Punta arena | Wild Camping

The owner has closed the camping area, no more camping on this beach.

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Follow directions as listed in other reviews. When you arrive you will see a shack on your left. Wait for someone to greet you. Lovely Canadian snow bird couple(Susan and Peter) and their 3 dogs stewarding / caretaking the beach. We really enjoyed their advice, wisdom and stories. We paid 150 pesos a night, pit toilet but that’s it for facilities. We came here from Los Cocos which felt like a palapas subdivision with highway noise. We came searching for solitude and peace. No vendors, no highway noise had the beach to ourselves other than the canadian beach stewards mentioned above. 45 min Walk / hike along the beach to the crowded but beautiful santispac to enjoy a meal at Armando’s. Word from locals is Armando’s is better than Anna’s because Anna’s has exploitive land Lords who kept hiking the rent prices and drove out the former restuaruantera. We shared a lovely cup of tea with eccentric American jo-lynn on the neighboring beach. She’s great and entertained us for an hour with her stories about expat life and our degrading planet. This is a private beach. Mile stretch. We had it to ourselves. Camped next to a tree which helped with wind and the old concrete patch (where former house burnt down). Did what we could to leave the place better than we found it, packed out a couple bags of trash. Ass holes not welcome.

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Your should not really stay at the place near the houses. There is space there, but it is kind of inappropriate to park in the area that is part of the houses that are there. Taking a left at the second sign brings you to the camping area. 100pesos for the night collected by westerners on behalf of the owners. Nice long beach, had it to ourselves. Can walk to Santispac as well for a longer walk. Less crowded then other spots nearby, and much larger beach area. Road is is fine for 2wd, but slow due to rocky spots and washboard.

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Pretty spot BUT...JoLynn (American) came around to collect money for the family who owns it...to be honest seems like she’s actually just pocketing it. She didn’t know the family’s name and her story changed a couple time about what the arrangement was. I would suggest getting in contact with the local family directly if you want to pay.

Pretty spot nonetheless though and easy to get to.

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I stayed right at both signs and snuck right by the houses and got a small little triangle of beach with a cute little tree. This was not part of the organized campground and I got two nights in until JoLynn who lives at the really close house came by and told me that it’s really part of the subdivision she lives in and not really a free camp. she was nice and I told her I would leave in the morning and she said that was fine.
Rocky beach, no cell service.

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This place is awesome! Kinda spooky things go on at night on the south side of the beach but would definitely continue to stay again!

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The comments below are talking of 2 different places. There is the one where you pay 100 pesos and there is only 6 sites which one is taken by the caretaker and another by what seems a long-term resident so only 4 spots left. The place is really quiet if your neighbours are. To get there: turn right at the fork with Playa Punta Arena sign, then left at the second fork Punta Arena sign. Then you get to the fence where there is a shack. Someone will come. To get to the second one: turn right at the fork with Punta Arena sign then take right at the fork with the second Punta Arena sign. When you get to the end there are houses and some fire rings near the water. I guess that’s were the pastor is. I wouldn’t stay there, it is close to the houses and not nice. That’s where the trail to Santispac is.

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Stayed here last night. Water was beautiful. The beach had some trash on it and therefore flies. We were the only one there. No one came to collect a fee.

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Amazing spot. PRIVACY!! Way less crowded than other beaches on Concepción, and the caretakers work to keep it that way. Good clamming in the bay here, delicious. $80MX / night, Mulegé is only 20 minutes or so away for groceries, water, etc. We came for one night and stayed 4. Saw a pod of dolphins one morning swimming in the bay

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Place to avoid.... the dirt road is difficult. No anemities. We were asked to pay first 80 pesos and then it went down to 50 pesos.
Some settled campers. Didn't like the atmosphere.
A lot of better places a few kilometers south.

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By far the nicest beach we found in this area. 2 mile dirt road but good to drive. We stood on the right side near the few nice houses. Allowed to use the canoes of the people who live there. Walked 40 min to the south and come to an other beach with a good restaurant (the second, not Anna). A lot of dolphins in de morning. Camper on right side is from a pastor, Sunday serve at 9:30! Nobody come for collect the 80 peso’s so we had luck.

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now 80 pesos, "rustic" pit toilets & some hard slabs to park on. Definitely take the right fork at the Punta Arena sign. On the left side of the houses is a wire gate near some old shacks which you can drive through to the main beach area

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it's now 80 pesos a night. seems one of the cheapest places in the area. very nice spot, good swimming and not crowded. follow the sign that says playa punta arena.

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As described. Beautiful, quiet and sandy, with clear waters.

No one came to collect any money from us. We stayed for three nights.

Nothing to see snorkelling from the beach, but the water is perfect for just cooling off, or paddle boarding.

We stayed on one of the concrete slabs where one of the houses used to be, great for finding a level surface.

Did see some toilets further north along the beach (once you cross the little stream), but we only saw them on our last day, so not sure of the condition.

We didn’t see anyone the entire time we were there.

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Beautiful bay, turquoise water, few people around. Just great.
At the end of the day a Canadian lady came to collect money (she told us a Mexican guy who lives in Mulegé owns this property but he’s sick so they are doing this job to help him...) and now they are charging 70 pesos per night! If you don’t wanna pay you, have to leave.

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Only so many allowed to camp at one time is accurate...some gringo snowbirds collect fee for the Mexican owner who does not live here (as stated in previous comments). Price is now $70/night. In my opinion, the most beautiful beach/location in the area.

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Came for a night and ended up staying one week. This place is just amazing, clear water, sandy beach, plenty of firewood. Friendly neighbours, nice walking trails. Good fishing and snorkelling. This place is paradisiac :)

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We were looking for a place to stay with 3 camper trucks. Although there was plenty of space available we were sent away by a lady. She told us, that the whole beach is privately owned and the owners only allow a certain number of campers on the beach. They are currently acting as caretaker since the official one can't make it here every day because he doesn't have a car for the last couple of months. If it would be up to them, they would allow more people to stay.

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Nice quiet beach, although it can get windy. There used to be houses here but they burnt down in 2008, tiles and gardens are still visible. There are several pit toilets and lots of driftwood for fires. Cost is 50 pesos, someone will come by to collect depending on the season. You also my get visited by locals selling seafood , vegetables and crafts.

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Really nice place but not for free anymore; the residential snowbirds collecting 50 pesos per night now.

Nevertheless we stayed 2 nights and had a good time. Felt safe. Really quiet.

From here you can have a 20min walk along the coastline to Playa Santispac.

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Very nice place. Sand beach. we paid 100 pesos/night.

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A very nice place, for free. Sandy Beach. We stay 4 nights here and except 2 fishermen, nobody came.
Highly recommend!

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Good spot! Really calm and quiet. Nice clear water!

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This is a beach side camp area with no amenities. A little confusion around the sites close but we found this place by taking a right turn at the fork (onto the narrower and rougher of the two roads - old sign says punta arena). Where this road ends there are a few permanent dwellings and some half built palapas. No specified spots to camp but after talking to a nice old man working on his boat he directed us slightly north a 100m away from the houses - close to a small stream - to a site with a tiled area right by the water. Perfect for our van. It's a quite spot with no showers. There is an outside non flushing toilet towards the houses, not see who owns this.

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