San Felipe, Mexico
San Felipe is a town of 16,702 people in Baja California, Mexico, founded in 1916.
Why visit San Felipe
Townapedia lists 3 parks and trails, 13 places to eat, 15 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Weather in San Felipe
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About San Felipe
San Felipe (Kiliwa: Juwiy mja') is a coastal city in San Felipe Municipality, Baja California, located on the Gulf of California. The population of San Felipe was reported as 17,143 inhabitants in the 2020 INEGI census. San Felipe is historically a fishing town. Today it is also a popular tourist destination, known for its beaches, nature, and desert racing, as home to the San Felipe 250.
From the Wikipedia article San Felipe, Baja California (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: San Felipe on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do1
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Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes13
1 more on the map.
Where to stay15
3 more on the map.
History
The first European to arrive in the Baja California Peninsula was Hernán Cortés on May 3, 1535. The history of San Felipe began later with the expeditions of Francisco de Ulloa, one of Cortés's captains who navigated the bay in September 1535. In 1536, Hernando de Alarcón and Domingo Castillo explored the region and made the first detailed map of the peninsula, giving San Felipe its original name, Santa Catalina.
After the first expeditions were long forgotten, Father Eusebio Kino rediscovered the Baja California peninsula in 1701. Juan de Ugarte later built the first ship in Baja California and explored the area, arriving in San Felipe on July 5, 1721. Twenty-five years later Father Ferdinand Konščak arrived and christened the bay San Felipe de Jesús. In 1766, Wenceslaus Linck was the first European person to reach San Felipe by land, and in 1794 the Lt. Governor of the Californias, José Joaquín de Arrillaga, began to use it as a port. He also established the land route between San Felipe and Ensenada through Valle de la Trinidad.
From the History section of San Felipe, Baja California on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship2
Shopping4
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries20
Colegio de Bachilleres de Baja California Plantel San Felipe
School · 0.6 km
Calle de los Pinos Num. 601
Colegio de Estudios Cientificos Y Tecnologicos Plantel San Felipe
School · 0.7 km
Calle Manzanillo S/N
Escuela Secundaria Tecnica 6
School · 2.2 km
SN Prolongacion Avenida Mar de Cortez S/N
Josefina Ibarra de Cortez
School · 1.0 km
SN Puerto Pe�asco Y Mar Egeo S/N San Felipe Baja California
Healthcare2
Map of San Felipe
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Getting there and nearby towns
San Felipe International Airport (SFH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 11 km away.
- Ejido Plan Nacional Agrario 7 km northwest, about 7 min by car
- Golfo de Santa Clara 81 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- San Felipe, Baja (7750811928) (cropped), Tim Buss from North County, San Diego, California, USA, CC BY 2.0
- San Felipe, Baja (7750811928), Tim Buss from North County, San Diego, California, USA, CC BY 2.0
- San Felipe, B. C. - panoramio, pususunga_27, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Summer in San Felipe BC 19 - panoramio, sterferg, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sulphur (46925280871), Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Lanthonia grantii, jmaley, CC BY 4.0
- For you...^ Almost Free - panoramio, sterferg, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Beach golfer - panoramio, sterferg, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Faro de san felipe (6786154067), crystjan, CC BY-SA 2.0
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