Algadonas

Also see: Yuma, Arizona
From Yuma, it is just a 10 minute drive to the border to Algadonas, where there are many restaurants and one million pieces of silver jewelry for sale! Park your car at the large lot next to the border crossing (small fee) and walk across the border. Getting into Mexico is the easy part - it's the coming back to the U.S. where you can run into trouble. So, don't forget photo I.D. with proof of citizenship (passport) and the proper visa's if you are not American. The entire city seems to exist to provide for the Snowbirds that flock to Yuma each winter. They go over the border for eye glasses, dental care and most of all - low-cost prescription medicines. We parked the car on the U.S. side and walked across the border. Plenty of good, cheap, restaurants in Algadonas.
Read our postcard

Puerto Penasco / Rocky Point

Puerto Penasco/Rocky Point
It is 104 miles from Ajo, Arizona to Puerto Penasco. Buy auto/RV insurance in Ajo, as it is a rare US policy that will cover you in Mexico. There are many companies selling these policies in Ajo and other border towns. Do research - order on-line or phone ahead to save time at the counter. Do not leave the US without Mexican insurance!!! (And, gee, did I mention to not take guns into Mexico???)

Playa Bonita RV Park     
We spent two weeks here. Never, ever, have I stayed where rigs are parked so close together. People staying in the campground are fun - the same people have been coming for years. Plenty of friendly Canadians, too. The park is associated with, and next to, a hotel. We never tried the hotel restaurant, but the beach-side patio bar is quite lively each and every Happy Hour. The power goes out quite often in this park and the water pressure is truly non-existent. Full hook-ups (30 amp) on gravel, directly on the beach. Hot tub. A guy brings American newspapers into the park daily and sells them for several dollars each. Fish and produce vendors drive through too. Craft vendors stay on the sea wall and are not too aggressive. Campers gather at the sea wall each evening with cocktails and enjoy gorgeous sunsets.
See a photo of a campsite | Another view | More photos of the RV Park
See a photo of the restaurant | Lunch at the outdoor restaurant in 2007

The Reef RV Park at Sandy Beach     
Very similar to the Playa Bonita above, just a two miles down the beach. Same cramped quarters; not as many vendors. Restaurant on premises.
See a photo of the RV park and restaurant | Two more photos
Beach scenes

In the area:
Read our 2004 postcard from the Malacon
Read our 2007 postcard from the Malacon
Super Ley Supermarket |Read our postcard
The Dirt Mall |Read our postcard
The Fish Market |Photos

Restaurants: 
Portofino Italian Restaurant
Costa Brave |Review
Senior Amigos |Review
Asada Lucas |Review
The Lighthouse Restaurant |Review
The Friendly Dolphin |2004 Review | 2007 Review
Regina's "Sea and Mexican Food" Restaurant | Photo
Balboa's
La Curva |Review
Ocean King |Review
JJ's in Rocky Point | Review