Playa Armenta | Informal Campsite

Mexico

Details

Verified:
about 1 month ago
Altitude:
17.9 masl
Website:
None

Amenities

Electricity:
No
Wifi:
No
Kitchen:
No
Restaurant:
No
Showers:
No
Water:
No
Toilets:
Pit Toilets
Big Rig Friendly:
No
Tent Friendly:
Yes
Pet Friendly:
Yes

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Description

A simple rocky beach cove down a brief, steep, downhill dirt road. Mike marker 84km. No services at all. No improvements. No other campers. $150 peso fee requested. Mangroves on one side, sand beach up a ways. Highway noise behind- quickly becomes unnoticed.

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Turn north of 90 km going south or before 90 km going south. There is a little sign with blue writing on it. Small rigs or truck camper only. I wouldn’t try anything very long. Sandy and sea shell beach. Dogs loved running the beach. The owner speaks very little English. Paid $200 p

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Dry camping on the beach. Palapa is 200 pesos, no palapa 100 pesos. My palapa came free with a junk gas grill, which I lugged over to the central palapa that was literally filled with junk. Caretaker needs to use some of the fee money for gas in his 4WD Ford pickup and haul the junk away, then this would be a nice spot. Two scary looking outhouses. The south road in is steep and rough, but I did it in a 25' class c no problem. North road is no problem. Water is beautiful and clear, nice beach-combing.

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A simple family Run beach with a couple of sturdy palapas. Difficult for big rigs to get to. Far less people than most places nearby. Asks for $200 a night but definitely negotiable. If you speak Spanish the family will bring you firewood and share a drink or food or anything you care to share for the company.

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As described. Manuel arrived on horseback and we ended up paying 150 pesos. Nice, Sandy beach, a lot of space for several rvs. Flat. Road down was tough but doable in large camper.

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Beautiful quiet spot. Take the road on north side of the beach. It is good for 2wd and not steep. Benjamin lives down here and he is very nice but speaks mostly spanish. He asked for $150 pesos. It was a great price. Pit toilet is not the best. 2 palapas, eoke up to about 20 dolphins off shore. Frigate birds, great blue heron. Very peaceful place beach great for swimming could esily stay here a week. We stayed 3 days and were the only one here except Benjamin his horse goats friendly dog and roosters.

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Manuel is a nice guy but only if you pay him. he is super persistent. I originally said no but he eventually wore me down and I paid him 70 pesos. My friend said no and continued to say no and it got to the point where my friend insulted him and then after that Manuel just kept coming around saying my friend had to leave. I'm not gonna lie though it was really cool how he brought his horse out and did tricks with it in front of my friend's van to try and intimidate him. We woke up this morning and we are safe so you can say no, but be prepared to be harassed all day by Manuel and his horse tricks.

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fixing coordinates. obvious white sand beach in the valley. loses sun fairly early and its late to get it back...but beautiful spot that wasnt crowded when everything else was sardines! if windy the mangroves might be better.

access is either from the hwy (theres a dodgy handwritten sign saying entrada) or easier from the mangroves area .3km north.

guy came around and very casually asked for 100 or 150peso...seemed fine with 100. super nice guy...kinda funny.

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Just fixing the coordinates. We're driving a short Skoolie and could only slow down to look at the long tiny VERY steep dirt road down the mountain to the place. It looks beautiful, wish we could make it.

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a vagabond came to us saying we had to pay him 100p per van. we wasn't the owner of the place and no facilities, so we refused
he looked at our fire and said we had stolen his wood. this was a public place! he saw us getting in but came asking for money only after it was dark and had the fire on.
didn't feel safe (he didn't accept refrescos or a small tip, he WANTED money) so we left for el tiburòn, at least was safe.
he asks for money in both this free spots in ioverlander

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Beautiful isolated beach, we stayed here for one night. If you are coming from the South, the first access (where the official sign is) leads to a dirty and steep small road. We prefered to drive to the next access, where the wood sign is, through the mangrove. Definitely not a spot for big rigs, the way in was pretty narrow and not leveled. Manuel came by to collect his 100MP. It was very calm and felt safe, it was us and another truck. Crystal clear water and less crowded than Requesón, perfect for swimming and relaxing. No Telcel service.

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Just read a post on Facebook "Talk Baja" explaining that someone was harassed at 1am here. They felt unsafe and chose to leave. It may be an isolated incident, but be aware. Post an update here if you talk to Manuel and learn more. It would be sad to lose this great spot and for him to lose the income.

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I already wrote something below but I have to mention, that Manuel is a very friendly guy and he appreciates to communicate with the people who come and visit this beautiful place. The next morning we had breakfast together at his place. Very nice guy!!!

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Beautiful place right in front of the ocean and next to some mangroves. We stayed here for one night. Great for swimming and snorkeling. We didn't go on beach , just stayed next to the mangroves. On the beach you can find two little palapas. Their owner Manuel is super friendly. He came by when we had a campfire in the night and told us that he often feels alone so it's nice for him to talk to some visitors. The street is in great condition. We got here with our old vw t2.
The entrance is on the ocean side, marked with an old wood sign that says playa armenta.
Normally Manuel asks for some pesos to stay here but we invited him for a beer. :)

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Still a nice, uncrowded beach location. One pit toilet. One palapa. Long Beach with space for many rigs. 100pesos per car per noche.

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Great spot. Really relaxed. Met some great Overlanders here. If the guys is there he asks 100 pesos. It's safe and has a nice view.

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Accurate description. Rocky beach with mangroves and a nice view of the mountains across the sea. We even saw a group of porpoises and a whale breach in the morning. There is a sandy beach further along the same road, but it looks like somebody lives there and you might have to pay/donate something to spend the night.

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A simple rocky beach cove down a brief dirt road. No services at all. No improvements. No other campers. No fee requested yet. Mangroves on one side, sand beach up a ways. Highway noise behind- quickly becomes unnoticed.

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