jaymtb
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San Juanico/ San Basilio road- anyone been there lately?
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Has anyone been in the road to San Juanico / San Basilio (N of Loreto) lately? Condition? Any alternates or detours? Map notes? I imagine it was
busy at Semana Santa. Does anyone sell water or anything out there? Have been there several times by kayak on longer trips, but never drove in
there. Have a small high clearance trailer and 4x4.
Thanks, Jay
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David K
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I detailed the road and area last year in my Trip #2 report... let me know if you want the link or any data.
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Quote: Originally posted by jaymtb  | Hi,
Has anyone been in the road to San Juanico / San Basilio (N of Loreto) lately? Condition? Any alternates or detours? Map notes? I imagine it was
busy at Semana Santa. Does anyone sell water or anything out there? Have been there several times by kayak on longer trips, but never drove in
there. Have a small high clearance trailer and 4x4.
Thanks, Jay |
We rode out there and back 4 or 5 times in Nov/Dec. Super easy drive. One of the best bays in Baja.
The 20 sec mark of the video in my sig shows the best part of the trail which is about 2 miles give or take off the highway.
[Edited on 4-10-2018 by JZ]
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Semana Santa we were at Ray's campground in Mulege and met a couple who had just come from San Basilio. They said that they were the last ones there
before the people who own the access put up a cable to keep people from camping on the beach, both there and on the nortern beach. 'Not sure what is
happening down there but when we were there earlier I heard some talk about them making a campground and putting in outhouses. Maybe they don't want
the campers on the beach but are willing to let them camp back in the bushes.
There has been a lot of campers on the beach this year thanks to it being out on the internet.
[Edited on 4-13-2018 by bajarich]
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David K
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It was pretty busy there in February 2017, mostly Canadians. The yachts were there too. I think pretty places get known even without the Internet.
Access is the key to popularity. Because San Basilio is longer and rougher from the highway, it isn't as busy as Concepcion Bay. The direct road in
has a cable but the longer road that branches off the San Juanico road was open.
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bajarich
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When we were there there were 12 parties camped on the beach which is pretty crowded, and 4 parties camped at the north beach. We were there the last
week of Feb and first week of March 2018. Lots of Europeans in their overlander rigs.
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The owners have closed the south and north beaches to vehicles, fires etc, with a beach concession. They own and control the access through the
ranchos.
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| Quote: Originally posted by David K | | I detailed the road and area last year in my Trip #2 report... let me know if you want the link or any data. |
David, I tried to check out the trip report, but none of your photos are viewable for me. Did you get the 'bucket', or is it because I don't pay for
their service?
Edit ! The issue seems to have been resolved!
[Edited on 5-26-2018 by AKgringo]
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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| Quote: Originally posted by jaymtb | | The owners have closed the south and north beaches to vehicles, fires etc, with a beach concession. They own and control the access through the
ranchos. |
jaymtb, thanks for the report! I don't need to drive, or camp on the beach, but is there a place for a single suv
to set up a one night camp near the beach, other than the concession?
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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| Quote: Originally posted by David K | | It was pretty busy there in February 2017, mostly Canadians. The yachts were there too. I think pretty places get known even without the Internet.
Access is the key to popularity. |
But of course, it's the access! 
Somebody doesn't live in Baja, never heard of San Juanico, goes vacationing to Loreto, then suddenly decides to load his jeep, drive 20 miles North
and turn to some dirt road. Yeah, right....
Everybody learned about it on internet. Or - from his friends, who in turn read about it on internet. Except - maybe - for yachties, who have their
own circles and don't discuss the roads. Though I'm sure that majority of them also learned about it on internet, rather than unexpectedly drifting
in when sailing around Loreto. Maybe only a few didn't read anything, just looked at the map and decided to turn in.
The place is over-rated, anyway. Last time I stopped there 8 years ago, the bay already felt crowded. Camped on the South side with kayak, under the
sign "Privado" - they were in every single cove, but no houses on the South side yet. Felt sorry for half a dozen car campers on the North side
across, with houses overlooking the beach. One big casa was having a loud party with fireworks.
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The longer we live, the more change we will see. Unless it is your property, it's pretty hard to fuss when that property's owner buids on it. I am so
lucky to have known and enjoyed Baja from before paved roads went south of Colonet or San Felipe, or north of Constitucion. But, for others, they
remember a different first Baja peninsula drive. One that
took 2 days instead of 2 weeks and it was great for them.
Baja will continue to be loved but for different experiences and that will be fine. Just remember the Baja you fell in love with and keep that close
to your heart.
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First discovered San Basilio in 1996 in my 2WD VW Vanagon. Even then there were 3 or 4 other parties. We didn't know if we would make it back out
but we did. There were no houses then. When I returned with a FWD pickup and camper in 1998 there was a big house there, I heard it was owned by
Spanish royalty.
The current owner has devided the property into several ranches which extend all the way to the highway.
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