Anchorage· Isla de la Piedra (Stone Island)· Mexico
Stone Island Outside Anchorage (Mazatlán)
23° 10.9′ N · 106° 24.2′ W · approximate
An open roadstead off the long beach of Isla de la Piedra, just southeast of the commercial harbor entrance. It's away from the ship traffic and the city noise, a quiet first or last night on the Mazatlán–Baja crossing.
Practical
Sand bottom off a gently shoaling beach. Open from the southeast through the west, so it's only comfortable in settled northwest conditions, and southwest swell makes it rolly. Landing on the beach can be wet through surf. A 2022 cruiser report says it was a good first stop but hard to reach town from, and the crew moved into a marina ahead of a weather change. Coordinate is derived from the OpenStreetMap coastline, about 0.15 nm off the beach, and is not a surveyed spot. Sound in to your preferred depth.
Best for
Quiet overnight stop clear of the harbor traffic
Season
Nov–May in settled NW weather; untenable in S–SW swell
Nearby
- El Velero (Isla de la Piedra)0.5 NM away
- Isla de la Piedra (Stone Island) Beach0.5 NM away
- Mazatlán Old Harbor Anchorage (Stone Island)0.9 NM away
- Isla de la Piedra Water Taxis (Mazatlán)1 NM away
- Baja Ferries Terminal (Mazatlán)1.1 NM away
- Mazatlán Port of Entry1.3 NM away
- Museo Nacional de la Ballena (Mazatlán)1.3 NM away
- El Faro Lighthouse Hike (Mazatlán)1.4 NM away