Puerto Penasco Rocky Point

Tequila wrote:

I've traveled to 23 different countries and lived in two of them and i haven't been able to find a beach like the one at The Reef where I can step out of my Rv onto the beach sand and have my shrimp and burritos delivered right to my door.

You really do need to go south, tons of places like that.

"Maybe it's out there but right now all I have to do is travel about 65 miles over the border to get to it."


That one sentence that you left out explains a lot on why we like PP and like I said ,it's simple, it may not be for everyone


There are prolly a lot of places like that further south, but as I stated in my post, I'm pretty happen I only have to travel 65 miles over the border to get there

Yes you can bring dog food back into the states. Each time we were south of the border, we always verify was was acceptable. And then it sometimes depended on the person.
The issue is with whether or not it has chicken in it. Believe me, susan and I know

I've traveled to 23 different countries and lived in two of them and i haven't been able to find a beach like the one at The Reef where I can step out of my Rv onto the beach sand and have my shrimp and burritos delivered right to my door.

You really do need to go south, tons of places like that.

Puerto Penasco , along with Mexico in general, isn't for everyone. If you like it, then go. If you don't like it, then don't go. Fairly simple . Puerto Penasco has different attractions for everyone. For us it's a short jaunt to PP, a chance meet up with old friends, relax on the beach and watch some beautiful sunsets . I've traveled to 23 different countries and lived in two of them and i haven't been able to find a beach like the one at The Reef where I can step out of my Rv onto the beach sand and have my shrimp and burritos delivered right to my door. Maybe it's out there but right now all I have to do is travel about 65 miles over the border to get to it.
We love it.

People seem to become almost addicted to Rocky Point, especially if coming in from the hot desert areas of Arizona. And why not? The ocean and its delights are there, only an hour or three from home. This area borders on a desert and so visitors very often bring with them a number of "toys" that work well in sand. True, they sometimes make noise and push dust into the air. Its part of a sort of ambiance - a polite definition. Boats in many designs get them out on the water.

As far as I know, there is no need to stop for any paperwork heading south, the signs in Mexico say distinctly that this is a " hassel-free zone", except for the occasional checkpoint. Is dog food the only problem then? That one item seems to reverberate across several North American borders and, to one without any pets of his own, a ridiculous aspect to international travel we can always circumvent. But by driving into another country, only to then line up your rig in cheek to jowell fashion, is a little beyond my comprehension. But that's RVing. There are alternatives, even at Rocky Point. Even so, we enjoyed Puerto Penasco for the short time we did stop. We needed to see it eventually, having bypassed it for years when we hurried beyond it, to travel farther south. But as the Spring Break crowd began to arrive this year from the north, we left. Quickly,

I crossed there a month back no problems except a couple of checkpoints. Lukeville southbound has always been pickier than Nogales. i was not impressed with Rocky point. I stopped there on my way north this year to check it out. Its much better further south. To me it was dusty & boring.

The dog food is not allowed to be taken into the states from Mx. even if you bought it there. Not the other way around.

Initially we were surprised by the questions but have been asked at other borders about the dog food. It's because of the meat products in the dog food. Canada and the US have given us similar questions.

We too do not like to change our dogs food but check the SAMs club there. I was a bit surprised by the variety of dog foods they carry.

To clarify. The SAMs club is just like the ones in the US. The Walmart is owned by Walmart but goes by a different name and looks a bit different from what you normally see but it's all good

Thanks to all the replies and info. I am surprised they are asking about dog food? We usually bring our dog food in as we don't like to change our dogs diet. It's good to know there is a Walmart there.

down there in April, no problems both ways