Was hoping to take a trip up to Mikes in Feb sometime. It has been years since I have been up there. Would love to have some recent information from
anyone that has been there recently
The number I had for them is not connecting so I must have it wrong if someone has an email or phone that would be great as well.
Curious about per person cost for a room and meals
Do the rooms have heat or do I need to bring plenty of blankets or our sleeping bags.
What is the road like at the moment we have a 4x4 suburban that has been all over Baja.
Any other pertinent info would be great.
Thanks all. ehall - 1-25-2019 at 08:05 AM
Last time I stayed I believe it was $75 bucks. That included a room, a steak dinner and an awesome breakfast. Can't remember if it had heat or not.
Probably not.John Harper - 1-25-2019 at 08:37 AM
I was there last April, they put new heaters in the rooms so the room I occupied the previous year no longer smelled like kerosene. I think it was
$70 for dinner, breakfast and room. Per person, so does not matter whether you share a room or go single. Your choice. I've made it there twice
now in my 2WD Ranger no problem, easy dirt road IMO.
If you make it up to the waterfall, please take a trash bag and haul some of the trash out of there!! Very disappointing to see beer cans, diapers,
etc. in such a beautiful area. People are f'ing pigs.
With all the rain, it should be gorgeous. I'm planning another trip for spring break again this year, felt bad I couldn't haul some more trash out of
the creek bed last year.
JohnC205Driver - 1-25-2019 at 08:52 AM
... Don’t you wish that the education system would spend some time educating young folks about recycling & proper garbage disposal methods!??!BajaParrothead - 1-25-2019 at 08:53 AM
Moose, did you try this number. I copied it from their website:
Mikes Sky Ranch Reservations
write a letter:
667 Twining Ave.
San Diego, CA 92154
Call during the week Mon-Wed
phone # 011-52-664-68-15514John Harper - 1-25-2019 at 09:13 AM
... Don’t you wish that the education system would spend some time educating young folks about recycling & proper garbage disposal methods!??!
I'm a HS teacher and try my best by setting a good example, but I think it all begins at home. You should see our campus right after lunch, a f'ing
embarrassment. The janitors end up picking up after them, which I really don't see as part of their core job description. Not to mention trash cans
and recycling bins placed liberally around campus already.
Johnmjs - 1-25-2019 at 09:17 AM
Nov 2018 was $70/person, most rooms have been retrofitted with propane heater to replace the diesel units. You probably won't need a reservation
unless there is a special event (race) going on. Weekend before the 1000 they were maybe 1/3 full. In the last couple of years, many times we'd be
the only ones there if mid-week or just a handful of guests on weekends.JoeJustJoe - 1-25-2019 at 09:37 AM
Oh no, not another Mike’s Sky Ranch, thread!
There is a thread on this site already, and if you Google, Mike's Sky Rancho or Ranch, you could find all kinds of information, including Mike's
website. John Harper - 1-25-2019 at 09:54 AM
There is a thread on this site already, and if you Google, Mike's Sky Rancho or Ranch, you could find all kinds of information, including Mike's
website.
Anything's better than arguing about the border, immigration, FMM's, Trump, Obama, etc. Might as well just pound nails into your skull on those
topics.
JohnBajaParrothead - 1-25-2019 at 09:57 AM
Mike's Sky Rancho....In the era of Trump!
AKgringo - 1-25-2019 at 10:33 AM
There you go, you should get three or four pages of replies now!
[Edited on 1-25-2019 by AKgringo]David K - 1-25-2019 at 06:34 PM
Why not more on Mike's Sky Rancho (anything is better than politics, right)?
moose29, while you will see two roads into Mike's, it will be the north road from Hwy. 3 near San Matias/ Valle de Trinidad that you will want to
use... it is a good road by Baja standards with a few sharp turns and water crossings, 20 miles/ 1 hr. +.
The south road (to El Coyote/ Meling Ranch) is best for rock-crawler Jeeps and motorcycles... other 4x4s will need some help or careful driving
skills.
At Hwy. 3, KM. 137.5. Signed "Rancho Mike"
Established in 1967 as a fly-in resort for pilots (original runway was several miles south, then a new runway was made along the north road).
The private pilot guest ranch market was replaced with off-road enthusiasts and motorcycle travelers after Mike's became a major checkpoint with Score
racing starting in 1974. Mike Leon became a racer himself (Class 5) and did quite well. Sadly Mike was killed on the highway bringing supplies to the
ranch several years ago and the place is now run by his son, Mike Jr.
[Edited on 1-26-2019 by David K]
First time to Mike's (1972) & the brochure they had...
David K - 1-25-2019 at 06:56 PM
In October, 1972 my parents and I took our first drive up to Mike's, Meling Ranch and the observatory (I was 15).
We stayed at Mike's in one of the rooms facing the pool and it was a busy place. The 1972 NORRA MEXICAN 1000 was a month away and starting in Mexicali
for the first time. The racers could use any road as long as all the checkpoints were reached. Instead of heading south through San Felipe (as some
literature falsely has stated) the race went back to the Pacific side and passed through El Rosario. Racers could go through Valle de Trinidad to Hwy.
1 near San Vicente or take the shorter route south via Mike's Sky Rancho and San Telmo. Mike's has been a popular pit location ever since! Mike Leon
himself raced a Baja Bug many times.
I picked this up at Mike's on that 1972 trip:
Don't we wish the daily rate with meals was $15 still!!
Here is a photo of my dad and I along the road to the observatory taken by my mom on that trip... Great parents who were attracted to Baja for the
fishing, but found the off road explorations to be as much fun as I did!
In October, 1972 my parents and I took our first drive up to Mike's, Meling Ranch and the observatory (I was 15).
Don't we wish the daily rate with meals was $15 still!!
I was going to complain about the current rates. But I looked up 1972 vs today inflation, and $15 then is $90 today. So I guess $70 doesn't sound so
bad.
Still seems high for the remote location to me. But whatever. Different strokes..advrider - 1-25-2019 at 09:39 PM
I forget how remote some stuff in Baja is, hence the price... I'm starting to kick myself for getting cheap as I age, $70 is not bad for a room,
dinner and breakfast! Mikes's is such a unique and beautiful place. I used to read about Mikes in moto mags when I was a kid! JZ - 1-25-2019 at 10:43 PM
$70 for breakfast, dinner, and a room for one person is pretty good.
Five of us generally travel on trips. I pay for all. $350/night for Mike's isn't so good.
[Edited on 1-26-2019 by JZ]John Harper - 1-26-2019 at 06:58 AM
$70 for breakfast, dinner, and a room for one person is pretty good.
Last year, we took our packs and spent one night far up the creek, then on the hike out we planned to just camp out at Mike's and leave in the
morning. Well, having a bed, dinner, and breakfast after a long, hot hike out seemed like quite a deal at the time.
And, you can't complain about $2 ice cold beers. They even let us keep our beers and food from our cooler in the kitchen refrigerator. Can't beat
the gracious hospitality of the Mexican people!
Johnadvrider - 1-26-2019 at 08:20 AM
I've really been thinking about hiking and packing/fishing in that area and staging out of Mikes. How was it and how far did you guys hike, how many
nights did you camp out? I agree a shower and beer are nice end to a trip.
That's some cool stuff you posted Davis!
[Edited on 1-26-2019 by advrider]David K - 1-27-2019 at 10:17 AM
I have been blessed to have been taken to Baja at such a young age by really great parents who enjoyed camping and four wheeling and entertaining my
hobbies of rock collecting and making road logs and maps of our trips in Baja.
Now that I am over 60, it is getting a bit freaky for me seeing my dad in his 50s and 60s with me in the old photos. Life is indeed short and because
of relativity, the older you get, the shorter time seems.
I hope that my showing these images, books, facts of Baja's past will create even more appreciation for how tough it was before the paved and graded
roads.
When I walk on some of El Camino Real I can imagine the time before automobiles and it amazes me what was built in this harsh land in such primitive
conditions, months and years distance from one's home country.
