San Felipe

San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico is located 120 miles south of the border at Mexicali/Calexico. Temperatures in San Felipe average year around approximately 75 degrees Fahrenheit. The 23-foot tides expose a half-mile of ocean floor. In fact San Felipe experiences one of the largest tidal bores in the world due, in part, to the Colorado River delta to the north.

The Port of San Felipe is a small town that has traditionally depended on fishing as their economic base. In fact, the fish taco was invented here, and now is served in many chain restaurants in the United States.

San Felipe is located in a unique eco-system, where the desert meets the sea. Temperatures have ranged from 115 Fahrenheit in the shade during the summer months of July and August and, in December and January, the temperature can get to a low of about 40 Fahrenheit at night.. The altitude of the Bay of San Felipe is 3 meters above sea level (or about 10 ft.).

The population of San Felipe is estimated at 20,000 people. This number can increase by up to 5,000 depending on part-time residents (retirees & vacation homeowners) or popular weekends such as Spring Break or Memorial Day.