Gonzaga Bay, Baja California
(178 km/111 miles)
Today we head off for another beach stop, this time this Gonzaga Bay (Bahia de Gonzaga) another beautiful and tranquil destination on Baja. Bahia de Gonzaga is approximately 145 km/90 miles south of San Felipe and about 77 km/48 miles south of Puertecitos. Hwy 5 south from Puertecitos has long had a reputation for being one of the worst roads in Baja, however that all changed in 2020 when the road was finally completed to Hwy 1 at south of Catavina.
Although Gonzaga Bay has been occupied by Papa Fernandez and various fishermen since the early days, the beautiful beaches of Bahia de Gonzaga sat empty for the first half of the 1900’s, until the late 50’s when James Adkins Sr. landed his plane on the desolate tidal flat behind the beach and set up the first trailer on the wide sandspit that would later become home to a few dozen local residents.
