BajaNomad - Bahia Concepcion Peninsula road

Bahia Concepcion Peninsula road

elfbrewery - 4-3-2022 at 02:13 PM

Anyone been out driving along the peninsula this year (2022)? I would like to take some friends to explore.
Thanks!

David K - 4-3-2022 at 07:05 PM

Until you get an answer for 2022, enjoy the trip report by 'geoffff' from 2019. Here is his web page for that road: https://octopup.org/baja2019/bahia-concepcion

I went out there in 2016... a hurricane made getting to the end impossible, we were cut off about 8 miles from the tip, as I recall...
https://vivabaja.com/p916/

elfbrewery - 4-4-2022 at 09:26 AM

Thanks. We have also explored the peninsula in the past, but not since we lost the jeep in 2016. Some friends have biked parts of it as well, but again, no recent info and we know it changes from season to season. Having no big storm in 2021 makes me want to assume it should be fine, but we know how that goes...
Cheers!

Bob and Susan - 4-4-2022 at 01:57 PM

there is no road...

and

you need permission to cross properties at the end of the bay...

dont assume its public land...its not

elfbrewery - 4-4-2022 at 02:33 PM

Well, there is no proper road, just a 4wd track. But is that in good enough condition to get to Punta Amolares - N 26°42.919 W 111°48.657?
Thanks!

David K - 4-4-2022 at 03:48 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Bob and Susan

there is no road...

and

you need permission to cross properties at the end of the bay...

dont assume its public land...its not

LOL, ok Bob... but even the Auto Club put it on their map and it also part of the well-published 'Baja Divide Trail,' as shown in the new 2021 Baja California Road & Recreation Atlas! :light:

Bob and Susan - 4-4-2022 at 03:49 PM

again...its not public property...you need permission to pass

David K - 4-4-2022 at 04:16 PM

I think most of Baja is private or ejido property. The peninsula is crisscrossed by roads... most were there before many were born. I saw no keep out or private property signs or locked gates on most roads. In fact, when I come upon a ranch out in the boonies, I am greeting with hospitality. Of course, I am not in a Razor making clouds of dust or scaring livestock!!

geoffff - 4-4-2022 at 10:11 PM

When I drove the road in 2019, there were some rocks blocking the very end of the road at GPS:26.868,-111.8429 which implied I shouldn't go the last little bit to Punta los Hornitos. I stopped there. But otherwise, I could explore everything by road, including the Galivan Manganese mine.

paranewbi - 4-6-2022 at 04:48 AM

Quote: Originally posted by elfbrewery

Anyone been out driving along the peninsula this year (2022)? I would like to take some friends to explore.
Thanks!

January/February 2022
Looking south then north at road

20220201_114537.jpg - 211kB

David K - 4-6-2022 at 05:39 AM

If you want to scratch your car, then this is the road for you! Drove it in 2016 and never again! LOL. See the Concepción peninsula driving part, minute 2:00-2:45 https://youtu.be/eM4NlmqPi8U

geoffff - 4-6-2022 at 08:31 AM

Quote: Originally posted by David K

If you want to scratch your car, then this is the road for you! Drove it in 2016 and never again! LOL. See the Concepción peninsula driving part, minute 2:00-2:45 https://youtu.be/eM4NlmqPi8U

Yah, get your first scratches somewhere, then come here for more.

[Edited on 4-6-2022 by geoffff]

MulegeAL - 4-6-2022 at 04:59 PM

Quote: Originally posted by geoffff

When I drove the road in 2019, there were some rocks blocking the very end of the road at GPS:26.868,-111.8429 which implied I shouldn't go the last little bit to Punta los Hornitos. I stopped there. But otherwise, I could explore everything by road, including the Galivan Manganese mine.

Geoff, hi.
My experience with those rocks is they get used to hold down kayaker tents there, kayakers camp at that spot frequently.

geoffff - 4-6-2022 at 08:54 PM

Quote: Originally posted by MulegeAL

Quote: Originally posted by geoffff

Geoff, hi.
My experience with those rocks is they get used to hold down kayaker tents there, kayakers camp at that spot frequently.

Oh! Thank you MulegeAL. Maybe I totally misread the situation.

That does explain why they were so spread out, not organized into a line.

[Edited on 4-7-2022 by geoffff]

HeyMulegeScott - 4-7-2022 at 08:32 AM

Our friends did it last year in their Jeeps. They said to expect some scratches from the bushes. https://youtu.be/2G88PAFQPfw

elfbrewery - 4-7-2022 at 03:54 PM

I just learned that a group of RZRs made it to the mine recently.

David K - 4-7-2022 at 04:16 PM

Per Bob & Susan: I wonder how many got permission from the landowners???
How would anyone be able to even do such a thing?
Are they all on the Internet and read emails daily?
Wouldn't a no trespassing sign or locked gate be a better way if they wanted no visitors on that long dirt road?

4x4abc - 4-7-2022 at 05:25 PM

like in the US
you may own property the size of New York
but if a public road has been going through for the last 100 years, you might not be able to lock the public out
problem in Mexico is that it takes much longer to formalize the process of what is private and what has to stay public

mtgoat666 - 4-7-2022 at 07:31 PM

Quote: Originally posted by MulegeAL

Quote: Originally posted by geoffff

Geoff, hi.
My experience with those rocks is they get used to hold down kayaker tents there, kayakers camp at that spot frequently.

Maybe tent stakes. Maybe a tripping-hazard-booby-trap. Is this an american kayak outfitter that can be written up for osha violations?

elfbrewery - 4-8-2022 at 07:43 AM

It is probably NOLS. They kayak the peninsula.