Mexico can be an absolutely wonderful destination for you and your RV. The beaches, the food, the people, the culture… Did we mention the food?!
In fact, one of our writers, Cheri Sicard, spends several months there each year. She has written about RVing in Mexico before, specifically about crossing the border between San Diego and Tijuana. And here’s her story about the joys of snowbirding in Mexico. Another writer crossed into Mexico and also said it was easy. See? You can do it!
Have you ever traveled in Mexico with your RV? Once? More than once? Would you want to? Tell us in the poll below. Thanks!
ALL POLITICAL COMMENTS WILL BE DELETED. As Thumper says, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.”
Got robbed by the police in LA Paz on the Baja peninsula first, and last, time I went to Mexico.
Once, in 1973. I’m glad I got that experience at that time but won’t never cross that border again.
We have done four extensive trips in Mexico pulling a 23-foot trailer. We have been end to end in the Baja. We have traveled nearly the entire Pacific coast. We have traveled nearly the entire Gulf coast. We have been along the borders of Belize and Guatemala. We have been up and down central Mexico from Laredo to Oaxaca to Chiapas multiple times.
We have NEVER had any problems with anyone, except for a few rude people from Canada and the US.
We avoid the US border areas and the big tourist areas (Cabo, Cancun, TJ) where trouble occurs and spend most of our time in places where we are the only foreigners around and certainly the only US travelers.
Answered this poll from Mexico! Been RVing in Mexico every winter for 10 years.
We live 20 miles north of the Mexican border (Rio Rico, AZ). We live in a community where the majority of people cross the border on a regular basis. Most folks vacation in Rocky Point or Cabo. We only have a few friends that take an RV, most stay in time shares, resorts or house rentals. I’d love to go with our 5th wheel but I don’t see it happening.
With all the beauty of America why would I want to send my money to a foreign country? I’ve been across the border in Nogales twice to walk around and eat, they do have or did have amazing prices on leather goods back in 1974. I’m not a fan of Mexican food so really no reason to go back. I will say Mexican food in the USA is not like Mexican food in Mexico.
Back in the early 70s I was married to a very pretty Mexican gal. We went to visit my Grandmother in San Diego and Granny insisted we all go over to Tijuana (six of us) for the day. No problem getting into Mexico, but when it came time to return to the US we had a hell of a time. The ‘Federales’ were convinced we were stealing this nice Mexican lady. It took over an hour to convince them we were married (who carries a marriage license with them?). That our Illinois driver’s licenses had matching last names meant nothing to them. I’m sure they wanted a bribe, but we persisted and finally they let us go. This scared the poop out of me. First and last time to Mexico. NEVER AGAIN!
Quit stealing their women, gringo.
Hahaahahahaha!
That was my “practice marriage”. It only lasted eight years. We’re still friends. We don’t hate each other. It just wasn’t right. I’ve been married to the “love of my life” for 36 years!
There are many many myths about the dangers of traveling to Mexico in your RV, but there are areas that can be dangerous. We keep our destinations relatively close to the border. Places like Puerto Peňascos and Baja California depend on tourism and RV folks.
We are always treated well and never ripped off. Does a $5 birdbath margarita or $5 half chicken dinner have some appeal ? Shady actors are kept in the background. BTW if you need repairs or decal replacement it’s less than a third of US pricing. We joke about the Winnebego “W” replacements that are done for very low costs.
We started RVing in Mexico in 2009 and every year since, apart from two Covid years. The weather in the Puerto Vallarta area is supreme, especially compared to other snowbird destinations such as Arizona, Texas, or Florida.
There are places to avoid in Mexico, as there are in any country. I have no more concerns travelling to Mexico than I would any large US city. I would not likely ever vacation there in my RV, but that is due to the additional insurance requirements, and unfamiliar traffic laws, and customs. Mexico is a beautiful country, filled with beautiful, friendly people. Yes; there are some “bad apples”, but lord knows we have our share here in the US too.
I agree and we probably have more bad apples than they do, especially in our larger cities which I avoid like the plague!!!
I will never ever go anywhere outside this country. They don’t like me, I don’t like them.
Speak for yourself, not for them.
My insurance won’t cover me in Mexico, so I won’t take our own vehicle. I suspect I could rent something south of the border if we wanted.
You are required to buy Mexican insurance.
Went to Mexico in 2009, 2012 Cabos San Lucas and 2015. Babysitting grandkids kept us from going prior to Covid and now health issues have made our health insurance too high.
We had no problems on any of our trips. In some towns police were stopping vehicles for donations but totally volunteer if you wanted to give them some money. We always did because we heard Mexican police have to buy their own gas for their vehicles and are paid very poorly. Maybe not true but we erred on the side of caution. Great country and people and would not hesitate to return. Always found a place to stay with our 5th wheel, 35 ft. trailer.
We have been to Mexico twice on a cruise ship. Both times, we went on a day trip into Mexico & we were told not to eat or drink anything.while there. In fact, the cruise line catered lunch to a park on land! I would never take my RV into another country, any country. When we travel abroad,we travel in groups. There is safety in numbers,
You are missing a beautiful, friendly neighbor to the north of the US northern border!
My compliments sir!
Well done … 🤣😂
A couple of times in the mid 90’s down to San Filipe to camp out along the beach in my old Commander Class A motorhome.
In 1968 thru 1970 my folks traveled in Mexico for fishing and sightseeing. Their insurance company told them if a kid offers to watch the vehicles for $.50 to pay or they might return to a vehicle with no tires. Also if they hit an animal on the road do not stop as they would be responsible for a life time supply of eggs or meat that the animal might produce in the owners life time. They had a great time.
Not according to Mexico Mike.
I’ve been tent camping at least a dozen times on the beach in San Felipe in the early 1980s and one time we rented a little 12 ft “canned ham” trailer and took it down there. We were pulled over by a policeman coming home and he required we pay the $40 “fine” to him before he would give us back our drivers licenses. That was all the money we had and when we got back into the states, we scoured the car looking for change so we could buy gas to get home. I think if we didn’t have that trailer, the police wouldn’t have bothered us as we looked like poor twenty-something-year-olds, but with the trailer, they thought we had some money. Other than that, we always had a great time!
I’ve been to Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point) several times with the RV. We go with a caravan of us and everyone buys the Mexico insurance. My sister and BIL go 2-3 times per year with about 6 other couples from Albuquerque. I wouldn’t go with just 1 RV though.
We signed in with a tour group I think was 2005 or 2006 to go on the Tran rail trip. Just before we were to go, a stupid person got on top of his RV and got knocked off at a tunnel. He was transported back to U.S. in a box. The train company stopped the tours, so, we did not get to go. We have walked into Mexico from Yuma one time. Everyone there thought you need to buy their items. We don’t see going back at our age 83 & 81.
No thanks