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Puerto Peñasco is a corner of paradise on the Sea of Cortez, just 60 miles south of the U.S. border
Puerto Peñasco is where the desert meets the sea. We are located on the Sea of Cortez, about 60 miles south of Arizona, in the Mexican state of Sonora. We have the closest ocean beaches to many southwestern U.S. areas. We are only a four hour drive from Phoenix and Tucson Arizona. Because of our warm temperatures in the winter, many people visit us from the cold regions of the United States and Canada.
the water is clear for swimming, snorkeling, diving and many other water sports; the sun shines and the skies are blue about 360 days per year.
Puerto Peñasco has incredible crescents of white sand beach stretching for miles, dunes and deserts backed by stunning mountains, fine fishing and sailing, glorious blue skies and blue-green water. Puerto Peñasco also attracts a fair number of tourists. Beautiful beaches, good food and plenty of restaurants make this an ideal weekend getaway. Explore beautiful beaches such as Playa Arenosa (Sandy Beach), Cholla Bay, Playa de Oro, Playa Hermosa, Los Conchas, Mirador and Miramar.
Explore the reef at Cholla Bay which experiences tidal extremes up to 23 feet. Cholla Bay at low tide will invariable produce all the tasty clams a family of four can eat. Mussels and oysters are also there for the taking. Or visit the estuaries as the tide begins to ebb and trap your fill of delicious crabs. Take a boat trip to Isle San Jorge, home two thousands of sea lions, pelicans, boobies, cormorants and gulls; search for shells or explore the tide pools along 62 miles of virgin beach: visit the natural history museum at CEDO, a field station for researches from Arizona, California and New Mexico Universities and a center intercultural for the study of desert and oceans; participate in sailboat races, fishing derby at bird island; rent an ATV or jet-ski or a bicycle or jeep; take a sightseeing trip to the Pinacate the live but inactive volcano where astronauts trained for the first moon landing. While you’re there, if your lucky, you might catch sight of a bighorn sheep or pronghorn antelope that roam the rocky slopes.
As the day draws to a close watch the sun set like a red ball of fire over Baja California, 75 miles away. Follow the wake of a passing sailboat or a gringo fisherman bound for home port; greet the returning Mexican pangas with their catch of scallops, flounder and red snapper or shark. Lay back and relax………
We promise you one thing above all, in Puerto Peñasco, that place the Americans call Rocky Point, you will never be bored…unless you want to be.
Cholla Bay
The mostly American Community of Cholla Bay is about five miles from the heart of Puerto Peñasco also known as Rocky Point.
It is on a peninsula bound by the Sea of Cortez and Cholla Bay. The seascapes are breath taking all the way to Baja California 75 miles away.
Cholla Bay has many recreational features such as the Old Boy's Social Club, the Cholla Bay Sportsman's Club and the Homeowner's Community Center.
It even has the world famous JJ's Cantina and Xochitl's Cholla Café.
It has all the amenities.
Another interesting and unusual feature of the Puerto Peñasco area is the extreme tides produced in the area. In Cholla Bay the difference between low and high tides can be as much as 24 feet, it is a sight to behold. Today, people visit Rocky Point for the sun, sand, sea, fishing, and just general relaxation.