Anyone going from MN to Los Algodones?

starnet wrote:
yes, it is my first post, because I don't have RV, therefore I was never part of an RV forum! I just joined yesterday to ask if any fellow Minnesotans also head down to Mexico for dental work.

You don't need an RV to go to most border towns in Mexico. I didn't use neither RV nor a car for my first 5 or 6 trips to Baja, and it was waay further from the border than Algodones. Baja Nomads forum might provide some more suggestions, but to my best knowledge, you hardly even need a car to get there. It's 14 miles from Yuma Airport - 13.2 miles to the border and 0.8 mile walk across. Now, to my very best knowledge, Yuma City has evolved significantly since 1957 Glenn Ford movie "3.10 to Yuma". There are transit buses that will get you straight to the border in less than 2 hours for a few bucks cost. I'm sure Google Maps will have all the information on local buses.

Or call a cab. Lots of people leave their cars on the US side and walk across, there is is no need to drive into Algodones.

To those living right at the border and suggesting everybody else letting their teeth go to hell rather than traveling to Mexico - I suggest they do their homework. Cost per crown is $600-800 less. This covers cost of trip. At least for a pensioner since he doesn't take days off work. Savings per implant are more significant, though this requires several trips. For a crown you may hole up in a local hotel for a week, shouldn't be more than 25 bucks a day. Warranty/Insurance is a separate issue, buyers beware. Choose carefully. Popular Dr's would cost more, and will have waiting room always full, so call for appointment in advance.