Mulegé Municipal Secretary General Celina Ramírez inspected road maintenance and grading work on the San Hipólito to La Bocana route, part of a broader effort to restore rural roads damaged by tropical storms Lorena and Mario in Baja California Sur’s remote Pacific Norte region.
The inspection covered dirt road grading, debris removal, and surface repairs along the route connecting San Hipólito and La Bocana, two small fishing communities on the Pacific coast west of the Transpeninsular Highway. Both towns sit roughly 100 kilometers from the highway turnoff near Vizcaíno, accessible only by unpaved roads.
State and Municipal Crews Join Forces
The Junta Estatal de Caminos (JEC), the state road maintenance agency, deployed equipment and personnel to carry out grading, drainage clearing, fill work, and dirt road restoration across the municipality of Mulegé. JEC director Jorge Alberto Cota Pérez said the objective is to restore connectivity and safety on roads hit hard by the recent tropical storms.
Work is also underway on roads leading to Santa Martha and San Ignacio, two other communities affected by the storms. The JEC’s crews are focused on clearing debris from drainage channels, rebuilding washed-out road surfaces, and improving passability for local residents who depend on these routes for access to basic services.
Why This Route Matters
The San Hipólito and La Bocana area draws overlanders, surfers, and sport fishers who make the long dirt road trek from Highway 1. In good conditions, the drive from the Vizcaíno junction takes roughly two to three hours. After heavy rains, the route can become impassable for days or weeks. Tropical storms Lorena and Mario left significant damage to the road network across Mulegé, the largest municipality in Baja California Sur by area.
This is not the first time storms have cut off these Pacific coast communities. In September 2022, similar storm damage required emergency road restoration to reconnect San Hipólito, La Bocana, Punta Abreojos, and Bahía Tortugas with the rest of the peninsula.
Travelers planning trips to the Pacific Norte coast should expect active construction zones and possible brief delays on the route. The municipal government published the inspection update on its official website, mulege.gob.mx. Diario Humano and Tribuna de México also reported on the JEC’s broader restoration campaign across Mulegé and La Paz.