Permit· Baja California Pacific coast (Ensenada to Cabo Falso)· Mexico
Puerto San Carlos (Mag Bay) Port of Entry and Fuel
24° 47.7′ N · 112° 7.1′ W · approximate
The commercial port town at the north end of Magdalena Bay, 21 nm up a well-marked N-shaped channel from the entrance - a port captain, a Pemex station, groceries and a bus to La Paz and Loreto.
Practical
Coordinate is approximate: placed in the channel just west-north-west of the town (Wikipedia/OSM town 24.789 N 112.108 W), where The Log says the port captain wants yachts to anchor north of the commercial piers; come ashore and do the full port clearance. It is a port captain's office for domestic check-in, not a recommended international entry (clear in at Ensenada or Cabo San Lucas). The channel starts near Man of War Cove and serves shrimpers and container ships. Fuel: big yachts have taken high-speed diesel at the commercial piers in a pinch, but The Log does not recommend it for smaller boats; the Ha-Ha guide says a trip up to San Carlos 'will probably result in fuel'. Ashore: three small hotels with restaurants, a Pemex station, several grocery stores and a bus station. Population about 4,700 (2005).
Best for
Provisions and port check-in inside Mag Bay
Nearby
- Puerto San Carlos Groceries, Pemex and Restaurants0.3 NM away
- Puerto San Carlos Whale-Watching Pangas0.4 NM away
- Bahía Santa María (Baja Pacific)6.2 NM away
- Bahía Magdalena Anchorage (Man of War Cove)8.7 NM away
- Baja Bash Northbound Weather Windows8.7 NM away
- Puerto Magdalena Village (Man of War Cove)9.6 NM away
- Cabo San Lázaro10 NM away
- Bahía Magdalena Gray Whales12.4 NM away
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