Anchorage· Isla del Carmen· Mexico
Punta Colorada Anchorage (Isla Carmen)
25° 51.3′ N · 111° 11.3′ W · approximate
A charted anchorage beside the red headland of Punta Colorada on Isla Carmen's south-east coast, with beachcombing (whale bones) and desert hiking ashore.
Practical
Coordinate is approximate: about 250 m south of OpenStreetMap's 'Punta Colorado' cape node (25.85737, -111.18941; GeoNames 25.85765, -111.18852), checked in-water against the OpenStreetMap coastline; no published anchor waypoint was found, so sound in and choose the side of the point in the lee. s/v Exit (2025), after nearly three weeks around Carmen, found it gave more protection than the fair-weather cliffside anchorage about five miles north, where east or south wind made things untenable quickly and uncharted rocks lie just awash at high tide. Stay on trails: their hiker took a stick through the toes stepping off-trail. Isla Carmen is privately owned—stay below the high-tide line unless on an open park trail. 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 night and beachcombing on Carmen's back side
Season
Settled weather
Nearby
- Bahía Marquer (Isla Carmen)1.9 NM away
- Punta Baja Trail (Isla Carmen)3.1 NM away
- Bahía de Loreto National Park3.6 NM away
- Faro Norte Dive Site (Isla Danzante)4.5 NM away
- Isla Danzante Honeymoon Cove4.7 NM away
- Honeymoon Cove Reef Snorkel (Isla Danzante)4.8 NM away
- El Arroyo Trail (Isla Danzante)5.1 NM away
- La Ventana and El Hongo (Isla Danzante)6.1 NM away