BAJACAT
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San Felipe,Gonzaga,Alfonsina
Planning a 5 day trip in late May, looking for input on weather and campsites.
Here are some of the places I will try to visit.
Valle de Gigantes(valley of the Giants)
Puertesitos Hotsprings
Matomi Canyon
Playa Cristina
Gonzaga Bay(#1 choise).
Alfonsina (#2 choise).
And how can I forget COCO'S Korner....
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larry
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The entrance to Valle de Gigantes was locked when I was there in December---don't know if it was for the day, week, month or longer.
I camped at Campo Beluga in Gonzaga Bay for the second year in a row---it is a beautiful, well kept campground. The price was raised to $15 per night
this time.
Dinner at Alfonsinas was the best.
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David K
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If you don't need services and love the beach, then Shell Island (Km. 26) is heaven on earth! http://vivabaja.com/618 (just one of my trips there) plus the drive up Matomi is also shown.
Camping at Nuevo Mazatlan is very nice... see photos http://vivabaja.com/nm and my last time there: http://vivabaja.com/806
Campo Beluga is very nice for Gonzaga Bay... a couple miles south of Alfonsina's.
[Edited on 3-7-2007 by David K]
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Bajaboy
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I recommend Papa Fernandez' place in Gonzaga...private, protected, and only $5...if you want a good meal, head over the hill for some great food and a
priceless view.
Zac
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Valle de Gigantes is open! Enjoy
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BAJACAT
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Valle de Gigantes
What do you guys mean by that Closed (now open) does somebody owns VDG?
Ps thanks guys for all the sugestion.DK how hard is to find the entrance to Matomi and how hard it is to reach the waterfalls?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BAJACAT
What do you guys mean by that Closed (now open) does somebody owns VDG?
Ps thanks guys for all the sugestion.DK how hard is to find the entrance to Matomi and how hard it is to reach the waterfalls?
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VDG is privately owned.
u2u me before you come down and maybe I can point you to some stuff around San Felipe (incl Matomi). I plan to be here all of May and June.
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And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area |
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David K
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If you have a GPS, no problem at all! The road up Matomi leaves Hwy. 5 about 45 mi. south of San Felipe/ 10 mi. north of Puertecitos... just south of
the signed road to Campo Los Olivos. Then it is 32 miles up to the rancho...
Go here: http://vivabaja.com/618/page4.html
Back in time: Aug. 1979... that's me jumping into the oasis!
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The turn off to Matomi can be a little hard if they just cleaned the road Last time I was there I couldn't find the entrance ( didn't trust My gps) it
is the dip just before a house with a water truck. if you come to that house's driveway you went to far. The gps david has is right on Have fun When
you go let me know if I'm at my casa Stop by for a cold one.
Mick
Getting there is ALL the fun!
Ok being here is fun to
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David K
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ARROYO MATOMI 30°29.42', 114°39.99' (NAD27 Mexico)...
Just south of Los Olivos road and north of the place Mick mentioned... The first photo in my last reply is taken right off Mex. 5.
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BAJACAT
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Thanks 4 the offer MIck
| Quote: | Originally posted by MICK
The turn off to Matomi can be a little hard if they just cleaned the road Last time I was there I couldn't find the entrance ( didn't trust My gps) it
is the dip just before a house with a water truck. if you come to that house's driveway you went to far. The gps david has is right on Have fun When
you go let me know if I'm at my casa Stop by for a cold one.
Mick |
Hey Mick hav you gone back to palomar canyon.?
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BAJACAT
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Thanks BAJALOU
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalou
| Quote: | Originally posted by BAJACAT
What do you guys mean by that Closed (now open) does somebody owns VDG?
Ps thanks guys for all the sugestion.DK how hard is to find the entrance to Matomi and how hard it is to reach the waterfalls?
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VDG is privately owned.
u2u me before you come down and maybe I can point you to some stuff around San Felipe (incl Matomi). I plan to be here all of May and June.
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I will do that BajaLou I need all the help I can get I only know San Felipe and thats it.
[Edited on 3-9-2007 by BAJACAT]
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BAJACAT
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David from where you leave H5 to reach matomi,How long will take me, remember I will driving a full size truck,I hoppe it would not be a problem..
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Allow a couple hours +... it is deep arroyo sand in the lower part and big rocks the last 5 miles... If you look at the map you can see 2 other ways
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From San Felipe area ('Colonia Morelia' road leaves Hwy. 5 at the El Dorado storage yard, signed... this replaced the road that turns west at the big
Rockadile sign a ways north).
From a couple miles south of the sulfur mine via Caņada el Parral (SCORE calls it Azufre Wash).
Better to drive in from the north and exit down the arroyo... all downhill that way!
Letting some air out of your tires will help.
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I agree with David about entering from the north and west nearer the ranch as it's a long hard pull up the soft sand/gravel.
I put this together which shows some of the roads and canyons and other points of interest in the San Felipe area
http://www.communitywalk.com/map/50099
Closing the "Legends" drop down shows more area at a time.
Some of the names of places/roads are in common use, others are just names I gave them.
[Edited on 3-9-2007 by bajalou]
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And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area |
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Please, don't forget Coco's Corner!!
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BAJACAT
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How can I forget.
Coco is Baja legend,visiting him is in my TO-DO list.Right now Im debating wich way to go.Maybe drive H 1 to Laguna chapala and then work from there
my way up,or go down H5 to SF and go down and come back via H1?. I will be taking new people(again)to Baja and want to make it easy on them.We will be
taking to full size trucks(2000 silverado 4wd2004 dodge ram 4wd)
[Edited on 3-10-2007 by BAJACAT]
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Coco is cool!
[Edited on 3-10-2007 by David K]
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BajaCat,
Do you have a tour operators license? 
I would take them down Hwy 1 and then swing back north and stop for photographs, dips in the water, and more photographs. That is the stuff memories
are made of... Wish I was going...
| Quote: | Originally posted by BAJACAT
I will be taking new people(again)to Baja and want to make it easy on them.We will be taking to full size trucks(2000
silverado 4wd2004 dodge ram 4wd)
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BAJACAT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Cooke
BajaCat,
Do you have a tour operators license?
I would take them down Hwy 1 and then swing back north and stop for photographs, dips in the water, and more photographs. That is the stuff memories
are made of... Wish I was going...
| Quote: | Originally posted by BAJACAT
I will be taking new people(again)to Baja and want to make it easy on them.We will be taking to full size trucks(2000
silverado 4wd2004 dodge ram 4wd)
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Thanks for the advise Ken That
was my first choise,and about the tour operator permit I do not have oneBut I do have a heavy equipment operator card, they wouldn"T know the
difference..
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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