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Bahia Concepcion Peninsula road
Anyone been out driving along the peninsula this year (2022)? I would like to take some friends to explore.
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Until you get an answer for 2022, enjoy the trip report by 'geoffff' from 2019. Here is his web page for that road: https://octopup.org/baja2019/bahia-concepcion
I went out there in 2016... a hurricane made getting to the end impossible, we were cut off about 8 miles from the tip, as I recall...
https://vivabaja.com/p916/
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Thanks. We have also explored the peninsula in the past, but not since we lost the jeep in 2016. Some friends have biked parts of it as well, but
again, no recent info and we know it changes from season to season. Having no big storm in 2021 makes me want to assume it should be fine, but we know
how that goes...
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there is no road...
and
you need permission to cross properties at the end of the bay...
dont assume its public land...its not
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Well, there is no proper road, just a 4wd track. But is that in good enough condition to get to Punta Amolares - N 26°42.919 W 111°48.657?
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LOL, ok Bob... but even the Auto Club put it on their map and it also part of the well-published 'Baja Divide Trail,' as shown in the new 2021 Baja
California Road & Recreation Atlas! 
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again...its not public property...you need permission to pass
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I think most of Baja is private or ejido property. The peninsula is crisscrossed by roads... most were there before many were born. I saw no keep out
or private property signs or locked gates on most roads. In fact, when I come upon a ranch out in the boonies, I am greeting with hospitality. Of
course, I am not in a Razor making clouds of dust or scaring livestock!!
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When I drove the road in 2019, there were some rocks blocking the very end of the road at GPS:26.868,-111.8429 which implied I shouldn't go the last
little bit to Punta los Hornitos. I stopped there. But otherwise, I could explore everything by road, including the Galivan Manganese mine.
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January/February 2022
Looking south then north at road
  
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If you want to scratch your car, then this is the road for you! Drove it in 2016 and never again! LOL. See the Concepción peninsula driving part,
minute 2:00-2:45 https://youtu.be/eM4NlmqPi8U
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Yah, get your first scratches somewhere, then come here for more.
[Edited on 4-6-2022 by geoffff]
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Quote: Originally posted by geoffff  | | When I drove the road in 2019, there were some rocks blocking the very end of the road at GPS:26.868,-111.8429 which implied I shouldn't go the last
little bit to Punta los Hornitos. I stopped there. But otherwise, I could explore everything by road, including the Galivan Manganese mine.
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Geoff, hi.
My experience with those rocks is they get used to hold down kayaker tents there, kayakers camp at that spot frequently.
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| Quote: Originally posted by MulegeAL | | Quote: Originally posted by geoffff | | When I drove the road in 2019, there were some rocks blocking the very end of the road at GPS:26.868,-111.8429 which implied I shouldn't go the last
little bit to Punta los Hornitos. I stopped there. But otherwise, I could explore everything by road, including the Galivan Manganese mine.
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Geoff, hi.
My experience with those rocks is they get used to hold down kayaker tents there, kayakers camp at that spot frequently. |
Oh! Thank you MulegeAL. Maybe I totally misread the situation.  That does
explain why they were so spread out, not organized into a line.
[Edited on 4-7-2022 by geoffff]
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Our friends did it last year in their Jeeps. They said to expect some scratches from the bushes. https://youtu.be/2G88PAFQPfw
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I just learned that a group of RZRs made it to the mine recently.
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Per Bob & Susan: I wonder how many got permission from the landowners???
How would anyone be able to even do such a thing?
Are they all on the Internet and read emails daily?
Wouldn't a no trespassing sign or locked gate be a better way if they wanted no visitors on that long dirt road?
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like in the US
you may own property the size of New York
but if a public road has been going through for the last 100 years, you might not be able to lock the public out
problem in Mexico is that it takes much longer to formalize the process of what is private and what has to stay public
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| Quote: Originally posted by MulegeAL | | Quote: Originally posted by geoffff | | When I drove the road in 2019, there were some rocks blocking the very end of the road at GPS:26.868,-111.8429 which implied I shouldn't go the last
little bit to Punta los Hornitos. I stopped there. But otherwise, I could explore everything by road, including the Galivan Manganese mine.
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Geoff, hi.
My experience with those rocks is they get used to hold down kayaker tents there, kayakers camp at that spot frequently. |
Maybe tent stakes. Maybe a tripping-hazard-booby-trap. Is this an american kayak outfitter that can be written up for osha violations?
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It is probably NOLS. They kayak the peninsula.
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