People are talking about us

Ben Crockett, editor at large for 4WD Toyota Owners Magazine came with us on a trip a while back and wrote all about it.
Thank you Ben for the kind words. We are so glad you had a great trip and look forward to putting your Taco through the paces on our Pole Line Road / Baja 1000 spectating run in November.

2016 Schedule

2016 is here and we can not be more excited to announce this years schedule.

We have some great Baja off road adventures planned and we are looking forward to meeting more of you and sharing Baja with you. We have some new trails we recently checked out and think you will really enjoy. Bring your overland rigs RTT's and camp gear as we plan to add a camp night on the March run. Hotel rooms will also be available as well.

Viva Baja! 

4x4 Toyota owners magazine

Nice little write up by one of our guests on the last tour. Thank you Ben we are glad you had fun on your adventure.

4x4 Toyota Owners Magazine

Northern Baja Run report July 9-12 2015

We have been wanting to run a section between Mikes and Coyote Ranch for a while now and figured early July would be best, after the Baja 500 craziness and before the late Summer possibilities of hurricane rains.  We let everyone know we were going to be on a Pre Run the third day and we didn't know what to expect. We published this run without much advanced notice but that didn't seem to matter we filled up the roster with a great mix of rigs.  We met up Thursday morning at the usual place, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance, shook hands with our guests and I quickly realized this was a good group and my stoke level went to 11.

3 Toyota's and 3 Jeeps ready for the Northern Baja Run

We crossed the border and made our way to Ensenada stopping at a taco shop for lunch.

All fueled up on Carne Asada, Al Pastor, Pescado, and Camarones we headed straight to Santo Thomas. We started our off road journey heading West toward Erendira on part the Baja 500 race course.

Off roading the Baja coastline toward  Erendira.

We arrived at Coyote Cals late afternoon just in time for a few cold Pacificos. 

Friday morning greeted us with plenty of sunshine and near perfect temperatures.

We geared up and made our way through the sleepy little town and resumed our off road route on the Baja 500 course.

Here are a few images from Fridays leg....

No bad days in Baja!

Friday night we stayed in a nice hotel in Colonet had well deserved showers and a great meal.

Our guests were tired from the days activities. We all retired early in anticipation of the next days adventure. I was pretty excited about the new day and the trails we were going to run Saturday. I had not been on them in quite a few years. 

Saturday we awoke to fresh coffee and another great breakfast provided by our friendly staff.

We loaded up and motored North on the highway for a few miles and we turned East on the Calentura road toward Valle De Trinidad.

We Came up on a shortcut used in the Baja races but the racers are usually coming down this hill. We wheeled UP the trail. Fun little excursion,

Ben making it look easy in his super clean Taco

The last couple had to have a little help, the earlier rigs really dug it up. Loved seeing everyone jump in and work together.

Max earning his stripes. More on that later

After our little fun challenge we hit Valle De Tinidad for some Tacos then motored down Mex 3 for a few miles to the "good road" up to Mike's Sky Ranch. We enjoyed a little break and a cold drink.

After a few photo ops we saddled up for the last leg of our journey. This was the unknown and where the exploration began. We hit a super trail loaded with plenty of obstacles. We had to spot each other several times through this trail. We worked as a team and really had a blast. There really was nothing a stock rig couldn't handle with a little care and technique, we proved that.

We arrived at the Coyote Ranch late afternoon and enjoyed all they have to offer. Family style dining and a great campfire that night where we all sat around and reminisced about what we had just accomplished.

Sunday morning after a leisurely breakfast we headed out the mild 5 mile dirt road to the pavement and headed North to Ensenada for some souvenir shopping and a great final lunch.

   

                         We found a neat spot in the trees. If anyone wants to camp let us know!

                                                         Cabins at Coyote Ranch

And finally Max. our rookie who  truly embodied the spirit of Camp4lo. His can do it attitude and go for broke but calculated style earned him the coveted VIP trophy.

Thank you to our guests, you made this a great trip!
Dave and Sharon
Andy
Ben
Max
Jacob
Bill
and our special guest Juan Carlos from BAJA VOYAGER We have added him to our team and are now able to offer first class accommodations and restaurants and more. Look for more exciting destinations available in the coming months.

Running the routes

The day after Christmas Bill and I loaded up the Taco and met Huber and Scuba Steve in his bitchen 4 runner at the border and headed for Cuatro Casas, to run the Camp 4lo day one part of the tour.

Mexico greeted us with a new port of entry. Now entering Mexico is even simpler. 

Rain followed us most  the way but as we motored South, Baja rewarded us with mostly sunny skies and low 70's temps.

We arrived at Cuatro Casas mid day, and as usual Richard, the proprietor greeted us with open arms. 

We checked in, secured our gear, and found ourselves with a few remaining hours of daylight. We decided to run the beach route South for a few miles, to shake down our rigs and go for some Tacos down at the Pirate bar on Punta Camalu.

Scuba Steve wasted no time displaying how he got his moniker.

After some lunch we took a little run down on the beach South of Camalu. As the sun started to set, feeling good that our rigs were ready we turned around and motored back to Cuatro Casas.

Back at Cuatro Casas we enjoyed an epic dinner of Richards famous halibut tacos, some fire pit, a couple cold Pacificos, and great conversation about the day that was to come.

Morning greeted us with a great sunrise. Richard had the coffee hot and breakfast ready.

We hit the trail north toward Campo Corona then hit the beach again toward San Antonio Del Mar.

We spent some time on the dunes.

Airing down

Nothing but fun to be had on these dunes.

After the dune fun, we traveled East and met up with the Baja 500 race course.

Taco in 4LO getting some work done.

A little mud obviously does not bother Huber.

Steve negotiating the trail.

We traveled North up the coast toward Erindria and saw great vistas, challenging climbs, and fun overlanding.

Baja has something for everyone. There were plenty of either or's so any 4 x 4 can have fun over this terrain.

We continued on the Baja 500 course into Erindria then hopped on the pavement back to Cuatro Casas.

Richard had a nice dinner of scallops prepared for us. We enjoyed another nice evening around the fire pit where we exchanged recollections about the trail that day.

This was a great trip with some even better guys.

Scuba Steve

Chris Huber

Bill Bryant

Rob Black 

Flynn Bryant 

my son Jacob Frick

And Chuy the wonder dog

Band of brothers forever on the Camp4lo inaugural run

Thank you all for coming down and sharing my love of Baja. 

I can't wait until the next run in February.

All the photos from this trip can be viewed at
Camp4lo Flicker page

Additional photo credits

Scuba Steve

Chris Huber

Bill Bryant