Traveler's Guide to Mexican Camping: Explore Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize with Your RV or Tent (Traveler's Guide series)
One of the world's most interesting and
least expensive travel destinations is just across the southern U.S.
border. Mexico offers warm sunny weather all winter long, beautiful
beaches, colonial cities, arts and crafts, and excellent food. Best of
all, you can easily and economically visit Mexico in your own car or RV!
Thousands of campers from the U.S. and Canada do it every year.
Camping is a great way to explore Mexico.
Modern roads now make the entire country easily accessible. Campgrounds
are located along the beaches, near cities and resorts, and within easy
range of ancient archeological sites and eco-destinations. Here are some
of the areas with campgrounds featured in this book:
Yucatan Peninsula
Colonial Highlands
West Coast
Copper Canyon
Chiapas and Oaxaca
Baja Peninsula
Gulf of California
Eastern Gulf Coast
Guatemala and Belize
And Many More!
Traveler's Guide to Mexican Camping is designed to make your trip to Mexico simple. It has detailed
descriptions of almost 250 campgrounds located all over the country. In
addition to camping and campground information this indispensable guide
also includes information about important cities, tourist destinations,
border crossing, roads and driving, trip preparation, vehicle care,
shopping, entertainment, and sports opportunities. It will help you plan
your itinerary and enjoy yourself more while you are on the road.
New Features In Fourth Edition:
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Guatemala
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All campgrounds visited in 2008/2009 and their
descriptions and maps updated
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New bypass routes to avoid Mexico City, Guadalajara, Tecoman, and La Paz!
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Important new camping information for the destinations of
Celestino Gasca, Cuitzeo, Lago Media Luna, Mazamitla, Pachuca,
Tapalpa, Agua Dulce, Escarcega, Belize City, Lake Atitlán, Antigua, Rio Dulce, Tikal, and many more.
- We've rearranged the book with destinations in most areas now arranged from north to south to make it much easier to find your next destination.
Reviews
Family Motor Coaching, July, 2003, p. 52
RV Hometown Web Site (click to see review)
"If you are headed for Mexico you won't want to cross the
border without a copy of Traveler's Guide to Mexican Camping". - Stephanie Bernhagen
Family Motor Coaching, October 2001, p. 135 -
"Mike and Terri Church's Traveler's Guide to
Mexican Camping is an invaluable resource for locating RV Parks" -
Gerald C. and Sharon L. Hammon
Escapees, March/April 1999,
p. 29 -
There's a rather new Mexican campground book
out now. Mike and Terri Church have written Traveler's Guide to Mexican Camping,
published by Rolling Homes Press, PO Box 2099, Kirkland, WA 98083. Their campground guide
is very complete and offers well-written directions. - Scott and Karen Bonis
MotorHome, January 1999,
page 125 -
"This comprehensive new book ...
is intended to provide all the information RVers need when they go south of the border,
whether to Baja California or to the mainland."
The RV Times,
November/December 1998, p. 38 -
"This couple knows their stuff...."
"...you shouldn't need another RV guide
book."
Escapees, January/February
1998, page 38 -
"This book is literally just off the
press, and our advice is: Don't travel to Mexico without a copy of it!"
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Why Camp Mexico?
Chapter 2 - Details, Details, Details
Chapter 3 - Crossing The Border
People Documentation
Vehicle Documentation
Vehicle Insurance
Pets
Boats
ATVs and Motorcycles
What Can You Take In To Mexico?
What Can's You Bring Along?
Actual Procedures at the Border
Coming Back Into The US
A Final Note About Border Crossing Procedures and Regulations
Selected Border Crossings:
Chula Vista, California/Tijuana, Baja California
Tecate, Baja California
Calexico, California/Mexicali, Baja California
San Luis, Arizona/San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora
Lukeville, Arizona/Sonoyta, Sonora
Nogales, Arizona/Nogales, Sonora
Naco, Arizona/Naco, Sonora
Douglas, Arizona/Agua Prieta, Sonora
Columbus, Arizona/Palomas, Chihuahua
El Paso, Texas/Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
Laredo, Texas/Nuevo Laredo, Nuevo León
Río Grande Valley, Texas
Brownsville, Texas/ Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Other Border Crossings
Chapter 4 - How to Use the Destination Chapters
Chapter 5 - The Northern West Coast: Nogales to Teacapán
Introduction
Selected Cities and Their
Campgrounds
Magdalena and Santa Ana
Hermosillo
Bahía Kino
Guaymas and San Carlos
Navojoa
Álamos
Huatabampito
El Fuerte
Los Mochis
Las Glorias
Culiacán
Celestino Gásca
Mazatlán
Teacapán
Chapter 6 - The Central West Coast: San Blas to Acapulco
Introduction
Selected Cities and Their
Campgrounds
San Blas
La Peñita de Jaltemba
Rincón de Guayabitos
Lo de Marcos
Sayulita
Bucerías
Puerto Vallarta
Punta Pérula
Tenacatita, La Manzanilla, and Boca Beach
San Patricio - Melaque
Michoacán Coast
Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo
Acapulco
Chapter 7 - The Interior of Mexico
Introduction
Selected Cities and Their
Campgrounds
Aguascalientes
Basaseachic Falls National Park
Chihuahua Area
Chihuahua
Ciudad Camargo
Cuauhtemoc
Colima
Creel
Cuernavaca
Cuitzeo
El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary
San Felipe
Los Azufres
Guadalajara Area
Guadalajara
Villa Corona
Chapala
Guanajuato
Lago Media Luna
Madera
Matehuala
Mazamitla
Mexico City (Ciudad de México)
Monterrey
Morelia
Zinapécuaro
Quiroga
Nuevo Casas Grandes
Pachuca
Pátzcuaro
Puebla
Querétaro
Saltillo
San
Luis Potosí
San
Miguel de Allende
Tapalpa
Tepic
Tequila and Magdalena
Tequisquiapan
Tlaxcala
Toluca
Torreón
Uruapan
Valle de Bravo
Zacatecas
Chapter 8 - The East or Gulf Coast
Introduction
Selected Cities and Their
Campgrounds
Ciudad Victoria
La Pesca
Ciudad Mante
Ciudad Valles
Tampico
Posa Rica and Papantla
Emerald Coast
Veracruz
Catemaco
Agua Dulce
Villahermosa
Chapter 9 - Chiapas and Oaxaca
Introduction
Selected Cities and Campgrounds
Puerto Escondido
Puerto Ángel
Bahías de Huatulco
Oaxaca
Tehuantepec
Chiapas Coast
Tuxtla Gutiérrez
San
Cristóbal
Bonampak Area
Bonampak
Yaxchilán
Palenque
Chapter 10 - The Yucatán Peninsula
Introduction
Selected Cities and Their
Campgrounds
Escárcega and Mex 186
Bacalar
Chetumal
Costa Maya
Riviera Maya
Paa Mul
Xpu-Ha
Puerto Morelos
Cancún
Valladolid
Río Lagartos
Chichén Itzá and Pisté
Mérida
Puerto Progreso
Celestún
Uxmal
Campeche
Isla Aguada
Chapter 11 - The Northern Gulf of California
Introduction
Selected Cities and Their
Campgrounds
Puerto Peñasco (Rocky Point)
Golfo de Santa Clara
San
Felipe
Chapter 12 - Northern Baja Peninsula
Introduction
Selected Cities and Their
Campgrounds
Tecate
Rosarito
Ensenada
Estero Beach
Punta Banda
Santo Tomás
San Quintín Area
Colonia Vicente Guerrero
San Quintín
El Rosario
Cataviña
Bahía de los Ángeles
Chapter 13 - Southern Baja Peninsula
Introduction
Selected cities and Their
Campgrounds
Guerrero Negro
Vizcaíno Junction
San Ignacio
Santa Rosalía
Mulegé
Bahía Concepción
Loreto
Puerto Escondido
Ciudad Constitución
La Paz
La Ventana
Todos
Santos
Los Cabos
Los
Barriles Area:
Los Barriles
La Ribera
San
Antonio
Chapter 14 - Belize and Guatemala
Belize
Introduction
Selected Cities and Their
Campgrounds
Corozol Town and the Corozol District
Orange Walk and the Orange Walk District
Belize City and the Belize District
San Ignacio and the Cayo District
Guatemala
Introduction
Selected Cities and Their Campgrounds
Lake Atitlán and Panajachel
Antigua
Guatemala City
Río Dulce
Poptún
Tikal
Appendix - Road Signs
Text Index
Campground Index
About The Authors
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