Puerto Peñasco (Rocky Point) - Mexico

I again camped at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument for two nights at site #193. The campground was nearly empty.

This time I timed my trip to Puerto Peñasco for high tide in the afternoon to avoid stingrays. But first I went to Playa Cerro Prieto (Black Hill Beach) to check out the low tide in the morning. I walked about a half mile out in to Choya Bay without the water going above my ankles. My hike was 1.9 miles round-trip, and it took me 1 hour and 34 minutes to walk out on the tidal flats.

Next, I went to CEDO (Center for the study of Deserts and Oceans). After that I went to Playa Hermosa to go swimming for the afternoon. It was a little past noon when I arrived, and the tide was coming in quickly.

In the evening I went out to dinner at El Buzo (The Diver) Seafood and Beer. The meal was excellent and and reasonably priced, and had bottled water.

Site #193

Playa Cerro Prieto

Playa Cerro Prieto

Playa Cerro Prieto

Playa Cerro Prieto

Playa Cerro Prieto

Playa Cerro Prieto

Playa Cerro Prieto

Playa Cerro Prieto

Playa Cerro Prieto

Playa Cerro Prieto

Choya Bay

CEDO

Playa Hermosa

Playa Hermosa

Playa Hermosa

Playa Hermosa

Site #193

Puerto Peñasco (Rocky Point) - Mexico

I camped at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument for two nights. There was only one other camper in the entire campground. In the morning I drove across the border into Sonoyta, Mexico. From there it was 63 miles to Puerto Peñasco. When I arrived in Puerto Peñasco, I set out to go hiking. I did a 2.5 mile loop hike up Cerro La Choya which means The Lazy Hill. Afterwards, I went to Playa Hermosa to go swimming. Unfortunately, after about 5 minutes in knee deep water I was stung in the ankle by a stingray. At first, I wasn't sure what marine life had stabbed me. I sat down in the sea and raised my foot out of the water. I saw a bleeding puncture wound. At that moment, I suspected a stingray and it hurt. I got up and limped back to my lawn chair on the beach. Beach security wandered over and asked if I was alright. "I got stung by a stingray" I told him. He then called for a paramedic on his cell phone. In a short time the paramedic was treating my wound. 

For the rest of the day I couldn't go swimming, and I left early. Then I had a nice dinner at Avacato Burrito Republic.

Site #193

Site #193

No Passing on Solid Line

Cerro La Choya

Site #193