Pemex Los Mochis

In March last year,heading north, there was a lot of roadwork being done in front Pemex 4925 and a left turn was impossible.We were heading to Hautabampito anyway so we were not going to use the Pemex for overnighting

I believe the barricade was there for a construction project when the picture was taken - I think we did stop there once when going north - but would not swear to it - maybe someone can be on the lookout soon and post an answer that applies at this time.

Tequila wrote:
can you get at 4925 northbound? 7027 seems accessible both ways.

Looked at both on streetview

A look at Street View shows a barricade preventing a left turn into the Pemex.

can you get at 4925 northbound? 7027 seems accessible both ways.

Looked at both on streetview

Our second trip to Mexico, 2004, had us return to the RV park in town, but when we pulled in and we were aghast at nearly a foot of water everywhere in the park. Some RV's there, probably left while owners rode the train, likely took on some water. We drove slowly and managed to turn around and continued on. A year or two later we heard about La Pilarica, and made it a stopping place. During this time there was no secured gate. One year returning north we stopped, were prodded into paying a security man on a bicycle a tip by our traveling partner at the time. The park filled up fast later in the afternoon. He left his key outside in the door of his 5er, no problem. One of my bicycles was stolen from the back of our motorhome, it was locked but enough space inadvertently left meant the lock was useless, but the thief only took one of the two bikes there. In 2009 going south alone, we stopped there, and no other RV'ers arrived. With lots of trucks in the paddock, and a party going on in a sleeper truck right next to us, we didn't feel safe, never visited the café as we usually did, and as things seemed to get worse, we drove off into the night (a first, and the only time) and we drove down the road a few miles to the next Pemex, to spend an uneventful night. Never been back there, and that was our final trip that far south.

Although Los Mochis isn't a major city, there are things to do there at least for a weekend or three-day stay over. Here is a good site which shows some of those places. I have spent time in Los Mochis for work and have had the opportunity to hang out there. One thing that is worth noting is the visit to Topolobampo which has a great beach, good restaurants and some interesting bat caves along the road. Also, Los Mochis is famous for good Chinese food.

Tourist Attractions in Los Mochis This website is in English.

We stayed at the RV park one night a long time ago. No one was there to check us in or collect money. We just parked and hooked up. Some friendly kids wandered past in the early evening and we chatted with them. In the morning someone came by to collect money but if we wanted to leave early, they would have been out of luck. The roosters woke us up at about 5:00 AM, maybe earlier. I would not stay there again as long as the Pemex 4925 is there.

At one time the caravans that were taking the train to the copper canyons(sans the RV) would leave their units in that campground but I think that stopped with all the petty thefts and lack of security. The bathrooms have been bad for almost 20 years.

Moisheh

We stayed at the RV park last year on the way out. Walked around the neighbor hood and everyone was friendly. Walked to the ooxo and bought some things and they were really nice in there. Will stay there again if we get that way. The roosters make for a good early start. lol The bathrooms were bad but we have the motor home. Maybe if more people started staying there they might fix things up some. The care taker did lock the gates at 10 and was there all night.

Briansue is correct, that Pemex is #4925. It is just past a large Monsanto chemical plant heading south. Here is my note from my Blog:

"We are in Los Mochis in back of Pemex #4925. There is a secure, fenced compound with a gate and 24 hour security. The guard checked us in, wrote down our plate number and had me fill in my name and address. There is no charge but we tipped him $50 pesos. We were the only RV this night and shared the lot with maybe ten trucks. There is a restaurant attached to the station where we had fish tacos for me and beef medallions for Norma."