Juncalito Beach | Wild Camping

April 6th, 2024 by gladconstruction19

Drove in late night and found a litter of kittens. Two black ones and two gray striped ones. Had three cans of tuna to give them during our stay. If you happen stay here, look for them and give them some spare tuna. Located right as you enter the beach, near the first big sign. They are very friendly and look healthy. I don’t think they are fixed. Not sure who to call for that.

February 4th, 2024 by NoMansOverland(YouTube

Cat-holing is NOT appropriate at this location! There were drifts of toilet paper (and worse) behind the dunes; it was disgusting. Take your waste with you when you go. Signs indicate that there is a fine for driving on the beach, leaving trash, and defecating on the beach.

January 8th, 2024 by Van

Nous avons pratiquement passé une semaine sur cette plage, nous avons beaucoup aimé cet endroit ! Il y a parfois un peu de vent, les fonds marins sont très beaux . Personne n'est venu nous demander de l'argent . Nous nous sommes sentis en sécurité, nous reviendrons !

We spent almost a week on this beach, we really liked this place! Sometimes there is a little wind, the seabed is very beautiful.No one came to ask us for money. We felt safe, we will come back!

January 4th, 2024 by impex

Pretty awesome spot. Very close to Hwy 1.
Road looks a little rough but my friends made it in a Prius. Quite a few big rigs near the entrance. Beach is nicer farther down. Sunrise probably better by the big rigs Very clean for a free beach. No amenities except garbage cans. ATT up to 1-3 bars

December 22nd, 2023 by pascalagiasson

Nice beach camping. Not much to add but there were several other campers here. Nice to have garbage cans. Police came by fundraising in the morning with a donation can and a handout. Felt very safe, but I like more secluded camping. Please leave it cleaner than you find it. It’s clean but still garbage around.

December 18th, 2023 by zoarnaud

ma place préférée de tout Baja California Sur !
eau claire
snorkeling sympa en dessous du rocher près des buttes
pas besoin de 4x4 pour les premiers emplacements
le chemin a 3 passages pas très pratique mais doucement et sûrement ça passe.
spot populaire.

@Les_Chaventuriés

November 29th, 2023 by asleeptext13

Beautiful beach with lots of campsites and garbage cans. soft sand near the point and in most of the sites. Quiet at night and a little windy.

October 28th, 2023 by pascal.kloser

Absolutely perfect spot. One other guy travelling south on our first night, one local family on the second one. No one bothered us at all. Absolutely gorgeous beach, clean!
Amazing snorkeling on the end of it (next to the palapa/umbrella. Little reef and a lot of fish.

Also walked all the way back (some 15 mins one way) and saw some beautiful lagoons.

No sign of theft, don’t let the earlier comments about some weird gringos on drugs bother you. Had a wonderful stay. Stunning!

Sand is not too soft, just stick to the road on your way back. Road in: Follow the descriptions before. Some dips in there, gravel road for about 2 mins, beach road for about 2 mins, but had no prob towing our 18‘ trailer back but might be the maximum…
Hardly any road noise :-) Enjoy and keep it clean!

If someone asks for a little tip for cleaning: Don’t worry. Give him 10 USD and he will have a great day. That’s really cheap considering this spot :-D

April 24th, 2023 by ilsejimbar

Beautiful beach, soft darker sand. BUT so far, the dirtiest one I've seen. PLEASE clean after yourselves. I filled an entire bag of trash.

February 21st, 2023 by donismobile

Stayed a night on the way up and down. Solid spot to spend a few nights. A handful of strays.

February 17th, 2023 by Randy Oakley

Access road from Blue Sign was easy in my 28 foot class A. Lots of other campers. Managed to find a marginal spot close to the end of the beach. Turning around to get out will require care. I saw a 2wd Westfalia camper stuck in the sand up to its rear axles. Yikes.

February 17th, 2023 by chrissnguyen

We really enjoyed this place, stayed 3 nights. Lots of hiking trails nearby including one into a shallow cave. Great views from atop the hills. We picked up litter, be sure to do the same and keep the beach clean.

February 16th, 2023 by dianapurcell2014

Dry Camping. Very nice beach camping but the road is pretty rough coming in, but we did manage to get 3 motorhomes in. Drive very slow if you attempt it. No facilities at all, except trash and when they come to pick it up the volunteers will knock on your door for a tip, so pay them $200 pesos and they are happy. Loreto is about 20 minutes away and it is a really nice town.

February 11th, 2023 by bus_hops

Quiet place near the beach. Bit rocky but ok. No 4x4 needed.

January 11th, 2023 by vancleaveeileen

stayed 2 nights here. very chill place with others around. nice snorkeling over by the sucks at high tide.tons of birds around too. pretty awesome sunset!

January 10th, 2023 by duggmann

Nice beach dry camping, I got in here with a 25' class C no problem. It gets sandy the further out you go. Lots of van lifers, so lots of shit and TP in the bushes off the beach. Beautiful sunrises light up the Sierra Gigante to the west. In calm weather, crystal clear water, wonderful swimming and paddling. In all of Baja, this is the only place I had any problems, and it was with a van-lifer with a bad temper who wanted to run his generator all night for starlink.

January 8th, 2023 by instagram.com/mugjes_opreis

lovely beach. at the beginning the beach is also with pebbles. at the end it is an sandy beach. we stand with our rv 23ft at the end. stay on the 'road' beside it, we saw people stuck. we felt save and stayed for 6 nights. lot of other campers.

January 6th, 2023 by lisablumenroth

It’s pretty nice if it wasn’t for all the garbage floating around by the bushes.

December 29th, 2022 by daniel_desfosses_dd

Nice place!
A lot of parking spot direct on the beach
We got a 40’ Skoolie and it’s accessible and no worries to get stuck
Very clean, they got trash can on the beach

December 20th, 2022 by TheGearDoctor

Stayed here a couple nights to have a launch point for Zodiac exploring of Isla Danzante. We found relatively light usage (8 rigs and a couple GS's ). Very nice beach. Trash and toilet evidence in the dunes/vegetation was as bad as any beach we have stayed at. This dilemma with Baja's popular sites is on full display here.

Easy access drive in for 2wd. We had the far south end palapa site, and met a couple who'd moved to Loreto to retire, and come to the beach to sit and chill in this specific (south end) spot. Note that others/locals do drive thru the site as the sand 4x4 road exits out the beach's end, so you can have folks driving right thru.

The trash cans along the beach seem promising until you note that there is no actual can inside them...just a cute turtle/seal exterior. This is, again, a sign of how key it is for self-sufficient travelers to pack-it-in-pack-it-out.

BTW you can zip south 4mi to the ritzy marina if you need to fill a fuel can or buy some (overpriced) supplies from the store where sailors dock. We got water there for instance.

November 29th, 2022 by RAV4Girl

This place is GORGEOUS just as everyone tells you. Can park really close to beach, careful with tide. There is a lone palpa that we grabbed. Make sure you hike a bit north than you can drive and see the lagoon and all the different colours of the plants! Also you can see shark whales through the clear waters when on top of the hill. All the birds to watch fishing. People spear fishing and snorkelling. What a unique place!

We heard rugs left unattended during the day got stolen even though there were other campers around.

Also to mention a long time gringo season vacationer from the area was killed somewhere along the village north of the beach to Loreto Nov 2022 on an errand day trip:( suspects in custody.

November 22nd, 2022 by nursewendy60

Don't turn in where your GPS tells you to, go a little further south where there is a large blue Juncalito sign and follow that road. The road is not in the best condition but take it slow and you should have no problems, no need for 4wd. Beach is lovely, busy during the day but pretty deserted on a Monday night just us and a 5th wheel.

October 30th, 2022 by pnaarmann

Very quiet and nice beach for swimming. There is also a little snorkeling on the right side at the rocks. We parked an arms length away from the water. Some locals also come on the weekend to enjoy it.

February 12th, 2022 by avery_payne95

Beautiful beach and views with plenty of room for everyone to have their own space. Great snorkeling around the rocky points and hiking and the end of the beach..

GRINGOS TRIED TO STEAL MY DOG

A male and female in a gold 90’s expedition/explorer tried to say they lost their dog and it only got weirder from there. They thought I was traveling alone and tried to separate me from my vehicle and were very surprised when they slid the door open to see my wife standing in the van holding my younger dog. Be wary. Clearly drug addicted.

February 11th, 2022 by 3weltreisen.de

clean, nice bay, stone beach, ok for 2W, road entrance is wrong in maps me,25°49′39.74″N 111°20′15.89″W, after 2 night the garbage man came to collect 100Pesos with Identifikation pass, ask for recipe

February 1st, 2022 by zippididou

Beautifull beach with lots of birds. Can be very crowded especially on week-ends. I have been collected by the garbage men who said it makes 2 years now that you have to pay. 100 pesos per night.

January 14th, 2022 by nathandrillot

Nice beach camping. If you walk or swim around the far side there’s a rocky cove with decent snorkelling. Def make sure to visit 2wheels oasis close by.

January 2nd, 2022 by shosh.elizabeth

This Place is unbelievably beautiful !!!!!!Stunning, camping on the sea, just beautiful, excited to snorkel here, little islands you can boat to!! kids playing in rocks like mountain climbing, sweet and clean

April 26th, 2021 by alissamae323

We camped in the Palm Grove a little closer to where the road splits. Definitely some trash here, but the trees are a good wind and sun block.

Spent a little time cleaning up and overall seems like a sweet place to hang out at. Only ones in this area, but there's a few trucks on the beach location. Seems more private here.

April 11th, 2021 by Coyotetooth

Ran into what seems to be a temporary restricted access and no camping sign plus a pair of cops kicking everyone out around 6pm
I’m assuming it’s covid related but I didn’t ask.

December 30th, 2020 by ningina

Stay on the compact sand to avoid getting stuck. Can be Windy. Many places tucked into the palms to avoid wind, but fraught with used toilet paper. Please dispose of your toilet paper & trash.

March 13th, 2020 by nursewendy60

Similar to what others have said. Great spot on the beach. Lots of soft sand so choose your spot wisely. Telcel 3G.

March 2nd, 2020 by zippididou

I saw the most incredible show of bird’s fishing I ever saw! Pelicans, sterns, egrets, herons, cormorants, ducks were all fishing at the same time. Stunning! I could stay all day watching them.

WARNING: Be aware that there are rattlesnakes in the bushes. I saw one on the road behind the dune.

February 29th, 2020 by instagram.com/migratory_animals

Great spot with a gorgeous view of the ocean and mountains. Several other friendly overlanders so we felt very safe. Be sure to turn at the blue "Juncalito Bienvenidos" sign instead of the road GPS tells you to take (that road has been blocked off in the village).

February 22nd, 2020 by wharmbymike

Just opening Two Wheels camping in Juncalito village for Bicycle and Motorcycle campers check us out

February 20th, 2020 by ja.bouyer

Very nice place in front of the beach!, very quiet with more birds than human!

February 20th, 2020 by welovetoexplore.com

Worked out great for us because we spent 2 days hiking Tabor Canyon and this spot is essential right across the highway. Not private at all, which we prefer, but for easy access to the canyon this spot is great!

February 16th, 2020 by frompeaktoshore

If you want to camp at the far end by the rocks (past the playas), know that there is a wasp nest under of the rocks. They never threatened us, but it’s wasps.

Everything else was down right perfect.

February 13th, 2020 by Mic’n’Di

This place is wonderful. The instructions of others are excellent and accurate. I wish we could stay longer - and for sure I want to come back.

February 6th, 2020 by publicwells

Stayed here several times in 2020 for about a week. Quiet isolated beach camping with no amenities. There was a caged area for garbage (caged to keep out critters). No security. Camping was free though several other campers mentioned 'someone' driving through to ask for camping fees.
We really liked this beach and plan to return.

January 24th, 2020 by ningina

Stayed one night. First ones overnighting, but about 4 others by sundown. No one came for pesos but we were in by 1:30 and out by 9;45 next morning.

January 19th, 2020 by Sean Emerson

Wonderful place, safe, clean and the bay and mountains are stunning. rubbish bins provided. When heading south do not follow google maps just keep going 300mt south and you'll find a big blue sign saying "Juncalito Bienvenidos" and below it there are pictures of a tent, a boat, palm tree, fish, and then turn right when you get to beach.

January 13th, 2020 by adammattinson

The beach was so nice we ended up spending over a week. The place felt safe and had lots of other overlanders around. At least three rigs on any night and as many as ten on the weekend.

The toilets mentioned in other reviews were destroyed by a storm, so be careful walking around in the bushes! A few people came by pedaling lobster, scallops and shrimp. There was enough tellcell reception for Instagram and phone calls.

There are several garbage cans and on Friday morning the guys driving the garbage truck came by asking for 100 pessoes per night. At first we refused but after they took the garbage away we ended up giving them 100p. Some other locals told us after that the beach is free and that they were just looking for some beer money. They came back a few days later and did not ask for money.

The west part of the beach is fine for any size rig but the east end gets pretty soft. There was lots of room for our 42 foot bus.

On our last night banditos rolled by late at night and stole the rims and tires off our 20 dollar bikes along with a pair of broken flip flops.

January 12th, 2020 by melissagezon

Great beach! A few other campers but it at all crowded. 4x4 was needed as we got farther down the beach.

January 11th, 2020 by nourishyourroots

Epic views. Camped right on the beach of this national park for free. Got word that the guy on the horse has sticky fingers. We didn’t have any problems. One of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been.

December 31st, 2019 by Ken & Thyra Dixon

Take the southern most of the 2 roads described. The north road takes you to a group of full-time residences that have put up no access signs. The southern road has a big beach sign with a tent on it for camping.

We showed up around 4 and there were only about 5 other campers here and a love family enjoying the beach. No one else showed up so it was a quiet and peaceful night with beautiful views.

The sand is a bit soft but we had no problems with 4Runner pulling about 4K lbs of trailer.

December 27th, 2019 by spiritualrangers.com

We camped here as it was free and full of overlanders. It felt very safe. Mind that the gps took us to private road, so if you are coming from Loreto there is a sign board saying “beach 300m” - follow that one and there is a huge board Bienvenue off the highway so you won’t miss it.

December 18th, 2019 by lee.myrah

We've stayed here a few times over many years. It was always well used, often by folks camped long term. Not so now. Very quiet. Just a few stopping for one night. Still, a very nice place, despite the lack of amenities.

March 27th, 2019 by zahragoode23

follow the gps until you are about to leave the highway, pay attention to the big sign on the right if you are coming from south mex1. follow the dirt road by the sign until you reach the beach. i am not fan of the beach because it is black sand so you can not see the bottom. also can be very windy sometimes. in the evening careful of no see ums. they bite!!

March 19th, 2019 by gmail.com

One of our favorite spots to beach camp. Watch out for the turtle nests . They have them marked with rock rings.

March 7th, 2019 by phxpsd

Nice, quiet and saw dolphins play ing in the bay.

March 6th, 2019 by gmail.com

Nice and quiet. We watch two dolphins playing and jumping high out of the water during the early evening hours. A sailboat was anchored in the bay and the pink sunset behind it was amazing.
Be sure and check the sand before driving too far the end. A 2x2 got stuck but was quickly helped out fine.

March 2nd, 2019 by zachrohe

Augie runs this place, the only thing he will charge you is good conversation. Watch out for the Canadian men in Speedos on the south end. If you can get past them there are some great discoveries hiking beyond. Best camp in baja that I can tell you about it. Leave it cleaner than you found it, primitive.

January 30th, 2019 by folkmigrantes

We were here one night. Quiet place in front of the sea.
We arrives around 2pm and leave the place at 10am, and nobody came asking for money.
Our van is not 4wd and we didn't have any problem, just be careful and explore the sand first.

January 18th, 2019 by Rick Laroux

Still a great spot, but only 1 palapa remaining , at the far south,

January 17th, 2019 by Wilde Weite Welt

Beach Camping at Placa Juncalito together with 10 more campers. Quiet, you sleep with the sound of the surf. Road to get in and along the beach is not too bad, ok for 2 WD RVs, but be careful in the soft sand. From Mex 1 don´t take the road to the village, take the dirt road 300 m south with the big Propiedad Federal sign. Trash cans and run down pit toilets. Nobody asked for money.

January 5th, 2019 by outdoorwonderexploring

we spent one night on the beach here with one other person. really pretty beach and easy to get to if you take the main road at the big sign for Juncalito. hard packed and no clearance or sand issues until you get to the beach. we used 4x4 to get to the far end of the beach. we could still see and hear the road so only did one night. pretty beach with nice sand.

December 16th, 2018 by CanOverland

Stayed one night. Lots of camping along the beach. As others have said don’t turn into the town, it’s the road after the town when coming from Loreto. The marine police went by, we waved and they didn’t stop. Felt like a safe place to stay.

March 9th, 2018 by roamfreelivewild.com

This beach is wonderful, the sand is soft though once you make it half way down the beach wouldn’t try it without 4WD we helped a lot of people who got stuck in the sand. Area can be windy at times but quiet and beautiful.

February 12th, 2018 by lironmichaeli14

Awsome place. Very quiet and safe. The road from the "federal property" is short and ok for 2 wheel drive.

February 4th, 2018 by samputzeys

Beautiful beach camping spot. We stayed here with a group of 4-5 vans and nobody came to collect the fee..
For the second part of the beach you’d better have a 4x4.. we got stuck but friendly locals helped us out.

January 23rd, 2018 by vanablog.com

Camped one night. No one collected money. Had no issues. Approx 5 other campers nearby.
No facilities. Trash cans overflowing.
Beautiful spot but windy for us (not just here, all of Baja lately). Mountains in background gorgeous.
We got lost on way in the first time and local gentleman gave us directions in Spanish. Read reviews below about which sign to pull off at.

January 9th, 2018 by hallo

great quite place, no one ask for money!

December 27th, 2017 by instagram.com/elantitour

Nice beach, stayed close to the entrance in our 2wd.
Make sure you memorise the way you came in and don't forget it as we did - ended up in a very sandy road and got stuck! XD Helpful Americans got us out in no time! Main road otherwise is good and easily doable in a 2wd.
No one came to collect money.
There is a nice trail behind the sand dune at the end which takes you to a nice beach and the back section of Puerto Escondido.

December 27th, 2017 by funlifecrisis

Camped on the beach at night, nobody came to collect the payment, stayed for free. Rough road to get in but not very long and doable in a 2wd. If you have a 2wd, stick to the beginning of the beach but in a 4wd you can go all the way to the end which is more secluded. Pretty beach with pebbles, palm trees and gorgeous mountains in the back. Nice, clean place to camp for the night. No bathrooms or running water but trash cans are located along the beach. Felt very safe, heard from a local that the bandito from other reviews got arrested.

December 27th, 2017 by Einmalrundum

As described, a nice beach with dark sand and a couple of palapas. We stayed 2 nights, nobody came to collect money.

October 28th, 2017 by esmeralda.life

Spent the night at this nice sandy beach, last palapa. Great snorkeling right out the camper.
Also treated ourselves to a beautiful sunrise walk up the rocky path at the end of last palapa.
Beach is clean but any surrounding areas with the expected garbage.
Nobody came to collect any fee.

October 27th, 2017 by esmeralda.life

very nice ,Sandy and just the right wind to stay a little cooler!

April 3rd, 2017 by denisol

Great place to camp! For free! Nice for snorkeling! We've been here for three nights and we don't want to go :) last palapa in the beach best spot. Right in front of the snorkeling area. Garbage can and rustic toilet.

March 9th, 2017 by Donnie

stayed at this wonderful beach for 4 nights w an amazing group of random travelers....clear water great for snorkeling and SUP......we had great weather w no wind and great temps in low 80s.....great snorkeling in coves around right end of beach facing water...had a blast.....no one came by to collect fee....only 3 Palapas.on beach but we have Vanagon w awning so no problem

February 23rd, 2017 by mary ellen

Stayed here 3 nights. Not sure why everyone is so impressed with this place? Beach is O.K. but not that pretty with dark sand and rocks. There isa 100 peso/night charge with no services and no one there to watch campers. Several people including the guy from the Parks Department who comes around to collect money told me there are bandidos living in the village at the end of the beach and make sure everything is locked up if you leave for any duration. Apparently people have had things stolen from their campsite while gone to the store, etc. Everywhere else I've been camping if there is a charge there is always someone on the premises to watch things so I won't return here.

February 16th, 2017 by danikev

Nice quiet beach with palapas.
Good dogwalk and snorkeling.

February 12th, 2017 by carrothospital

Nice stop off for the night. Someone came by in the morning and said it was 100 pesos, but in my mixture of poor Spanish and English old them that I thought it was free and we were leaving today. Seemed to satisfy the guy and we didn't pay. Not sure if it was legit or a scam.

January 9th, 2017 by cicibreaksborders.com

while we were here, someone came in a truck to collect money. we talked with them (in spanish) and explained that it was our understanding that the beach is free. we said we were more than happy to pay if that was not the case, but we wanted to make sure we were paying the right people. they didn't argue - either they hear that a lot, or they weren't legit. we spoke to a lady in the gringo settlement who said they collect weekly, and a guy that said they collect at the end of each month. so it remains unclear if this beach is actually free or not.
stayed once a few years back and had no issue.
either way, the beach is pretty. the snorkeling and swimming is pretty good, and it's worth a visit!

January 6th, 2017 by vannatravels

A pretty spot with decent swimming, snorkelling and paddleboarding. At first we were alone but not for long. The beach was empty but everyone who showed up clustered together like a bunch of lemmings. Why do humans do this? Some of us enjoy solitude. Please respect people's space when camping in spacious places. Very rustic pit toilets and garbage cans are the only amenities. 2 bars Telcel signal. People think this place is free, but about once a week some guys from Loreto come to empty the garbage and collect 100 pesos for the night. Please dont be like the embarrassing Americans I saw who refused to pay.

December 8th, 2016 by Flip Flop Cowboy

Stayed here one night since it was so close to the airport, but we plan to come back. Beautiful beach with great snorkeling.

The "Federal Property" sign is still there and very large, but it is laying flat in the ditch.

November 9th, 2016 by barefootinajeep

Quiet spot. Gorgeous. No bandidos around...

November 4th, 2016 by koj86

Beautiful! Just don't drive into the village but past that sign on the highway just as mentioned above

July 6th, 2016 by die.hesslers

nice clean beach
quiet
a few other campers there but there is enough space
nobody came to collect money

March 3rd, 2016 by lisajlau

Nice spot. We camped under the palm trees. In the morning we went for a paddle to the island and saw many fish.

December 31st, 2015 by Manfred Thum

Nice Beach.No Problems.We drove till the end of the Beach.Attention: Sandy.
eyerything o.k.Camped after the little dune.

October 24th, 2015 by Calderescapes

stopped here planning to camp until a local told us there have been banditos reported here lately
use caution
we went for a swim and will snorkel here in a couple of days when water clears, was pretty murky today.
decided to stay in Loreto instead
,did come back to snorkel. water pretty clear; saw good amount of fish and an octopus!

October 22nd, 2015 by Both Roads

Stayed here one night by the palapa. No one else around and we didn't have any problems. Couldn't find the pit toilets. Didn't try swimming or snorkeling.

May 20th, 2015 by Caroline and Miles

Lovely spot! Stayed for 2 nights it was so good. No one else there and a perfect calm bay. Snorkelling is possible if you have the gear.

November 1st, 2013 by Song of the Road

Free camp ground right on the beach; beautiful site but no amenities! ~USD Free

November 7th, 2012 by Herr Lehmanns goes around the world

Beware of the turtels!

January 1st, 2011 by abenteuertour.de

Camping at the beach. Trash cans and a pit toilet were the only facilities. We could observe fishing pelicans and other water birds.

(Usually 80 pesos / day, but no one came for collecting ago)