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Reader Reviews : Rocky Point, Mexico

User Rating 3.5 Star Rating (79 Reviews)

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Some people love visiting Puerto Peñasco, or Rocky Point, just south of the Arizona border in Mexico. It's the closest beach we've got! Some people are not quite so enthralled with the place. Here is where you can read about the experiences, both good and bad, about vacationing at Rocky Point.

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Rocky Point - Very Impressed

Our family drove from Yuma to Rocky Point on Dec 28. We had no issues with the police or other drivers. I felt safe in spite of all the propaganda on the Internet.We stayed on Sandy beach and had a v…More

Rocky Point - Extra Charge for Girls

This place is a rip off! Went for spring break with another friend got a room with 2 queen size beds. Went out and met a couple girls (2) tried to bring them back to our room but the security guards …More

Rocky Point - Bad, Bad, Bad

Bad, Bad, Bad. And NOT SAFE! Town is overbuilt and abandoned, 80% vacant I would guess--all construction came to a screeching halt when the US market collapsed. On the beach there is a strip of aband…More

Rocky Point - Great Beach Vacation

Rocky Pt. has always been and still is the best little vacation spot, week end get away, beach and ocean retreat, Spanish town, beautful fishing village anywhere in the world. My family and friends d…More

17th Visit

I disagree totally with the reviewer who said that the police in Rocky Point are corrupt. In fact, there is an excellent program within the city, city hall, and the police department that ensures tha…More

Rocky Point - Shakedowns With Guns

terrible, shake downs with police holding machine guns. bad weather, terrible felt like i was being stalked. Mexico is not the united states which has some laws. with mexico you are on your own. I fe…More

Four or Five Times Per Year

I love Rocky Point. Been going a few times a year for 20 years. Only experience I had with the police was when they helped my friend get out of a potentially bad situation with a local. Went out of …More

First and Only Visit

First, I'll say that I've been all over Mexico - from Cancun and Cosumel on the Southeast, to Acapulco on the west - up to Cabo San Lucas in Baja and over to Matamoros, Tampico and Veracruz on the No…More

Always Fairly Treated

I have been going to Rocky Point 4-6 times per year since 2001. In all those visits I have been pulled over 4 times and each time I was legitimately speeding or running a stop sign. I paid between 10…More

Too Hot

I did not like Rocky Point, felt nervous, about the locals there, didn't trust anyone from there. It is soooo hot and the water is too hot to enjoy. I will never go there again, I'm from the East Coa…More

Corrupt Police Prey on Tourists

We were pulling out of a club near the oceanfront, when a group of police officers began pulling over every car with Americans inside.They basically searched our car, then told us that we were drivin…More

Mid-Week Visit

We stayed at Las Palomas. No problems driving there or back. I think going in the middle of the week helps so we'll do that again. We had a GREAT stay at the condo and in the town. We ate wonderful f…More

Not Safe for Americans or Mexicans

Mexico is not safe anymore! Its not safe for Americans or Mexicans. There is no safe place to visit there either. The police and crime is just as bad in Rocky point as in the rest of the country. My…More

Follow The Rules

The wife and I absolutely love Rocky Point. We have been down there about 5-6 times in the last 3 years. Having said that, there are rules to abide by if you want to keep out of trouble. It is always…More

Machine Gun

Oh yes, only pay at the police station. I was pulled over and was told by the Officer with the Machine Gun that I ran a stop sign. No Way!! I was stopped for the Bimbo Bread truck. He went through my…More

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