Cliffy
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Driving from SJD to La Paz
Driving to La Paz from SJD and trying to determine the best route
GMs shows going all the way around through Todos Santos
Haven't been there in a while and wondering if Route 1 north out of the airport is a better way?
Either way looks to be about 2-3 hrs
This will be mid September
Anyone done it recently?
Used to stop in Todos Santos for lunch
Is it still a good stop or is something else better?
Thanks for any help here guys Really appreciate it.
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I drove both of those roads in February 2020. I was in La Paz when the "Rona" was just getting started, so things were different! Other than Gas
stations and grocery stops I couldn't tell you much about any good places to stop.
Both roads are good, and probably close in driving time, but I did a lot of stops to check out interesting places. I prefer the east side driving by
Los Barriles, then up over the mountains.
The highway on the west coast actually by-passes Todos Santos now unless you choose to detour through town. It is a flatter, mostly straighter road
than the east side.
If time is not an issue, and you have a fairly rugged vehicle, you might enjoy the dirt road just north of the airport that runs through the Los
Naranjos ranch that rejoins the pavement south of Pescadero.
I enjoyed poking around the mountains on that road, but it is not for everyone.
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San Jose Del Cabo is a different location than Cabo at the tip.
Whoops in reverse...
Many of us use go from La Paz, to Colosio up the road over the mountain to San Juan de Los Planes to San Antonio, to San Bartolo, to Los Barilles to
San Jose, which is scenic with many places to stop.
Or you can go to Todos Santos, bypass the town and take the toll road to San Jose (not Cabo), which is convenient, but less scenic.
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I vote for Hwy 1 North. It's a beautiful drive.
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Living in TS area we use the smooth, wide open hwy that paralells the Pacific Ocean and then hooks into .Toll Rd towards San Jose. San Jose North up
past Los Barriles is beautiful but slow, windy road. Use one and then the other...then give us your Opinion?!
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Cliffy
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Looking at each on the map trying to decide
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The west side is a good truck route. The east side is more of a scenic drive.
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Any speed traps on either route to take note of?
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Not a speed trap, but I have seen police set up an inspection point for northbound traffic just before you get to La Paz. I got waved through both
times, and they seemed to be more interested in Mexico plated vehicles.
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Quote: Originally posted by tiotomasbcs  | | Living in TS area we use the smooth, wide open hwy that paralells the Pacific Ocean and then hooks into .Toll Rd towards San Jose. San Jose North up
past Los Barriles is beautiful but slow, windy road. Use one and then the other...then give us your Opinion?! |
Exactly what I was going to recommend, do a loop that way you see it both routes. Stop in El Triunfo for lunch.
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From the airport I'd vote for the 1 north but you have a choice at San Antonio. I turn east and head for Los Planes instead of going to El Triunfo.
The 286 from Los Planes to La Paz is a fast, direct shot and avoids the endless string of stop lights and the cop stop on the 1 just south of La Paz.
The 286 puts you just east of La Paz on the Balandra road and makes a really easy shot into downtown if that's your final destination. As a bonus the
view from the top of the Los Planes road back to Bahia de la Ventana is pretty spectacular.
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For visual aid:
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Have printed up David's maps for the trip and have copied the BajaUtah comments
THANKS!
Haven't driven in that area in 20 years. Last time I drove from SJD to Cabo Pulmo along the coast road looking at ocean front property
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