Landmark· Puertecitos· Mexico
Puertecitos Hot Springs
30° 21.0′ N · 114° 38.2′ W · approximate
Natural sulphur hot pools on the rocky shoreline at Puertecitos, 90 km south of San Felipe, where 70°C spring water is cooled by the incoming tide.
Practical
Coordinate is the OpenStreetMap hamlet point for Puertecitos; the pools are on the rocky coastline at the point. Pay a fee to Campo Puertecitos (run by founder Rafael Orozco's daughter, Clara). The pools are only bearable once incoming tidewater mixes in; the path down is steep. Campo has palapas, a restaurant and water from a tinaco; Pez Market sells basic supplies, produce and drinking water. The Puertecitos Pemex is closed — no fuel; fill up in San Felipe. Club Cruceros notes the town is dead in summer, with water in the mid-90s °F.
Best for
A hot soak on the upper Gulf
Nearby
- Punta Bufeo Anchorage28.2 NM away
- Bahía Willard Anchorage (Gonzaga)34.2 NM away
- San Felipe Marina and Harbor39.9 NM away
- Punta Final Coves Anchorage (Gonzaga)40.2 NM away
- Upper Gulf Vaquita Area53.9 NM away
- Bahía San Carlos (Pacific Baja) Anchorage62.2 NM away
- Bahía San Quintín Anchorage67.8 NM away
- Sacramento Reef69.4 NM away