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kiterkip
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Catavina Camping?
Can anyone share information on tent camping this time of year at Catavina? Did a quick BajaNomad search and just got lost.
My camping is not serious stuff, I'd like to eat dinner and breakfast in a restaurant (no campfire), and get back on the road south.
Is it too cold this time of year (New Years Day)? Is there a nearby hotel if the temperatures are too cold?
Will other folks likely be there for security in numbers?
[Edited on 12-27-2012 by kiterkip]
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captkw
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catavina camping
The rock garden is very cool and no its not warm right now and camping except for the ranch is off little trails (roads) by yourself... I have seen
the fog get damn close but never at the road... its one of the most queit places on earth once you get away from the road..there are some posts around
here about the ranch camping called......6 in the morn & I forgot the name......damn.....have to get coffee..somebody help!!
[Edited on 12-27-2012 by captkw]
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Timo1
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Santa Ynez...you'll see the turn to the left just south of town...great camp spot with food for sale
sold out and got out !!!
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kiterkip
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Ooooh, Thanks. That clue got me soome google info. Sounds like a room with a space heater would be bettter:
"Remember to make sure your furnace is working as the campground is at ’1800 in the mountains."
[Edited on 12-27-2012 by kiterkip]
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captkw
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OK rancho Inez.....I think !!
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pappy
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it can get ice cold this time of year. (in the night/early am hours). it's pretty amazing to camp out in that area though.
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David K
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Oscar and Matilda manage (or did) Rancho Santa Ynez restaurant, bunk rooms (nice), and camp area... go south of the Hotel Mision Cataviña across the
creek, and take the paved driveway left of Hwy. 1 a mile south of Cataviña.
Lunch at Santa Ynez in 2001
Oscar and Rayo 2003
Oscar and Matilda, seated on the right, 2007
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Martyman
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Just north of town is a small pink hotelito. Nuthin' fancy but it works.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Martyman
Just north of town is a small pink hotelito. Nuthin' fancy but it works. |
Ever since it was observed they don't wash the sheets after each client sleeps there, Nomads haven't recommended that place anymore... Cabanas Linda
(I think)...
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David K
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Here is a compilation of posts from the past 5 years:
The Cabañas Linda/ Motel Linda/ etc. is not very well reviewed... Maybe better now, but the following are samples from 2008 to 2012:
"Hotel Linda is the absolutely worst faciility we have stayed at on Highway 1. I do everything I can to make sure we don't hit Catavina near dark.
We'll hold at Guerrero Negro going north or El Rosario going south if we don't have at least 4 hours of driving time. It's Baja, why rush?"
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" Cataviña (cah-tah-vee-nuh):
Our plan B was to stay at Rancho Santa Ines' motel for two nights - located on the trailhead to Mission Impossible. But according to local Americano
Ralph Shoemaker, the employees were getting 'Lazy' and did not like tending to a motel with few to no visitors. So, we drove up to our plan C - Motel
Cabañas Lindas. For $27, we were able to stay in a motel with cold showers, c-ckroaches, and no water the next morning. The morale of Baja Grande fell
to new lows."
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"one of our guests stayed at the cabanas linda and they were not happy ... I think there was no hot water and I think they didnt like that the
electricity gets turned off at night ....."
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This is the pink motel on the north side of town.
I've stayed there a few times. One time we stayed there and there were a couple of other families staying too on their way to Central America. They
lefty early. My brother was outside when the owner/maid/whoever came to clean the rooms. She never changed the sheets just straintened them out made
the beds. After that when we stayed there my brother never sleep in a bed he used his camping cot. I just put my sleeping bag on the bed. "
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Just making sure that we don't want anyone to get a disease or bed bugs from any place, after reading Baja Nomad!
There were two good reports in 2008, but none since then... One of the good reports on the place was from someone who likes to bring dogs into a motel
room, and that is allowed there.
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kiterkip
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Thanks, Think I'll skip the pink hotel.
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mtgoat666
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One of the best hotels in all of Baja is located in Catavina. But it gets poopooed by many nomads because it costs more than $30 per nite. Spend it
while you got it, as it is worthless after you are dead 
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dtbushpilot
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We like the Desert Inn (or whatever it's called now). It is pricey and drinks in the bar aren't cheap either but it is a beautiful place with nice
people and secure parking and pretty good food. Try to get there a bit early as they fill up often. Last time there (2 weeks ago) we arrived just at
dark and checked in, as I was bringing our bags in I overheard them telling someone that they were full.
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by dtbushpilot
We like the Desert Inn (or whatever it's called now). It is pricey and drinks in the bar aren't cheap either but it is a beautiful place with nice
people and secure parking and pretty good food. Try to get there a bit early as they fill up often. Last time there (2 weeks ago) we arrived just at
dark and checked in, as I was bringing our bags in I overheard them telling someone that they were full. |
It is called MISION CATAVIÑA
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
... Spend it while you got it, as it is worthless after you are dead
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Wise words!
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Ken Cooke
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Be sure not to drive at night! Look at what we found 10 mi. south of Cataviña!
This restaurant (directly across the street from Desert Inn) is a great place for simple food without paying too much money. The price is right, but
carry some hand sanitizer because the facilities out back aren't always in the best condition.
1/2 mi. south of Cataviña
Comfortable-looking accomodations.
A dirt road goes past Rancho Santa Ines heading towards Mission Santa Maria. It is a hairy trail is traveled alone in a 4WD. Know your limits, and
best to drive with other company.
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Bajaboy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Here is a compilation of posts from the past 5 years:
The Cabañas Linda/ Motel Linda/ etc. is not very well reviewed... Maybe better now, but the following are samples from 2008 to 2012:
"Hotel Linda is the absolutely worst faciility we have stayed at on Highway 1. I do everything I can to make sure we don't hit Catavina near dark.
We'll hold at Guerrero Negro going north or El Rosario going south if we don't have at least 4 hours of driving time. It's Baja, why rush?"
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" Cataviña (cah-tah-vee-nuh):
Our plan B was to stay at Rancho Santa Ines' motel for two nights - located on the trailhead to Mission Impossible. But according to local Americano
Ralph Shoemaker, the employees were getting 'Lazy' and did not like tending to a motel with few to no visitors. So, we drove up to our plan C - Motel
Cabañas Lindas. For $27, we were able to stay in a motel with cold showers, c-ckroaches, and no water the next morning. The morale of Baja Grande fell
to new lows."
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"one of our guests stayed at the cabanas linda and they were not happy ... I think there was no hot water and I think they didnt like that the
electricity gets turned off at night ....."
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This is the pink motel on the north side of town.
I've stayed there a few times. One time we stayed there and there were a couple of other families staying too on their way to Central America. They
lefty early. My brother was outside when the owner/maid/whoever came to clean the rooms. She never changed the sheets just straintened them out made
the beds. After that when we stayed there my brother never sleep in a bed he used his camping cot. I just put my sleeping bag on the bed. "
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Just making sure that we don't want anyone to get a disease or bed bugs from any place, after reading Baja Nomad!
There were two good reports in 2008, but none since then... One of the good reports on the place was from someone who likes to bring dogs into a motel
room, and that is allowed there. |
Plenty of bad posts about Mama Espinosa's but some people still eat there despite the horrible service and crappy food...to each his own...
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DianaT
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We have had good and not so good experiences at Linda's Cabanas --- the pink hotel in Cataviña ---- and yes, they allow us to drag our dogs in there.
But then again, our dogs also stay at the fancy Mision Cataviña which is a place we like A LOT.
So, if you want the cheaper one, just check out the room first --- water and all.
And many might be real surprised at some of the places we have found where the sheets were not clean, nor were the facilities and the roaches were
many. It is always good to check out any place!
Good point Bajaboy.
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KurtG
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
| Quote: | Originally posted by Martyman
Just north of town is a small pink hotelito. Nuthin' fancy but it works. |
Ever since it was observed they don't wash the sheets after each client sleeps there, Nomads haven't recommended that place anymore... Cabanas Linda
(I think)... |
David,
Are you aware that Cabanas Lindas is run and I believe at least partially owned by Oscar and Matilda?
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Bajatripper
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
| Quote: | Originally posted by Martyman
Just north of town is a small pink hotelito. Nuthin' fancy but it works. |
Ever since it was observed they don't wash the sheets after each client sleeps there, Nomads haven't recommended that place anymore... Cabanas Linda
(I think)... |
If they aren't washing the sheets at the pink place on the road, they aren't washing them at Rancho Santa Inez, either, since they're the same owners
(the pink hotel is managed by their daughter). One of Oscar's favorite sayings is "they can either fall in my trap here, or go into town (Cataviña)
and end up in my trap there."
There most certainly is but one side to every story: the TRUTH. Variations of it are nothing but lies.
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