— Non-profit · Est. 1966 · Baja California
Baja's oldest
travel club.
Caravans, claims, and community across Baja
60
1,700+
5
$40
5
1,000s
Est. 1966
Real humans
Anyone can sell you insurance.
We get you across — and back.
Member-led caravans
The same routes commercial operators sell for $4,000–$6,000. Our members run them together for little more than fuel and a campsite.
≈ $250/rig · vs. $4–6K commercial
Verified road intel
Real reports from members actually on the road — border waits, fuel, washouts. Curated and accountable, never an unverified Facebook thread.
Dated · regional · member-attributed
People who've been there
Call the Rio Vista office and talk to someone who’s driven Mex 1 — not a chatbot, not an overseas call center. Since 1966.
A phone answered by humans
Anyone can sell you insurance.
We get you across — and back
With our exclusive Travel Guides
Winter on Bahía Concepción
Santispac, El Requesón, and a string of beaches where you park with the water twenty feet from your door. Our route guide covers the drive down, which beaches take a big rig, and where to fill your tanks before you settle in. Members download the map with every stop marked.
The Road to Scorpion Bay
A hundred miles [VERIFY distance] of graded dirt through La Purísima to one of the longest rides in Baja. The washboard is real, and so is the payoff. Our guide covers current road conditions, where to camp on the point, and the fuel math for the trip out and back.
Roosterfish on the East Cape
Los Barriles in early summer: pangas on the beach, roosterfish in the shallows, and a cold one at the hotel bar after. Our guide covers the drive down, the hotels that know fishermen, and who to call for a boat. Members get the full map and details.
Sign up online.
No phone call required.
View Full Calendar
Catch the gray whales, chase the Baja backroads, or fish the Sea of Cortez — we've got a full year of trips lined up. Check out the complete events calendar to find your next adventure.
Diamond Anniversary Fishing Extravaganza Save the Dates
Whale Watching Caravan
Baja Explorer Caravan
One membership.
The whole club.
$40
- Access to Chubb-backed Mexican insurance
- The Chubasco newsletter & conditions report
- Member casa rate at El Palmar, Loreto
- Travel Buddies Connect & member matching
- Member-only caravans, tournaments & events
- Partner discounts up and down Baja
Same routes. Same roads. Up to 95% less — plus 60 years of people who’ll actually answer the phone.
Sixty years of people who showed up.
Start here. We wrote the book
— literally.
Before You Go
Documents, money, what to pack, and the best season to cross.
Border Crossings
Wait times, FMM and TIP permits, and which gate to use.
Road Conditions
Live member reports, fuel availability, Mex 1 vs Mex 5.
Driving in Baja
Topes, road signs, military checkpoints, and the night rule.
60
Six decades of getting there and back.
From a handful of boat owners crossing to the Sea of Cortez to 12,000 households strong — the same club, the same compass, the same promise.
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