October 2025

San Felipe, a coastal town on the Gulf of California in the Mexican state of Baja California, has a rich and layered past that spans indigenous habitation, Spanish exploration, humble fishing camps and modern tourism. Its story is one of transformation — from a remote bay visited by early explorers to a destination for sun, […]

Nestled along the eastern coast of the Baja California Peninsula, the town of San Felipe and its surrounding desert, shoreline and bay habitats form a unique natural laboratory for bird watchers and nature-lovers alike. With a mixture of arid desert scrub, coastal mangroves or sandy shores, and the expansive waters of the Gulf of California (also called