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tyguypb
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BCS beach Camping January
Hey so i know from experience that Baja in General can be an extremely windy Character, and ESPECIALLY in the winter time.
If i am looking to spend a few weeks camping on Beaches in Bahia concepcion, Loretto ( Playa Ligui ), La Paz, (suggestions??) and Cabo (Los Frailes).
Am i most likely setting myself up for an awful time with heinous winds morning, noon and night? ideally i would like to be kayaking, snorkeling,
hiking, fishing etc. Just curious to hear from those with experience in these locations at this time. THANKS!!!
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DaliDali
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Loreto and nearby areas have wind (from the north) every time a high pressure sets up over the SW USA.
The more storms moving through California, and then out to the mountain west, the more often the wind blows.
Playa Ligui is open to the north. Zero north wind protection.
When it does blow, it will for 3 to 5 days and the Sea is a froth.
Monday I just drove down from up north by Bahia Conception.....even playa Coyote was blown out.
Bahia Los Muertos, south of La Paz is maybe a better shot.
It is protected from the north winds somewhat.
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roger!
That is great info, thank you DaliDali
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That time of year the weather patterns (as mentioned) are inevitable. I've seen Norther's stand up and blow solidly for a record 13 days straight;
even if you find a lee-ward sheltered beach (there are some) you aren't getting out on the water... and if it lays down and you do, always keep a
sharp eye out towards the northern ocean horizon for the dreaded 'Black Line'... you have about 20 minutes to get back to camp or risk a spanking on
the way back in. Just how it is, comes with the season.
Have a great trip down anyway, make some alternate 'town-y day' trips or archaeological runs. Or, find a comfy sheltered pub to share lies.... er,
stories with other hunkered-down folk. Buen Viaje!
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Try Punta Chivato.
I haven't been there for a few years, but i just checked one our favorite camping area on Google Earth, and the area is still undeveloped.
Just off the west end of the short runway. Pass below one house on the bluff going west. Under the bluffs along the beach. You can actually get
your rig/tents back into some alcoves in the bluffs. Have spent many weeks here while the north wind howled. Totally sheltered.
Anybody local that can confirm that this rustic camping area is still available?
[Edited on 12-2-2014 by RnR]
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General rule of thumb in baja - if it's windy on the sea of cortez it's calm on the pacific side and vice versa. Lots of great places to camp on the
west side in January.
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baja winter wind !!
its a fact on the northerners !! as far as I have heard Bahia Los Muertos has been renamed to "los suenos" and you cant go there anymore !! Sad !! any
one here have a current report !!
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Try Playa Escondida in Conception Bay
and try to get the camp spot on the north end of the beach against the rock face. You will be right out of the wind and will get sun right till dusk.
Great kayaking there around the islands off the beach. We left first thing in the morning to beat the wind and got back to camp by 1:00. Road is a
little rough to get in there so a trailer is not a good idea but any truck or car with good clearance will get in there no problem. It is run by a
Canadian women and here mexican husband. She was not fond of our dog at first but he grew on her. A lot of the other beaches are packed with RV,s and
my not be what you are looking for.
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Don't buy an ezy - up shade tent. The wind bent our pretty quick. Get a Silvacool tarp (used to keep forest seedlings cool in logging blocks when
tree planting)and rig something against your rig for shade.
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plalya esco
UMMM.. something wrong here..the beach is up over a mean bit of "road" and unless somebody just got wedded..Escondido ,means "hidden" and it is and
hard to drive to...SO..what beach where you really camping on ?????
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The turn-off to Playa Escondida on Concepcion is right past the Posada gringolandia, less than half a klik south, and has a sign at the entrance.
It's before you get to Los Cocos. Small beach, very cozy. It's a bit of a nasty road in, a small trailer might get in, truck camper definitely;
big rig, forget it. Has about 4-6 palapas, definitely sheltered, great place if you don't have a heavy rig; my 28' 5th wheel is a no-go, otherwise
i'd be there in a heartbeat.
[Edited on 12-3-2014 by bajabuddha]
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Here's the turn-off sign for Escondido...just south of the Posada entrance.
It's been a few years since any big rigs went in...used to be that taking a 32' fifth wheel in for a few weeks was not a problem. But back then the
road was kept up..mostly because of the heavy traffic in and out for the popular daily volleyball games.
Always a great place for volleyball, good shell sand, and not so crowded.
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Pompano, are those recent pics? That road takes a beating from rains, and I wonder how badly this year's storms tore it up; they try their best to
keep it passable, but it ain't an easy drive in.
Same with the road into Requeson; they did all that improvement last year, i'm curious to how it all fared also. Any word in town about it?
bb
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Quote: Originally posted by captkw  | | its a fact on the northerners !! as far as I have heard Bahia Los Muertos has been renamed to "los suenos" and you cant go there anymore !! Sad !! any
one here have a current report !! |
We go there regularly, beautiful beach and nice restaurant. we usually ride motorcycles or quads up the coast road from Los Barriles. There is a
private resort with a great restaurant and model train collection, you can go there if you have reason to (reservations, called ahead first, don't
look like a bum etc.).
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Idont think so....That sign I think isnt there any more...
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Guys, my photos of Escondido are maybe 2-3 years old. Hospitals took me out for a bit. I wanted mostly to show the beach and views. Road conditions
change by the week, as you know.
My guess is that these days the road is only good for a 4x4, and no trailers.
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Of interest, the access road to EL REQUESON is all new, paved off the highway a bit, easy driving. You can see it in a You Tube recently posted.
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Another great spot we liked was rattlesnake beach south of Puerto Escondido. Go the the south end and you will be by yourself. Great water source
across the highway from the turn off. The water comes from Steinbeck Canyon. We hiked up there last year. There is a link on this site that shows a
boulder tunnel you have to hike through to keep going further up the stream. You can get great donuts and internet at a little store near the beach!
Saw schools of rays, whales in the kayaks. Nice place.
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| Quote: Originally posted by bajabuddha | Pompano, are those recent pics? That road takes a beating from rains, and I wonder how badly this year's storms tore it up; they try their best to
keep it passable, but it ain't an easy drive in.
Same with the road into Requeson; they did all that improvement last year, i'm curious to how it all fared also. Any word in town about it?
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In October dirt was being hauled into the Playa Escondida road one pickup load at a time. Looked like they were doing a good job but obviously still
not for any larger rig. The lack of motorhomes and large trailers has always been one of the things I like about that beach.
A word of caution about that sheltered northernmost camp site. The rock cliff there is not real stable and I have seen large rocks tumble down into
that area. Pompano, that is right where Killer parked his "Bluebird" before he moved over to Santispac. We used to camp there back before the road
was put in, usually had it all to ourselves.
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Playa Escondido is alive and well under new management by the hard working and friendly Manuelito Diaz (Oldest Son of Manuel Diaz) and possibly
others. They did a lot of work on the road last month, and are committed to making it a great place to stay. New sign by the highway. Supposedly even
the outhouses aren't awful this year.
I haven't driven the road yet but hear it's fine for smaller trailers and any type of car. You'll want to walk it first of course. Luckily the road
into there is short, only about 500m. One of the dips or peaks on the road keeps larger rigs out because of the potential for being high centered or
low centered or whatever. A few Coyote regulars are already there and enjoying it.
I live across the road in the dump by the burning tire.
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