Traveling from Ensenada to Cabo

[mattbaxter]

Looking for recommended stops on a two or three day drive from Ensenada to Cabo San Lucas. It looks like Guerrero Negro and Loreto would divide the trip nicely into three days that wouldn't be too long. Are those cities nice, or are there better ones? And any recommended RV parks?

Thanks.

[qtla9111]

Almot wrote:
Qtla - have you ever been to GN or any place in Baja Central o Norte? There is NOTHING in the town of GN. And, - nobody called it a dump, don't twist the words.

Sure have on many occasions. First time was in 1976 when the towns people were three days on and three days off working with salt. I found the place fascinating.

Every place in the world has its natural beauty, history, food, and people. Baja is North America's hidden jewel and it has never received the attention it is due.

BTW, I've been to Tijuana, Rosarito Beach, Tecate, Mexicali, San Quintin, Ensenada and then through Baja Sur.

[Almot]

Qtla - have you ever been to GN or any place in Baja Central o Norte? There is NOTHING in the town of GN. And, - nobody called it a dump, don't twist the words.

Agreed with Mex - 3 days is going to be tough. If the goal is getting there fast, - leaving RV and taking Volaris flight from TIJ will be faster, cheaper and more relaxing.

[MEXICOWANDERER]

A USA Wal-Mart parking lot is about as bleak as it gets. The gentleman is looking for a place to hole up for the night and not invest in a time share.

General advice...
Crossing the border amd getting tourist cards consumes most od an hour at best. Navigating through Tijuana, Ensenada, and the San Quintín valley takes an enormous chunk of time. I cannot do it in a toad driving like a wild man in less than 4-5 hours these days. In a rig a person would have to be nuts to leave San Diego at dawn and expect to be in Guerrero Negro at sunset. It's coming on to wimter solstice. I plan on holing up in Colonia Guerrero the first night thete is an RV park there on the ocean side of the highway. The next night perhaps San Ignacio RV park signs all over. From there to Cd Constitucion is a long haul and Bahía Concepción is a tempting place to overnight.

The people who swear they do this run in 3 days are the ones who run me off the road down here. They drive like idiots. Mex 1 is still horrid in places. I am going north next week to cardiogy then returning two days later. Half the leninsula to me is a commute. I know the highway and after more than a hundred passages I still don't push it. People who damage their rigs and get into accidents will argue this point. Determine seven or eight alternative overnighting spots and bail out off the highway at sunset. Last trip in August meant a 52 minute delay at the army checkpoint Puesto de Control on the mesa above El Rosario. Experts will tell you such delays do not exist. The CHURCH & CHURCH Baja RV book can be found online.

[qtla9111]

Almot wrote:
3 suggestions:
BN, BN and BN. Nomads will know.

And - no, those cities are not really nice.
GN is a dull, faceless, dusty town with nothing to do and see, unless you detour for wale-watching.
Loreto is a "OK" for a few days stay, better yet for a week-long stay (because you can go exploring-fishing-kayaking then).

I agree, the country is a dump. Might as well stay home 😞

[micpib1]

I will second the Baja Nomads Site http://forums.bajanomad.com, a wealth of information, but some of the posters are a little cranky at times. JH

[Almot]

3 suggestions:
BN, BN and BN. Nomads will know.

And - no, those cities are not really nice.
GN is a dull, faceless, dusty town with nothing to do and see, unless you detour for wale-watching.
Loreto is a "OK" for a few days stay, better yet for a week-long stay (because you can go exploring-fishing-kayaking then).