Anchorage· Baja California peninsula (Ensenada Blanca)· Mexico
Ensenada Blanca Anchorage
25° 43.4′ N · 111° 14.4′ W · approximate
A charted cove south of Puerto Escondido with a small fishing community whose cooperative, Pescadores de Ensenada Blanca, runs panga trips to see the park's blue whales.
Practical
Coordinate is the GeoNames 'Ensenada Blanca' cove point (OpenStreetMap's bay node is 25.72371, -111.23958), checked in-water against the OpenStreetMap coastline, used as an approximate anchorage. No cruising-guide detail on depths or protection was found online; approach in daylight, and remember the 2022 grounding of the 173-ft VIXIT on Piedras del Camaroncito—pinnacles about 3 ft under the surface about five miles south-east of Puerto Escondido near Ligüí. Reefs here do not show whitewater in calm conditions (Latitude 38). Inside Loreto Bay National Park—CONANP protected-area fee applies: a Loreto Bay National Park day pass (bracelet) was MX$215 per person in 2025, and the annual Conservation Passport (MX$3,620 in 2025) covers every federal protected area; buy online at descubreanp.conanp.gob.mx or from the rangers at La Dársena in Loreto, and carry proof aboard.
Best for
A quiet first or last night near Puerto Escondido in settled weather
Nearby
- Bahía Candeleros Anchorage0.2 NM away
- Ensenada Blanca Beach0.6 NM away
- Los Candeleros Pinnacles1.6 NM away
- Danzante Reef Dive Site1.9 NM away
- Ligüí Village Store2 NM away
- Piedra Submarino Dive Site (Isla Danzante)2.6 NM away
- La Ventana and El Hongo (Isla Danzante)2.8 NM away
- El Arroyo Trail (Isla Danzante)4 NM away