BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR

Baja California is a special place. It is wild. Really unlike anywhere I have encountered to date. It feels like true exploration. There are a handful of large towns, primarily concentrated near the US border and the southern tip. This is where travel is easy, there are airports, and tourism abounds. There are other population centers throughout the peninsula of course but it's a unique part of the world in that you can go hundreds of kilometers at a time without really seeing anything. Or anyone. There are deserted beaches, endless deserts, and it is where you can find some of the best wild camping — I think, on earth.  ​ I truly can't say enough good things about Baja California. The majority of the peninsula, which is split between the northern and southern States, is difficult (to put it lightly) to backpack. It is not suited for bus travel, or hitchhiking, or travel by foot, given the vastness, and relative scarcity of, well... people. But if you have a vehicle, it is a place you could get lost — literally and figuratively, for months.  ​ There are parts of the southern state (Baja California Sur) that are well suited to backpacking travel, and would be a great addition to any backpacking trip, and I will get to those. But for the most part part, this section is for the overlanders. The vehicle explorers and surfers. Those looking to be covered in moon dust up to their ears. Days or weeks without cell phone service, and nights around campfires. To put it into perspective, my brother and I spent 2 months surfing our way down this wave-rich paradise, and the majority of those 2 months we spent just the two of us. Into the wild we certainly were. ​ The Baja section will be mainly a surfing guide. I used extensively the book called 'A Surfer's Guide to Baja', by Mike Parise. It goes into far better detail than I ever could, and I recommend it to anyone embarking upon the Baja mission.  ​ Here you will find locations and areas in Baja California Sur.