BajaBuckeye
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Best option for spending the night before crossing the border into Baja at Tecate
Is there a campground on the U.S. Side to spend the night before crossing the border into Baja at Tecate? Thanks in advance!
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Lee
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Quote: Originally posted by BajaBuckeye  | | Is there a campground on the U.S. Side to spend the night before crossing the border into Baja at Tecate? Thanks in advance! |
Potrero State Park, up 94 a couple miles from 188 (Tecate road).
Huge area, remote, hookups, leave money if office is closed. Minutes from border.
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| Quote: Originally posted by Lee | | Quote: Originally posted by BajaBuckeye | | Is there a campground on the U.S. Side to spend the night before crossing the border into Baja at Tecate? Thanks in advance! |
Potrero State Park, up 94 a couple miles from 188 (Tecate road).
Huge area, remote, hookups, leave money if office is closed. Minutes from border. |
Agreed. Very nice park. Clean restrooms with running water.
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We stayed there a couple days ago on our way north.
Excellent park and our Telcel internet stick even still worked there.
sold out and got out !!!
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BajaBuckeye
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Thanks for the replies!
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Depends on time of year, Buckeye. In the winter Potrero can be rally cold at night, and depending on how soon you want to cross, I have my fave RV
park.... WallyWorld in Yuma (coming from the east on I-8) at exit 12-A. Large parking lot, the price is right, free Wi Fi, and a great place to stock
up last minute necessities, including a plethora of dinner choices, including a Mickey D's if you wanna get in your last french-fry-fix before heading
south. An early up is a good start for the boring drive across the CA desert, and up the hill at daybreak. 2 hours to Tecate.
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unbob
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| Quote: Originally posted by BajaBuckeye | | Is there a campground on the U.S. Side to spend the night before crossing the border into Baja at Tecate? Thanks in advance! |
Yup, Potrero County Park is the place. Very nice campground. And most definitely the closest camping spot to Tecate crossing (6 miles). East of the hwy
188/94 junction. My only complaint is the cost - somewhere over $20 ($24?) - but it's CA so there you go.
Not camping - but for free overnight parking there's the casinos. Golden Acorn at I-8 exit 61 and Viejas Casino at I-8 exits 33 or 36. And, yes, it
can be really cold at these spots in the winter months. Golden Acorn can be especially frigid with howling wind - over 4,000' elevation! So take note.
Then there's the Wal-Mart in El Centro - nice and warm down there and mucho shopping - Costco across the street too!
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mtgoat666
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Potrero is OK, not much to write home about.
Prettiest campgrounds near tecate are Mt Laguna NF campgrounds.
Some are closed in winter, and they are at 5k ft, so a bit nippy at night.
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