Driving Directions

Maps, driving directions, and GPS coordinates.

If possible, drive early in the day to avoid traffic, especially if you are driving from LA. DO NOT DRIVE THERE LATE AT NIGHT. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND THE PLACE IN THE DARK. It is about two hours past the border and three hours from San Diego.

YOU NEED A HIGH CLEARANCE VEHICLE: SUV OR TRUCK. DOES NOT HAVE TO BE 4X4

No RVs or Trailers will pass through.

Please coordinate with your people to carpool as much as possible.

DIRECTIONS DIRECTIONS THROUGH MEXICALI (US boarder is open 24 hours)The safest route is through Calexico/Mexicali. The border is open 24 hours a day. Majority of the drive is on the US side, there are no check points and no toll ways. From interstate-5/805 head south and take I-8 east towards El Centro. Take highway 98 towards Calexico and turn right onto highway 111 going west towards the US/Mexico border. After going through the border, keep to your right hand lane and immediately turn right (sharp) onto Lopez Mateo (First Right) which is a one way street and make another right at the next intersection. Follow the road until it gets into blocks and after 6 blocks ( 6 stop signs), turn left on Colegio Militar. You will pass through several STOP signs going strait. I have attached a google map to this and also can be printed from http://www.blueinsomnia.com/mexicali.jpg After 2.5 miles, you will reach a round about, continue going strait on the same axis until the road merges with highway 2. Get on the highway 2 going north-west towards Tijuana.

, After 13 miles, you will see the dried lakebed to your left. You will see the sign for Laguna Salada. You can't turn left at this point so continue driving for another minute until you can make a U-turn. Head back towards the Laguna Salada exit and turn right onto the dirt road leading to the lakebed. There is a sign that reads Pavarotti Sin Fronteras. This mostly good dirt road may include some rough areas and "washboard" which in some places can be avoided by steering to the extreme side or driving on the paralleling tracks off the road. THERE ARE USUALLY THREE TRAKCS, PICK THE MIDDLE ONE. Try not to slow down or stop in sandy spots. At 27.2 mi., upon passing the Italian olive plantation, turn right onto another graded dirt road signed "CANON de GUADALUPE" and go west. This last segment begins with 7 mi. of mostly good but increasingly winding dirt road, and ends with 0.6 mi. of primitive dirt road. At mile 7, after "INFORMATION" sign, bear right at fork. Slow down and maneuver carefully.
IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUES-MUST READ
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE STOP FOR ANYONE FOR ANY REASON WHEN DRIVING ON THIS DIRT ROAD. UNLESS YOU KNOW THEM, DO NOT STOP FOR ANYONE. DO NOT SPEND THE NIGHT INTHE MIDDLE OF THE DRIED LAKE BED EITHER. THIS AREA IS VERY DANGEROUS WITH BANDITOS, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.

GPS COORDINATES
32 09 504 N X 115 46 224 W

From The Tecate Border

From Los Angeles and/or San Diego, Take I-5 south to Hwy. 94 east. Last good spot to Gas up! At approx. 40 mi., turn right and go south on Tecate Road (#188). It's about 1.8 mi. to the border-crossing

(open 6 am to 11pm)

. Four blocks past the border, turn left on Avenida Benito Juarez (Mex.Hwy. 2), reset odometer, and go east, passing by Parque Hidalgo (Tecate's central park), which will be to your right.

Continue East & follow signs onto Hwy.2 - Cuota (new Toll Rd) approx. 40 mi., toward Mexicali. Pass through La Rumerosa Toll Booth & head down the newly paved winding mtn. road to the desert floor.

km29

At approx. 65.8 mi. (near mileage marker "km28"), pass the highway sign says "CANON DE GUADALUPE," and contineu driving for anothe mile until come to a highway sign says "LAGUNA SALADA", turn right onto a graded dirt road, reset odometer, and go south. Smaller signs along side the dirt road will confirm you are on course TO CANYON DE GUADALUPE. This is a smooth dirt road, but don't drive too fast as unexpected bumps are frequent. Stay on the middle track and follow it through.

This mostly good dirt road may include some rough areas and "washboard" which in some places can be avoided by steering to the extreme side or driving on the paralleling tracks off the road. Try not to slow down or stop in sandy spots.

At 27.2 mi., upon passing the Italian olive plantation, turn right onto another graded dirt road signed "CANON de GUADALUPE" and go west.

This last segment begins with 7 mi. of mostly good but increasingly winding dirt road, and ends with 0.6 mi. of primitive dirt road. At mile 7, after "INFORMATION" sign, bear right at fork. Slow down and maneuver carefully. Follow the signs to "ARTURO'S CAMPO #1." wher we will greet you and have you park your car at tehlot. Shuttles will carry your passengers and your gear to your designated camp sites

03.01.2007. 16:51