Hey guys my buddy got a job for the Diamondbacks and I am going out there to visit. I've never been out west before. I'm staying in Tucson and noticed some nice looking beaches in Mexico like puerto penasco was only four hours away. Is it safe to drive there? Everyone around here thinks I'm crazy with this idea. Would I be better off just driving to California?


Edit: I will not be in the T/A but in a rental car therefore will not be able to out run any mexican mobs.

 

I think your crazy LOL the are some nice beaches here in CA. also I think you now need a passport to go into mexico or you need it to come back.

 

Should be ok ,you might pass military check points wich is a good sign
but its always better to drive with someone who knows the area or at
least speaks spanish. Lot of hot chicks at Puerto Peñasco!

 

You'll be fine.. Just don't flash ur money around lol..

 

Youll be fine just stay out of trouble and travel during the day. I go there often without any issues. O and dont speed ive been stopped for going to fast and end up having to pay the so called cops haha

 

You should be ok, Post a pic of yourself incase they find a floating head in the beach and we can help identify you lol jk.

 

Just keep a low profile n you should be fine.

 

Not worth it at all if you dont know the area. There have been over 20k deaths due to the drug war in the past few years. I see you are from NJ so you dont know much about mexico at all, if you do go fly into a resort town. I wouldnt drive into there unless you have friends familar with the area.

 

if you go, just stay away from that bar the "Titty twister" especially at night...

 

I wouldn't go back to Mexico if somebody paid me. It's filthy, trashy, and filled with drugs and violence.

If you plan on driving four hours from Tucson, just head west and go to the beaches in Southern Cali.

 

Agreed, or make a trip to vegas.

 

sounds like san bernardino lol

 

I laughed so loud at work just now, haha

 

I never want to go to Mexico again. When you have to pay $16 for a hamburger to not get food poisoning, not travel at night, be cautious in the daytime, can pay the police to make them go away, and not make any friends to avoid being mugged, I'd say that place sucks.

Find me a $16 hamburger and a whole police force that takes bribes in SB...

 

i lived in Phoenix for about 10 years,,although i knew some folks would frequent Rocky Point with no problems,,i wouldn't go down there if you paid me. there is just to much that we hear/read about that isn't good,,you are basically on your own if you go down there,,,if something happens to you, no one is coming to get you. its a crap shoot. i'm just not willing to take that gamble.

 

Pretty sure you'll need a passport.

 

guess no none watched from dusk till dawn...

 

lol thanks for the posts guys...i figured you would give me a honest opinion. sounds like an adventure but def not worth it.

 

i went a few times but with my mexican friends i would never go without a person who doesnt know the area. its was a fun experience although when we tried to come back to the us they gave us drama since we didnt have passports, i thought well we thought u could just show CA I.D. but i guess not overall i had fun

 

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