side. Shallow and lots of sand beach. Farther to the south west just north of Punta Baja is a sandy-gravelly beach just west of some rock outcroppings that has good holding ground. Off the north east side are some sheltered coves with good snorkling possibilies. Its all great. Enjoy.

bajacalifornian - 5-30-2015 at 03:44 PM



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Puerto Balandra . . .

JZ - 5-30-2015 at 08:32 PM

Quote: Originally posted by STARBAJA  
Depends on what you need. Best anchorage is Puerto Balandra on the North East side. Sheltered from almost all directions. Bahia Salinas off the old salt mine is on the south west side. Shallow and lots of sand beach. Farther to the south west just north of Punta Baja is a sandy-gravelly beach just west of some rock outcroppings that has good holding ground. Off the north east side are some sheltered coves with good snorkling possibilies. Its all great. Enjoy.


What's the most beautiful one?

Hook - 5-30-2015 at 08:45 PM

I think Starbaja has some east/west dyslexia going on or something.

bill erhardt - 5-31-2015 at 07:32 AM

My favorite anchorage on Isla Carmen is Bahia Cobre (Copper Bay) on the east side of the island just north of Punta Perico - about five miles south of Punta Lobos. It is smaller and less popular than Balandra with interesting and colorful rock formations, and offers good protection from diurnal morning offshore winds that often blow off the peninsula in the summer months.

JZ - 5-31-2015 at 12:52 PM

Thx Bill. Gonna check it out.

vandenberg - 5-31-2015 at 01:55 PM

Starbaja,
If they follow your directions, let's hope they have a fast boat.
In case they're going by canoe, they're going to be there a while.:?::biggrin::biggrin:

Hook - 5-31-2015 at 05:06 PM

So, JZ, you are thinking about launching in SC and then boating down to Loreto? Or past there? Cuando?

JZ - 6-1-2015 at 12:07 PM

Yeah, taking the boat from SC over to Santa Rosalia, down to Conception, and then on to Loreto.

Hook - 6-1-2015 at 12:15 PM

You should start another post about the boat fuel situation in SR and at PE. It has been on-again, off-again, at times.

ncampion - 6-1-2015 at 03:49 PM

I'm a little surprised that no one has mentioned Marquer Bay on the South-West part of Carmen. Beautiful bay with large sand beach, good snorkeling at either end and clamming in the pure white sand bottom. It's not the best protected, but good overnight in settled summer weather.

Marquer Bay

JZ - 6-1-2015 at 04:38 PM

How far out from Escondido?

vandenberg - 6-1-2015 at 05:56 PM

Quote: Originally posted by JZ  
How far out from Escondido?


About 4 to 5 miles to the lighthouse on the south east end.

[Edited on 6-2-2015 by vandenberg]

JZ - 6-8-2015 at 12:49 PM

What's the name of this bay?

bill erhardt - 6-8-2015 at 09:46 PM

JZ.....Looks like El Refugio on the north end of the island. In the dunes south of the beach is a good place to spot mountain sheep.

JZ - 6-9-2015 at 08:58 PM

Thanks just order a guide book. It comes with a file with a bunch of way points set. Gonna study it over the next couple week.

Can't seem to find my old Cunningham book.