Nature Attractions in Puerto Penasco
Visit las Conchas Beach & Community
Las Conchas
Las Conchas is a 6 mile stretch of beautiful, pristine beaches. Las Conchas community includes some of the most exclusive beachfront homes in town and at its far southern point is the exclusive Tessoro condominium complex. The CETMAR aquarium and CEDO are both located along the Las Conchas Beach area. Las Conchas beaches are for the most part shallow sandy beaches extending far into the water at high tide...
Kayak Rocky Point
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Kayak Rocky Point rentals include either standard paddle kayaks or Hobie Pedal Drive kayaks which are great fun. They rent hourly and up to weekly. They will deliver to most resorts and beach houses in Puerto Penasco. The rental will include everything you need. They also offer great kayak tours including fishing trips, snorkeling, sight-seeing, estuary & bird-watching or sunset kayak trips...
Schuk Toak Visitor's Center
Highway 8 (Sonoita to Penasco) KM 73
This new state-of-the-art complex sits on a lava flow. It is about 20 kilometers north of the town of Puerto Penasco and serves as an introductory center for the Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve, El Pinacate Crater and the Sonoran Desert. Hours of Operation: (September thru June) Monday thru Sunday 9 am to 5 pm...
Sonoran Desert Tours
Blvd Benito Juarez entre calle 11 y Blvd Kino No. 401 local 2
SDT (or Sonoran Desert Tours) is a local tour company offering a variety of unique and specialty tours to the El Pinacate Biosphere Reserve. There trips offer the security of knowledgeable and experienced tour guides in a desert that can be rugged and harsh to travel alone...
CEDO
Las Conchas Road
Over 30 years of studying and educating others about the desert and oceans of Northern Sonora, CEDO is a landmark in Mexico...
Cet-Mar Aquarium
43 Las Conchas Rd, Rocky Point
CETMAR is a Center of Education with a focus on ocean studies. The campus is located just before the guard gate heading into the Las Conchas neighborhood. This is their aquarium which is open to the public...
Panga Boat Fishing Trips
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If you are interested in a reasonably priced and productive fishing experience then a Panga Boat Fishing Trip may be just the thing! Panga boats are great for moving and checking different fishing holes. They are specifically made for the sea. They are easy to maneuver and faster to relocate to new and different reefs in search of fish...
Pancho Villa Fishing Charter
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Pancho Villa Fishing Charters is operated on the 57 foot long Pancho Villa Yacht. this is a beautiful vessel with a full shade cover. It comes equipped with all the bells and whistles: satellite radio, GPS, fish finding equipment, safety gear, fishing equipment, and all fishing permits...
Man & Nature Art Tour
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A tour of the Shuck Toak Visitor Center in the Pinacate Biosphere and a stop at Aleman Artisan's Village. This is a Fun yet very Informative Tour by a Local Resident...
Visit Cholla Bay (Choya Bay)
Cholla Bay
Cholla Bay is a tiny, fishing based community just a 5 minute drive from Puerto Penasco. A community unto itself, Cholla Bay has its own markets, bar, restaurants, a sandy beach, a bed and breakfast, a boat launch, a small boat storage facility and even a Homeowner's Association!...
EL Pinacate Biosphere Reserve Self Drive Trip
KM 52 Sonoita to Penasco Highway 8
Located just 30 miles north of Puerto Penasco on the main highway to Sonoyta/Lukeville border crossing is where you will find the entrance to the El Pinacate Reserve. This reserve is over 6,000 square kilometers and actually reaches from the Sea of Cortés to the Arizona border, where it is called both the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge and the Organ Pipe National Monument. This volcanic desert has a moon-like quality of vast sand dunes and gigantic volcanic crater depressions. The Elegante crater is the largest and most visited. El Pinacate is a great day trip from Puerto Penasco!...
JJ's Cantina
Cholla Bay
JJ's Cantina is a Cholla Bay landmark. Cholla Bay is located just 5 miles or so from Puerto Penasco. The Cantina sits right on the Bay which has an incredible high and low tide difference, emptying the bay during the new and full moons...
Visit the Beaches Southeast of Town
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There is a series of beaches off the road to Caborca (SON HWY 3). These are all dirt, sandy roads which occasionally get waterlogged at the extreme high tide. There are small residential communities all along the road which are marked with billboards along the highway...
The Links at Las Palomas Golf Course
Boulevard Costero 150 Colonia Sandy Beach
The Links at Las Palomas Golf Club is the most popular golf course in Puerto Penasco. It is an 18-hole, par-72, seaside golf course which is designed in the "true links" tradition...
Visit Sandy Beach
Sandy Beach
Technically named Playa Arenosa, nearly everyone refers to this area as Sandy Beach. It stretches in a long crescent shape from Playa Hermosa (the public beach) at its southeast out to Competition Hill on the edge of Cholla Bay at the northwest end of the beach...
JJ's Cantina
JJ's Cantina is an authentic Cholla Bay landmark. The building originally housed the Club La Pesca de Cholla. Cholla Bay is located just 5 miles or so from Puerto Penasco. The Cantina sits right on the Bay which has an incredible high and low tide difference, emptying the bay during the new and full moons...
Laguna del Mar Golf Course
Blvd. Laguna del Mar
Open for play in 2005, the Laguna Del Mar Golf Course is an 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course. At present (2010) the course has 9 holes playable. The Golf Course is located within the Laguna Del Mar development and has is built overlooking the Sea of Cortez and Cholla Bay...
Peninsula de Cortés Golf Course at the Mayan Palace
Km. 24 Carretera Penasco-Caborca, Ejido Miramar
The Peninsula de Cortés Golf Course is part of the Mayan Palace Resort which is about 20 miles south of Puerto Penasco. It is an 18-hole, par-72 course which was designed by Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus II...
Visit Playa Hermosa (The Public Beach)
18th Street Access
Playa Hermosa is the public beach for the town. This is a sandy beach which can be quiet in the mornings and during the week. However, it can also be crowded and lively all weekend! This is where the action is. Music, BBQ's, food, swimming and fun...
Malecon (Fish & Shrimp Market)
Malecon / Old Port
The Malecon (or boardwalk) in Rocky Point is one of the most well-known features of the town. It is located in the Old Port of Rocky Point...
