Puertecitos

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Located a few miles from San Felipe lies the town of Puertecitos, located in the Mexican state of Baja California. Puertecitos is a tourist spot for both vacationers and expatriates from the United States. The Puertecitos bay which was permanently settled in 1949 by Rafael Orozco over looks the Sea of Cortez. There are a couple of hundred homes and mobile homes in Pueurtecitos, mostly lying on a low hill which overlooks the Sea of Cortez on the east side, and the inner bay of Puertecitos on the west side.

Puertecitos receives an average on two inches of rain a year, and has the same climate as San Felipe.

Puertecitos is mostly noted for its hot springs and a tourist destination. Hotel accommodations are non existent. There are many different places to camp. Bahia Cristina's, which is located 4 miles (6.4 km) south has a restaurant. Bahia Encantada has no restaurant but it does have running water and a nice bay with calm water.

Best time to visit Puertecitos is in the spring or in autumn.