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?ThanksSteve

Your post and profile don't say what you'll be traveling in. If it's a 40' MH, you may have trouble finding suitable places to get off the road. If it's a 4X4 TC, you'll do a lot better, but then you won't have as good AC.We've been going to Mexico 25+ years, but always staying in smaller resorts. We obviously like it, but I'm not sure how we'll you'll do boondocking. It seems that as soon as you get off of a blacktopped road, they get rough quickly for a MH. I've seen MHs stuck in Mexico and trying to find a wrecker isn't easy. DON'T CAMP IN THE ARROYOES, and watch out for the seasonal rains when camped off of the road.Bill

12 years going to La Penita area and the boon docking seems to be fading out. I can only assume its due to the crime although we hear of very little to no problems with RVers. Try and hook up with other like minded travelers and go as a small group might be an idea.

Trackrig wrote:Your post and profile don't say what you'll be traveling in. If it's a 40' MH, you may have trouble finding suitable places to get off the road. If it's a 4X4 TC, you'll do a lot better, but then you won't have as good AC.We've been going to Mexico 25+ years, but always staying in smaller resorts. We obviously like it, but I'm not sure how we'll you'll do boondocking. It seems that as soon as you get off of a blacktopped road, they get rough quickly for a MH. I've seen MHs stuck in Mexico and trying to find a wrecker isn't easy. DON'T CAMP IN THE ARROYOES, and watch out for the seasonal rains when camped off of the road.BillHey Bill!I have lived in the desert and have seen way too many examples of people in places they shouldn't be when it rains.My current travel rig is a 4x4 Dodge 3500 pulling a 1992 29' fifth wheel. The truck (sans trailer) will go places that scare the s*@t out of me and the trailer is old enough that I won't cry if it gets a few travel scars.I am not a "guided tour" sort. I prefer a bit more out of the out of the way destinations.

My wife and I used to boondock all over Mexico, but after our trip in 2007, we no longer boondock in the country. We now find small RV parks or other areas where RVs & security are present. We use to park at the larger Pemex truck stops, but were threatened at the last one, so no more. Also used to spend the night at the truck parking areas near the cuotas ticket booths, but that too ceased after we witnessed an deadly altercation next to us at one on the west coast.

When boondocking you may run the risk of robbery when you are away from your unit. Everyone has a different meaning for the word" boondocking". For some it is parking near a beach in a populated area. For others it is staying in Pemex's or WalMart lots. There are many areas in Mexico where boondocking is not recommended due to crime. Highway 200 is one of those. Staying on an empty lot in tourist areas is a slap in the face for CG owners who are struggling to survive. CG's in Mexico are not overly expensive.Moisheh

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moisheh
Explorer
Aug 10, 2014
When boondocking you may run the risk of robbery when you are away from your unit. Everyone has a different meaning for the word" boondocking". For some it is parking near a beach in a populated area. For others it is staying in Pemex's or WalMart lots. There are many areas in Mexico where boondocking is not recommended due to crime. Highway 200 is one of those. Staying on an empty lot in tourist areas is a slap in the face for CG owners who are struggling to survive. CG's in Mexico are not overly expensive.

Moisheh
The_Texan
Explorer
Aug 10, 2014
My wife and I used to boondock all over Mexico, but after our trip in 2007, we no longer boondock in the country. We now find small RV parks or other areas where RVs & security are present. We use to park at the larger Pemex truck stops, but were threatened at the last one, so no more. Also used to spend the night at the truck parking areas near the cuotas ticket booths, but that too ceased after we witnessed an deadly altercation next to us at one on the west coast.
PNW_Steve
Explorer
Aug 10, 2014
Trackrig wrote:
Your post and profile don't say what you'll be traveling in. If it's a 40' MH, you may have trouble finding suitable places to get off the road. If it's a 4X4 TC, you'll do a lot better, but then you won't have as good AC.

We've been going to Mexico 25+ years, but always staying in smaller resorts. We obviously like it, but I'm not sure how we'll you'll do boondocking. It seems that as soon as you get off of a blacktopped road, they get rough quickly for a MH. I've seen MHs stuck in Mexico and trying to find a wrecker isn't easy. DON'T CAMP IN THE ARROYOES, and watch out for the seasonal rains when camped off of the road.

Bill

Hey Bill!

I have lived in the desert and have seen way too many examples of people in places they shouldn't be when it rains.

My current travel rig is a 4x4 Dodge 3500 pulling a 1992 29' fifth wheel. The truck (sans trailer) will go places that scare the s*@t out of me and the trailer is old enough that I won't cry if it gets a few travel scars.

I am not a "guided tour" sort. I prefer a bit more out of the out of the way destinations.
dkilley
Explorer
Aug 10, 2014
12 years going to La Penita area and the boon docking seems to be fading out. I can only assume its due to the crime although we hear of very little to no problems with RVers. Try and hook up with other like minded travelers and go as a small group might be an idea.
Trackrig
Explorer II
Aug 09, 2014
Your post and profile don't say what you'll be traveling in. If it's a 40' MH, you may have trouble finding suitable places to get off the road. If it's a 4X4 TC, you'll do a lot better, but then you won't have as good AC.

We've been going to Mexico 25+ years, but always staying in smaller resorts. We obviously like it, but I'm not sure how we'll you'll do boondocking. It seems that as soon as you get off of a blacktopped road, they get rough quickly for a MH. I've seen MHs stuck in Mexico and trying to find a wrecker isn't easy. DON'T CAMP IN THE ARROYOES, and watch out for the seasonal rains when camped off of the road.

Bill

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