Boondocking in Mexico?

PNW_Steve wrote:
Hey Everyone,

My wife and I have been talking about our first RV trip to Mexico.

We have driven to Rosarita & Ensinada in the past. We have flown to a number of destinations in Mexico as well. We have loved the time spent there. We are somewhat frugal travelers and typically shop & eat where the locals go and are fine with MX public transportation.

Our initial plan was to go to San Carlos for a week to get our feet wet. As we read more and discuss our plan it is evolving.

We are now considering 1-2 months and gradually making our way down to PV.

We have done plenty of boondocking in the US. In my reading I have come across several warnings against boondocking in Mexico.

What is the reality? I have found a very few actual accounts of folks dry camping there and they seemed quite positive.

If we are going to spend a month or more we are going to have to watch our expenses. On past trips where we stuck to RV parks the park fees were our second largest expense for the trip.

What do you all think?

Thanks

Steve

Don't boondock unless you are in large group. It is OK in parts of Baja, but not on the mainland. I am referring mainly to the risk of property crime. The most expensive RV parks are maybe $25 a night (San Carlos). I see you live in the Pacific NW. I would try to attend the seminars on RVing in Mexico at the Seattle RV Show Sept 11-14 and learn what you can & cannot do safely in Mexico, and how to handle the paperwork. There are other seminars at the Abbotsford, BC show, just north of Sumas, Wa on the weekend of Sept 25-28

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