DianaT
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San Francisquito
Looking at the Almanac, we are looking at the possibility of heading for San Francisquito from Bahia de Los Angeles and then leaving via El Arco.
We have read that there is a campground with showers, etc. out there. Is they still there?
Also, how are the roads?
Thanks, planning the next trip---hopefully next month
Diane
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Ken Bondy
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Diane
The road between Bahia de Los Angeles and San Francisquito is usually in pretty good condition and IMHO is one of the most beautiful drives on the
peninsula. Figure about 3.5-4 hours. I haven't driven it in a few years but I haven't seen anything recently on the board that would suggest
anything different. The facilities are still there but the man who has been running it, Genaro, recently died so things might be in some turmoil.
Perhaps some others know what the current situation is and can give you an update. Since it has always been known as a fly-in resort, a good resource
for San Francisquito is the Baja Bush Pilots website, you might check over there for more current information about what is going on. ++Ken++
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Roberto
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San Francisquito is worth the trip. There are facilities there, both at the Caleta (minor) and at the main "resort", where there are cabins, etc.
available.
I was down in November, prior to the 1000, and the road was, as Ken states, pretty good - degrees of good are all about the vehicle you're in. A
regular vehicle can make it. The road from El Arco to the highway was full of washouts. Not difficult, but sudden.
I saw, your trip report, and have seen your pictures before on the rv.net forums, and appreciated them all. It would seem you are not taking your
Caribou on these Baja trips - why is that (just curious)?
Bottom line - air down, take it easy, and the trip to San Francisquito will not be a problem. A beautiful drive, and lots of stuff to see on the way.
Just watch where you park, the locals can come flying down that road in their "unfit" vehicles.  If you see an inviting abandoned beach on the way, check for mud by physical inspection - especially in the San
Rafael area. Great stops on the way are Las Animas and San Rafael - both worth an overnighter at least. The caleta at San Francisquito (north of the
resort) is especially beautiful.
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larry
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I drove the road from Bahia de los Angeles toward San Francisquito part way---as far as the turn off for Las Animas in December. That is approx 34
miles. It is a gravel/dirt road and was in very good condition. I think any kind of vehicle would have no problem.
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Diver
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jdtrotter
Thanks, planning the next trip---hopefully next month
Diane |
This is fun but painful watching you guys plan your next trip already !!
I just got home from 2 months in Baja and...
I wanna go back !
I wanna go back !!
I wanna go back !!!
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David K
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Diver, you have 'Baja Fever'!
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DianaT
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Oh NO
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Diver, you have 'Baja Fever'! |
I hear that there is no cure. 
Roberto,
For a while, we have decided that we want to travel without the Caribou---just easier in many ways for us.
Thanks for the great information.
Baja soon
Diane
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I suffered from Baja fever for many years...each year my baja trip would extend another few weeks until it was 6 months there and 6 in Canada thinking
and planning my next baja adventure...the ONLY cure is to just stay in baja...no more dreading the trip back north...no more dreaming about going
south...just enjoying the slow lane and cold tecates! Oh yeah, it's a challenge living here but definately cures the baja bug.
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Baja fever...aka Baja jones:
An uncontrollable desire, an urge, an all consuming uneasyness-
to wet a line
sip a cold one
sit on a beach
explore a new trail
listen to nature
praise the Creator
watch a sunrise
watch a sunset
scan a horizon devoid of humans
watch your dog run a beach
paddle out
add your own jones's 
I jones all the time
"Mankind will not be judged by their faults, but by the direction of their lives." Leo Giovinetti
See you in Baja
http://www.LocosMocos.com
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Diver
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I have the fever; have had for years.
I have all the symptoms and more,
but my cure is coming,
a piece of the dream,
hopefully sooner than later,
but closer and closer all the time.
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Von
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I have the fever I was born there so I must of gottten it from my mom?
All I think about 24-7 is Bahia De Los Angeles and how Im going to live there some day and how to get there as soon as possible.......................
READY SET.....................
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David K
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Poor Von! Keep the dream alive!
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cpg
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That is a great photo. Where were you parked? North of the main road?
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cpg
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Does any one have any new news on San Francisquito?
Have not been able to contact Margarita
011-52664 6810709
Thanks
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Think maybe I have caught a case of that fever. 
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by cpg
That is a great photo. Where were you parked? North of the main road? |
Yes, there's a turnoff to that viewpoint just as the highway exits the canyon and begins the downgrade.
Here's another, just to the right of the other... All are at http://vivabaja.com/1106 and on the Nomad Baja Trip Reports Forum ... 11/06 Baja 1000 trip.
[Edited on 3-13-2007 by David K]
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cpg
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That is one of the coolest views in baja all of those Islands
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