Campos north of San Felipe?

Quote: Originally posted by David K

In this thread, just yesterday, I posted the list of campos and photos of some, too: http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=89575

Quote: Originally posted by gringorio

Hi everyone, Can anyone recommend and offer relatively current information on campos north of San Felipe that have restrooms, showers and palapas for shade/parking/camping? Gracias!

Have you been there? Wet sand is not mud.

There is a sloping beach of sand that is partly to totally covered by high tide (depending on the phase of the moon). Then there is the flat bottom that seemingly goes out miles at low tide. There are sandbars that are slightly higher above the water draining out of the sloping beach.

Mud is common in lagoon areas and is not off all the beach strip north of San Felipe. If you step in mud, you sink! Sandbars are solid for walking easily and looking for sand dollars or other shells.

Here is the beach near high tide, about 10 miles north of San Felipe. Nice sand.:



At low tide at another campo north of town, note the sandbars:

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Here is a 10-hour time-lapse video of the tide on its way out then returning to the high point to give an idea of the power of the sea with the moon pulling on it!: Video of Sea of Cortez tide change
Filmed last May, 20 miles south of San Felipe.

Quote: Originally posted by David K

Have you been there? Wet sand is not mud. There is a sloping beach of sand that is partly to totally covered by high tide (depending on the phase of the moon). Then there is the flat bottom that seemingly goes out miles at low tide. There are sandbars that are slightly higher above the water draining out of the sloping beach. Mud is common in lagoon areas and is not off all the beach strip north of San Felipe. If you step in mud, you sink! Sandbars are solid for walking easily and looking for sand dollars or other shells. Here is the beach near high tide, about 10 miles north of San Felipe. Nice sand.: At low tide at another campo north of town, note the sandbars: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here is a 10-hour time-lapse video of the tide on its way out then returning to the high point to give an idea of the power of the sea with the moon pulling on it!: Video of Sea of Cortez tide change Filmed last May, 20 miles south of San Felipe.

Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666

Warning: the beaches north of san Felipe are wide mudflats, go further south if you want good beaches.

Thanks for the replies everyone! I've kayaked from San Felipe to El Golfo so am aware of the various 'beach' conditions . I'm actually looking to get some aerials of the small estuaries we passed through and by on that kayak trip.