How's the hiking and camping in and around Los Cabos - La Paz, Mexico?

For hiking in Los Cabos, there is a common place to go to in winter called Sierra de la Laguna. It's the highest point in Baja California Sur and is located between Los Cabos and La Paz. It takes 12 to 15 hours of hiking to reach the peak. There is a natural resort with an "ojo de agua" (waterhole) at the peak of the mountain where the water originates and goes down to a small river. The water is very clear and potable. I have a lot of friends who go to Sierra de la Laguna...

For hiking in Los Cabos, there is a common place to go to in winter called Sierra de la Laguna. It's the highest point in Baja California Sur and is located between Los Cabos and La Paz. It takes 12 to 15 hours of hiking to reach the peak. There is a natural resort with an "ojo de agua" (waterhole) at the peak of the mountain where the water originates and goes down to a small river. The water is very clear and potable. I have a lot of friends who go to Sierra de la Laguna every winter and camp for two or three days. 

 

Near Cabo Pulmo and Los Barriles, there is another place called Santiago where tourists can also go hiking and find "aguas termales" (hot springs). 

 

There are some areas where you can go beach camping. For example, in Cabo Pulmo in East Cape, there's a section where you pay to get a permit to camp on the beach. You can also do this in La Paz, but it is most common to go to East Cape. Another big area to go beach camping is at Migriño, located at the Pacific side.  

 

(Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, Mexico, pictured.)

There are hiking groups and hiking trails in San José del Cabo. Biking is a very popular sport in San José del Cabo, and there are also trails for biking for large groups. There are also lots of really nice spots for camping. Some expats camp on the beach for two to three months at a time. 

 

We’ve camped just outside the road up and down the peninsula, and have hung out in remote beaches to camp as well. These were really fun times...

There are hiking groups and hiking trails in San José del Cabo. Biking is a very popular sport in San José del Cabo, and there are also trails for biking for large groups. There are also lots of really nice spots for camping. Some expats camp on the beach for two to three months at a time. 

 

We’ve camped just outside the road up and down the peninsula, and have hung out in remote beaches to camp as well. These were really fun times for me and my family. Camping is very common in San José del Cabo so much so that everybody does it at one time or another.

 

There’s a whole group of campers in the winter who jump from motor homes, trailers or camper vans and head down the peninsula to find their spot for the winter. There are a lot of people who have been camping. This is how I first decided to go camping. Years of camping has been a great experience for me and my family. We would come down every winter for a few months in the 80’s in vans and windsurf for a few months every winter. That’s how I got to know the peninsula.

 

 

 

There are certain areas that are great for sea kayaking in San José del Cabo. At times, there are people from the entire peninsula who come to San José del Cabo to kayak. The wonderful areas for both camping and kayaking would be from La Paz to little islands (islets), and Magdalena Bay farther north, which is over 100 miles long. Magdalena Bay has mangroves, swamps, and springs. Magdalena Bay is a great place where we like hanging out.

 

On the Sea of Cortez side, the sea is relatively flat and there’s good ocean kayaking. You can go up the coast where there are no big waves. On this side, it’s easy to get on the water, and there are islets you can go camp on.

 

On the Pacific side, there’s a fabulous area for kayaking called Bahia de la Magdalena. Bahia de la Magdalena is about a third of the way up the peninsula. Here you’ll also find a group of estuaries that are connected. Mangroves, swamps, canals, beautiful waterways, lots of bird life and gray whales coming in winter make up the Bahia de la Magdalena. You can also cross over the islands where you’ll find interesting small communities that are wonderful places to explore.  

 

(Kayaking in the Sea of Cortez, Baja California Sur, Mexico, pictured.)