Hike· Isla del Carmen· Mexico
La Salina Trail (Isla Carmen)
25° 59.7′ N · 111° 7.5′ W · approximate
The park's longest walk: an 8.7 km (5.4 mile) loop through crystalline salt flats, the ruins of the salt-mining operation and an abandoned company town, with hundreds of wading birds on the brine.
Practical
Coordinate is approximate: on the salt flats behind Bahía Salinas. Flat (4 m gain), about 2 hours 30 minutes. Isla Carmen is the only privately owned island in the park, so visitors must obtain authorization well in advance (Loreto.com)—ask at the CONANP office in Loreto. Carry water; no shade.
Best for
A long, flat history-and-birds walk
Nearby
- Bahía Salinas Beach (Isla Carmen)0.8 NM away
- Bahía Salinas and Salt Works (Isla Carmen)1.1 NM away
- Bahía Salinas Wreck (Isla Carmen)1.3 NM away
- Isla Carmen Bighorn Sheep Reserve2.5 NM away
- Puerto Ballandra (Isla Carmen)2.7 NM away
- Painted Cliffs Anchorage (Isla Carmen)2.8 NM away
- Punta Perico Anchorage (Isla Carmen)3.3 NM away
- Punta Perico (Isla Carmen)3.6 NM away