Anchorage· East Cape (Los Frailes, Cabo Pulmo, Los Barriles)· Mexico
Bahía Los Frailes Anchorage
23° 22.6′ N · 109° 25.4′ W · approximate
A 1.25-mile-wide bay tucked immediately south of the 755 ft Frailes headland - the only anchorage inside Cabo Pulmo National Park and one of just three spots on the 140 nm Los Cabos-La Paz leg with decent shelter from north winds.
Practical
Coordinate is the OpenStreetMap 'Bahía los Frailes' label (approximate); anchor on one of the two narrow sand shelves close under the headland - the bottom drops off quickly. About 45 nm from Cabo San Lucas (Ha-Ha guide). Park rangers in pangas check Conservation Passports and may suggest where to drop the hook. Good in northerlies, open to the south and east. Departure north: avoid Pulmo Shoal (6 ft depths, two wrecks) by heading 3 nm due east from the anchorage, then due north for at least 5 nm before making any westing (The Log). No services; Cabo Pulmo village (restaurants, dive shops, tiny store, no fuel or ATM) is 2.5 miles north.
Best for
North-wind shelter at the East Cape
Season
Nov-Apr northerlies; open to S
Nearby
- Cerro Los Frailes Summit Hike0.7 NM away
- Playa Los Arbolitos (Cabo Pulmo)1.7 NM away
- El Bajo de Cabo Pulmo Reef2.3 NM away
- Los Morros (Cabo Pulmo)2.6 NM away
- El Vencedor Wreck (Cabo Pulmo)2.9 NM away
- El Cantil (Cabo Pulmo)3.1 NM away
- Cabo Pulmo Mirador Pergola Hike3.3 NM away
- Mermaid Beach Reef (Cabo Pulmo)3.3 NM away