Punta Lobos
Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Punta Lobos is a working fishing beach about 3 km south of Todos Santos in Baja California Sur, Mexico. In the afternoon, fishermen bring their pangas in through the surf, hauling the engines up at the last moment and towing the boats up the sand with trucks. A shrine to the Virgin Mary stands beside a freshwater lagoon.
A real fishing beach that locals still use daily, though the surf is powerful and the beach has no services.
How we score beachesArrive in the afternoon to watch the boats come in, and buy fresh fish from the fishermen. Powerful waves make swimming unwise.
Drive the dirt road south of town and park near the beach. Keep clear of the lanes the trucks use for the boats.
The beach is a short walk from parking over soft sand, with no facilities.
Pacific swell is strongest in summer and fall, and the water is cooler than on the Sea of Cortez side. Hurricane season runs roughly June through November.
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