San Javier (mission/town) | Tourist Attraction

January 4th, 2023 by hotmail.com

A lovely mission that has been well-preserved. We enjoyed some local baked goods sold on the grounds and took advantage of a young man, Luis, who offered to take us to the olive tree. He also helped us find a hiking trail nearby to get an overview of the area.

December 6th, 2019 by gecko.famiky.free.fr

we slept right in front of thé mission
with police ok
great night and beautiful

January 15th, 2019 by 2onzeroad.fr

Beautiful visit the mission and Hamlet bordered oranges trees. Driving directions from Loreto is beautiful and fully asphalt until the end. we does have had no problem to go there and Park with our camper 24'. Attention in the event of rain strong because there are many dip. Don't miss halfway on your right a lovely Chapel. We have lunch at Palapa San Javier, very clean and very good service, 2 dishes and beer 200 $Mex.

January 8th, 2019 by dgrolfe

Beautiful drive to here and picturesque mission village. Well worth the drive from Loreto.

If it’s a quiet, non busy, day/evening , you can park/sleep at the “entrance” of the main cobblestone road, on the right as you enter, near the cross.

June 16th, 2018 by facebook.com/2MsOnTheRoad

Quiet little town in the mountains, some souvenir shops, one or two restaurants, hotel. The mission is pretty much same as all the others, different saint on the altar, this was our 4th mission visited. There is a garden behind the church where they ask for small contribution and we signed the guest book. Highlight was when a local guy offered us a "guided tour" for tip and showed us his property in the oasis. Some irrigation was probably built already by the Jesuits. He grows lots of vegetables and fruits, main picking season is in October. We were given some mangoes, plums and some kind of sweet lemon.

May 5th, 2018 by changluo.cn

We visited it en route from Loreto to Cd Constitucion, so didn't stay. Very nice little village. The road from Loreto is paved, in fairly good shape. However the dirt road to Mex1 was full of rocks and sands, it crosses the river bed a lot of times. Manageable with a 2WD family car but certainly not a enjoyable drive. The view along the dirt road was just so-so, not worth the effort in my opinion.

December 31st, 2017 by We are Sane, Everyone Else is Crazy

Beautiful little town and friendly locals. Well worth a visit. The road up here is also amazing.

October 2nd, 2017 by randulinas.ch

We agree totaly with break-a-way.ch comments. Beautiful scenic site and drive to Mex1. Many wild campspots along the dirt road and the rivers offered good places for relaxing baths and a hairwash :)

March 31st, 2017 by hinter-dem.horizont.net

Impressive site, nice drive up there (from Loreto to the mission it's paved). Stayed overnight right in front of the mission in our pop-up camper. A police officer patrolled the place and told us to call him if there would be any problems. Very nice guy. Deadly quiet at night.

March 30th, 2017 by jgracia57

Hermosa misión de San Francisco Javier, construida en 1657 por los misioneros. En la partió trasero está un majestuoso árbol de olivo de 300 años, los habitantes del pequeño pueblo son amables, hay restaurantes que ofrecen comida casera como la palapa de San Javier atendida por su propietaria Bily, además tienen en venta riquísimas coyotas

January 4th, 2017 by Break-A-Way

vVery nice place. the way there is Super but further still much better. Go left along the Church past and go along the long beautiful way to mex1. High ground clearance recommended 4x4 is not necessary. A highlight of Baja we find.

February 4th, 2016 by sunny

A REALLY cool historical town with a mission built in 1699. Straight out of the Spanish Inquisition, this is a must see if you're in Loreto. I wouldn't take a very large camper or trailer up here as the road is narrow and windy through the mountains.