Mision San Borja | Established Campground

Mexico

Details

Verified:
2 months ago
Altitude:
416.7 masl
Website:
None
Phone:
None

Amenities

Electricity:
Yes - Not at Sites
Wifi:
Yes - Slow
Kitchen:
No
Restaurant:
No
Showers:
Hot
Water:
Yes
Toilets:
Running Water
Big Rig Friendly:
No
Tent Friendly:
Yes
Pet Friendly:
Yes
Sanitation Dump Station:
No

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Description

The caretakers have set up some palapa style spaces with tables and seating. They have flush toilets and showers. The hot water heater requires a fire to heat water. Basic flat parking at or near each palapa. May also have small cabanas for rent. The road from Bahia Los Angeles is in poor condition due to recent heavy rain and requires 4WD (18JAN2024).

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Had an excellent visit with Angel and his father Jose who take care of and restore the historic site here. They offer camping, toilets, hot showers (ask to have the boiler lit), a hot spring, and of course tours of the mission. Angel can also take guests to see cave paintings on horseback or ATV. They do have a dog on site but she is friendly with people and other dogs.

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Interesting place. Drove in on 650 bike (from El Rosarito in-and-out). Some sandy spots (crossing a long wash a few times) proved challenging. Gave 100p for tour (seems norm). A price wasn't mentioned, it seems like they just rely on donations. I paid 250p for camping as well (price asked). Bathed in warm springs, just stayed in the little palapa. They do have wifi near the house (viasat, slow, but usable for basics).

Near as I can tell no showers any more, and only toilets I saw were pit toilets.

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The road from Rosarito to the mission has been damaged by the recent storm. It is still passable but you WILL need 4wd and high clearance if coming from the west. Paid 500mx for two of us to camp in our truck. Took a nice tour with José, donated some good coin for a good cause.

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We came from Bahia de los angeles and got out at El Rosarito , the road have some rain damage need high clearance and 4x4 if u do not want to wreck your car or spend time building ramps on exposed steps. Coming from el Rosarito less problem more sand. The mission is well kept by the owner Jose and his family. Gringos poison and kill 70 of their cows lately, try to force the family to sell their land and leave the mission. Sound like the series Yellowstone. Happy to leave some money to keep the good work of the caretakers of this land. The road to get there has amazing beautiful vegetation , some cactus in flower .

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Beautiful drive through the desert to get to the mission. Allow plenty of time as the road in is pretty rough. High clearance is recommended for just a few sections, did not require 4WD when I was on it. The mission tour is provided by the caretaker/restoration/guide for a donation. We had planned to camp there but he told us that North Americans with dogs were not welcome. He explained that previously North American visitors allowed their dogs to attack and kill his dogs.

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Amazing. Bad road in and out … would not attempt with regular car. This place must be preserved. History!

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Price seems to have increased, we were charged 250 pesos per person to camp. Overall was a good experience, had a tour of the mission with the host. Nice large Palapa for cooking. Unfortunately the Hot Springs are permanently closed given vandalism in the past. Also we were instructed that we could not use the surrounding hiking trails on orders of the Mexican government.

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Indeed the way/landscape to and from the the Mission is worth the effort. Because of the last rain some parts on the road from Bahia de los Angeles are washed out. We recommend high clearance and even better with 4x4. Incredible cactus world!

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Very interesting. The mission is quite different than missions in California. We drove a Jeep from Mex 12.Quite rocky road.

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We drove with our Landrover-Defender Camper from the Mex12, Bahia de Los Angeles up to here. A very rough road. Not recommended for normal campers.
The campground is 200 pesos and its really simple but a nice place. Jose gave us a private tour through the mison, our Spanish isn't good but it was very interesting. We gave a donation of 100pesos.

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Wonderfull historical place well restored by Jose and his familly. Very interesting tour of the mission. Really good place to sleep under milkyway. We payed 200 pesos for the night and gave a little more as donation.
It is always a pleasure to support this kind of people who spend their entire life to restore this World héritage site

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Very “rustic”, a gravel area with Palapas beside a 1700s Spanish mission and hot springs nearby. You need to light a fire underneath the hot water tank for it to function and we had no electricity(lights or power) as the caretaker ran out of diesel for the generator. And for the pleasure of staying here he will charge you 200pesos a man as well as ask for a donation for a tour of the mission. I don’t mind limited amenities except when paying almost $25 a night!

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A quiet place for a night, camping 200 peso.

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The rancho is owned by Jose, Ana, and their family. Have known them many years-wonderful people. They can arrange tours of the mision and other historic sites. Staying here or taking a tour is often by a donation vs a set fee. They have put a LOT of work into mision restoration and improvements such as palapas. Everything is costly and must be trucked in. Some gas is always helpful. Please be as generous as you can to help them to share their place.

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The drive from Mexico 1 is some of the most beautiful desert scenery we have ever experienced! It took us 2 hours from the hwy 1 in an 86 Toyota mini motorhome, didn't use our 4x4 but recommend high clearance. The Mision is beautiful with interesting history. We got a great walking tour of the Mision, the old orchards, hot spring pools, and the old road into the desert. Our guide was great for helping us with our Spanish, patient and knew enough English to work with our sub-par Spanish. Well worth a visit!

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Cool mission built in the 1700's being restored and cared for by a family of local indigenous people. We were given a tour by a young boy in only Spanish, but it was all we needed. The mission is beautiful.

The drive is also beautiful, and not too rough. If you drove the road past Coco's Corner from San-Felipe this will be a walk in the park. Winding through the landscape of Seuss-like cactus was certainly worth it for us.

It took us a bit over two hours to reach the mission from Mex 12. There are places along the road with tracks and fire rings. When we asked at the mission we were told camping at these places was common and not an issue.

The mission itself also offers camping, but we struck out for the desert to sleep among the saguaro.

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The caretakers have set up some palapa style spaces with tables and seating. They have flush toilets and showers. The hot water heater requires a fire to heat water. Basic flat parking at or near each palapa. May also have small cabanas for rent. The road from Bahia Los Angeles is 3 hours of rocky. The road from Rosalito (hwy 1) is 2 hours of rocky and sandy. Made both with high clearance non4x4.

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Well, first time on the site and I screwed the date up. First time here was winter of 2005. We have been to the mission several times and watched the kids grow up.
They always seem to recognize our red Jeep. Great mission and well worth the time it takes to get there. Highly recommended.

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