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Foghorn Outdoors Baja Camping: The Complete Guide to More Than 170 Tent and RV Campgrounds

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I've traveled throughout Baja the last 2 years and found the book is very out of date. Many of the campgrounds mentioned have closed and some of the sites are no longer suitable for camping, for others, the nature/quality of site has changed. This can be a big problem if you've traveled to some out-of-the-way location expecting a certain level of accommodation and find it less than sub-par. HOWEVER, being a person who normally avoids the 'organized, Americanized' campgrounds the book is very useful and it is book worth having.

I had bought 3 books for my drive through Baja this winter 2004. The Lonely Planet Baja Guide, this Foghorn book, and the Traveler's Guide to Camping Mexico's Baja.

First off there really doesn't exist any detailed map of Baja, so travelers typically rely on word of mouth, description of areas and any small map provided to the traveler through guide books. This book does not give nearly enough detail to accurately find the RV parks described AND it is extremely outdated. If you're looking for a guide to RV Parks and campsites the book "Traveler's Guide to Camping Mexico's Baja" gives a more accurate assesment of each site and most importantly the best amount of insight into how to reach the sites off the 1.

This Foghorn book has a great deal of traveling and preparatory information that is somewhat helpful BEFORE the trip, but during the trip is for the most part useless. Overall the information in this book can be found by some simple research from other websites or books. And as an actual guide through Baja it is seriously lacking compared to the "Traveler's Guide to Camping Mexico's Baja" and even the Lonely Planet guidebook for that matter.

This book was purchased while i was in baja. I traveled with walt petersons adventure book, but it lacked the info i was looking for, and this book did a great job of filling in the blanks. Having only traveled to Baja once, and hitch hiked for three weeks, this was the book i was looking for. It is a cut to the chase book with good recommendation, and good reviews of the camps in baja...happy travels, i wouldn't leave to baja without this one again!!!

Minimal change from previous edition, and the rates have gone up but this book still quotes the old ones. It's a good choice as there are only two to choose from, this and church's (top notch book); but why not keep or get the old editon and save money?

First off let me say that I've been camping in Baja for close to thirty-five years. Did I say thiry-five? OMG!! I've camped everywhere from San Felipe to Mulege, Rosarito to Cabo and everything in between.I've seen the changes and it is changing currently(just down there this past weekend)at an incredible rate. In one month without a visit the landscape changes. Hotels are grabbing up all the beaches. That said , be aware that the information in this book(and any about Baja for that matter) may be old only because the rate of change is currently at hyper-speed, even by Mexican standards. It seems manana has arrived. I have a copy of this book and use it only as a loose guide consequently. Much of the information is useful and helpful. There are tons of listed camp sites ,each area is not very detailed and many of which are gone or will be gone. Be flexible, be aware that many new ones are going up too. Locals will gladly tell you where a new one has gone up. New camping areas go up literally overnight. Certain areas remain the same for the most part, basically those away from the ocean.This is not a book you can count on for being accurate but it is useful as a genreal guide and for basic roughing it rules. If you are a rigid traveler, plan ahead and visit the websites listed for the most up to date information. Remember life is a journey not a destination. The maps included are ok but you need to buy one right away once you hit Baja. The touristy towns of Rosarito or Ensenada would be a good place to get a detailed map cheap, they are often posted on the shop exterior windows. Ask around , people are more than glad to help. Basically this book is only a general guide to camping, things are just changing too quickly. Gone are the days of just pulling off and camping along the beach between Rosarito and Ensenada. However, once you pass Ensenada, along the coast, there still exist remote off the beaten path camping areas. Expect the unexpected and your camping trip will be a good adventure using this book whenever possible.

I found this book to be by far the most helpful and user-friendly guide to camping in Baja that I've yet seen. While it is purported to be The Complete Guide to More Than 170 Tent and RV Campgrounds, I found it to be much more than that. More accurately, it is, in fact, the complete guide for every aspect of venturing south of the border into Baja. This book tells you not only where to go and how to get there, but when to go and what to bring. It even discusses how to deal with such varied potential dangers as unsafe drinking-water and ice, stingrays, jellyfish, heatstroke, sunburn, getting hopelessly stuck in sand, or tangling with the police over a traffic accident. It even shows you how to clean a fish. In short, it had everything I needed to prepare for my trip to Baja. I highly recommend it.