It was a peak life experience for us that you can only experience in Baja.
We’ve been to both whale watching places and highly recommend them both. Early January and late March had fewer whales. Mama gray whales bring their babies right up to your guided “panga” (Mexican fishing boat). That is the best time to go if you want to visit the friendly whales at either Guerrero Negro or San Ignacio. Winter is rather windy, which is great for windsurfing, but bad for kayaking and snorkeling.įebruary and March still have cooler temperatures, but are not quite as windy. This is the time most of the snowbirds crowd the beaches. When To Go To Bajaīaja is very different at different times of the year and we haven’t traveled in Baja between mid-summer and the end of fall when it’s hot and stormy.ĭecember and January have comfortable temperatures in the 70s and 80s. On the whole, the people we have met in Baja have been extremely friendly and helpful. We had an item pilfered when we weren’t watching them closely. They may want to inspect your camper and/or cab.īe calm and polite, but stay with them and open only one door at a time, and then close it before showing them the next one. If leaving your camp it’s best to be in a place with other people and to ask someone to watch over your stuff while you’re gone.Īs you drive be prepared to go through multiple military checkpoints with automatic rifle toting soldiers. However, we did have our car broken into once with things from our campsite stolen while we were out kayaking. We almost exclusively wild camped and never felt unsafe. Our biggest communication problem was interpreting road signs, so we found it very helpful to bring along a list of sign translations. My Spanish is very limited and Bruce’s almost non-existent beyond, “cervesa” and, “baño” – beer and bathroom. It is helpful, but not necessary to speak a little Spanish. We love Baja and have driven there nine times, most recently for over two-months from December through February 2017-2018. Want to know where to go, where to stay and what to do in a truck camper? Start here. Speaking of research, what follows are some incredibly valuable insights for anyone considering a truck camping adventure into Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula. With an appropriate amount of research and preparation, Baja feels approachable. Somehow traveling to the Baja California Peninsula seems like a much safer, much easier way to start exploring Mexico. Maybe cross the border with fellow truck camping friends – in 2022.” “Yes, but let’s poll the readers about how it works, and where you stay. “What about the Baja California Peninsula? We could start there.”Īngela agrees, but wants to phone a friend, or ten. That said, we are going to go – eventually.
We would love to go truck camping in Mexico, but we’re chicken. While Angela and I visited San Miguel de Allende, Mexico in 2004 and felt safe there, we have never been to Mexico in our truck camper. “I’d love to go” to, “No way” and back again. The funniest part about this is how these statements are sometimes made by the same people as they vacillate wildly between their desire to experience Mexico, and their fears about it. The answers are usually instantly polarized. Don’t believe me? Next time you’re talking to fellow RVers at a campground in the USA, ask, “Has anyone been RVing in Mexico?” Nothing seems to entice and terrify RVers from the United States more than the thought of traveling by RV in Mexico. Fellow truck campers share their favorite beach boondocking spots, snowbird friendly campgrounds, unprecedented whale watching experiences and real life stories of traveling and camping throughout Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula.Ībove: Driving in the Baja Peninsula, photo taken by Barb and Nick Malden
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