Gringos Guide To Driving Mexico, Central America & Costa Rica
  • Nogales, Mexican - Guaymas & San Carlos
    Mexico

    Nogales, Mexico – Guaymas & San Carlos

    DRIVING TIME: 4.41 hoursKILOMETERS: 423MILES: 263 Guaymas is a good stopping point for the first night. There are camping facilities in San Carlos and plenty of hotels in Guaymas. San Carlos is much smaller than Guaymas and more aesthetically appealing. It is located about 5 km before Guaymas. As you enter San Carlos, there are several campsites and trailer parks on both sides of the road with shower facilities and hookups for RVs. Don’t forget your bug juice, the mosquitoes in San Carlos are the size of hummingbirds. In the previous section, daytime driving only is recommended. The following is a description of my nighttime escapade, and I provide it…