[DuckDive]

The surfing community is generally notorious for not encouraging public discussion of point breaks but I’ll share one. The Seven Sisters area has a distant cousin; a right point break at Punta San Fernando that produces some smaller but consistent waves south of the Punta San Carlos windsurf camp. Hardcore surfers will keep looking further south but it’s a shorter drive to reach and of the 5 or 6 times we have been down there, we only saw other surfers once.

There’s some really good fishing off the point and tons of trails nearby for 2 and 4 wheel off-road fun, making it a great location for some family camping.

GPS: 29.69556604317497, -115.6179272758681

[BajaBundo]

OMG, surfers all over Southern California are having seizures right now. 🤣

[bajajeepers]

That’s actually a very cool tip @DuckDive – thanks! We will be down in December and just might plan a side trip out to check it out. My oldest boy is always bugging me to go somewhere he can surf nearby and that might make a great spot.

[wrench]

I have been there at San Fernando probably 6 or 7 times in the last 20 years and as far as the surf goes it can bit a hit or miss. I’ve seen some fairly decent surf a couple of times, a couple of times with little to no surf and last time it was all knarly. I suppose that probably sums up most point breaks – LOL

[BajaBundo]

@DuckDive – Over the Christmas Holiday we made a trip down and spent a few days in Bahia de Los Angeles but decided to take off a day early when the wind got to be too much. That gave me some extra time to explore on the Pacific side that was less windy and so I set your coordinates into my GPS and without too much difficulty (only a couple of turnarounds) we found it.

There was nobody there, a fair break and just a few clicks east on the road we found a fish camp / coop (29.699467, -115.601512) where for 20 bucks and along with leaving them our remaining beer and smokes they prepared for us some grilled lobster with rice and beans.

The chef kept marinating the tails with a lemon-garlic butter sauce and we ate until we couldn’t anymore – the four of us probably consumed at last 15 lobsters.

The only downer is that none of us thought to take a picture of the feast – we were simply too busy eating!

[BajaBundo]

@DB-Baja I seem to recall reading a trip report of a guy on a dirt bike that rode over and decided to explore one of those coves. He saw a big panga and wanted to see what was going on but stumbled onto some locals harvesting a big sea turtle. He was outnumbered and made the smart decision to quickly head back out on the same track. When he got back to Alfonsinas they told him they were poachers from the mainland side.

[DB-Baja]

Poachers? Glad we never have crossed paths with them and it really sucks they are going after sea turtles, real low-life scum.

[adelitas]

That entire northern gulf region is no-mans land right now to me. Too much cartel activity and too little police/military presence. We enjoyed it to the max 20 years ago but no longer feel really safe there except maybe when we’re in San Felipe, but still worry on the drive north to Mexicali.

It breaks my heart to say that but it’s the reality right now.

[bajajeepers]

In keeping with the spirit of this thread, I’ll share one of our favorite camping spots we often use when heading back north and needing a place to safely camp overnight off the highway that is south of Ensenada to allow us to reach the border fairly early if we make an early morning start.

The area is called “Los Malcriados” and when heading north on the Transpeninsular, take the dirt road that leaves the pavement at these coordinates.

There are a couple of ranches back there a short distance off the highway that will let you camp and one area even has a playground if you’ve got kids with you.

[wrench]

Great tip, thanks!

[boe4fun]

Not so secret, but Cueva del Pirata at Punta Camalu has a Hotel, restaurante, and camping on the bluff. Right point break. Turn west off Mex 1 at the light and go about 2 miles turning right (north) at the coast. Camping was about 7 bucks US a night (2 years ago) and included electricity, water, WiFi, and a bbq pit. Restaurant is best known for its guacamole and also cracked crab in paprika. Good margaritas too.

[wrench]

Cueva del Pirata is great when they are open. The only problem is they don’t announce on their Facebook page when they decide not to open for a day or two or week.

[boe4fun]

Too true, last time I drove out there they were closed, after I had made a room reservation!

[LowCal]

Isla Natividad – It’s really no secret yet most of the tourists prefer the bigger Cedros Island as the 4 or 500 people living out on the island tell me they don’t see a whole lot of tourism. To access you will need to either charter a flight in from Guerrero Negro or simply drive out to Punta Eugenia where you can hire a boat to take you on the 45 min to an hour ride out to the island, trip duration based mostly on how much wind their is.

It’s an interesting little fishing community that mainly works at their coop and are very friendly.

There is a nice surf break and some great snorkeling around the south and southeast sides of the island as well as pretty good fishing.

You can camp or even rent a room via airbnb. It’s really only made for 2 people but it’s very clean and with a private bath.

https://www.airbnb.mx/rooms/17944474?source_impression_id=p3_1667268197_0OHjeRVlbr0%2Fvbxt

[LowCal]

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[blitzer]

Thanks for the video. I always thought the island was much more desolate.

[CRF450R]

I have been to that point looking out at the island and once thought of making the trip but the panga didn’t want to haul my motorcycle with me out there and there was no way in hell I was going to leave it behind.

[LowCal]

Maybe one panga didn’t want to or maybe the conditions weren’t right to transport it out but my very first trip to Natividad I rode with a Suzuki being taken out to the island for one of the residents I think. Not sure what the policy on bikes is but I did see some cars and trucks.

[SolSeeker]

Any English speakers on the island? Restaurants, hotels or just an Airbnb?

[mikel]

There are several there when we visited including a few recently deported from the U.S. who spoke English fairly well and who came to island seeking work at the coop. Some of the old timers at the island might act a bit standoffish at first but show them a warm smile and a friendly nature and they will quickly warm up to you.

[SolSeeker]

Cool! Sounds like a cool adventure to plan with some friends this year. Just need to figure out how to plan and put it all together.

[mikel]

Enjoy your trip! If you want to quickly make friends take a few cartons of cigarettes and give packs of them away to those who help you out. They are used like currency on the island.

[SolSeeker]

I really hate smoking but I do see the wisdom in your advice. Thanks for the tip!

[Volcan]

We just discovered this place in November and fell in love with the place! Spent 5 days and enjoyed some great fishing off the shore and out on our inflatable, tubing the waves and riding my CRX250 all around on the local trails. Making plans to head back at Easter Break.

29.42145431598119, -115.10504925767013

[tom-lindsay]

Amazing how so many of you are willing to give away your secret spots! I salute you but I’m not sharing mine – LOL

[McBaja]

With the internet, Google Earth/Maps, Facebook and forums there really are no secret spots anymore. Unless you find some really isolated spot with no indication of any tire tracks, trail or other evidence of prior human presence, it has already been discovered and the day after you leave your little “secret spot”, somebody else will show up.

With over 8 billion people on a planet that is 2/3 water, it’s simple unrealistic to believe that some place worth finding hasn’t already been found – multiple times.

I prefer to share with like minded people and ask that they just leave it in a little better shape than when they found it.

[DB-Baja]

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[wrench]

As @McBaja correctly noted, there really are no remaining secret spots these days since the internet but there still are some very hard to find / get to spots that feel like your own secret spot when you finally get there. And that’s what makes Baja so special is that there isn’t pavement heading out to each one of those special locations and why so people fight against the idea of building condominiums all over Baja.

[amandae]

I agree but unfortunately I believe that there s little we can do to stop it. Enjoy it while it lasts.

[McBaja]

I think that Baja has a built in buffer to a lot of the development with its lack of infrastructure in terms of access roads, power and fresh water. If you look at a map of Baja, about 90% or more of the peninsula remains undeveloped and probably 70% or more of that undeveloped land suffers from a serious shortage of infrastructure. Adding to that hurdle are geographical challenges that will need to be overcome to even reach many of those locations with any infrastructure.

If that weren’t so, the coastline along the Seven Sisters area of the Pacific would be full of hotels, restaurants and yes – condominiums.

Surfers have been complaining for years every time anybody mentions the Seven Sisters area online, crying that it must be kept secret to preserve the region but the reality is that the distance, topography and lack of services is the biggest reason why it hasn’t been overrun by SoCal surfers (and developers) to date.