Parking in camping area right off mex 1 costs $10 for the day and $16 to camp. Good fish tacos at the taco stand next to the arches. Hotel has a bar on top where you can get cheap shots.
Overview
Atmosphere
Fairly reliable and consistent wave. Breaks from 1' to 6'+. La Fonda is a nice change from the dirtier beach breaks to the north (Rosarito) as here you can usually expect decent water quality. Also it has a nice stretch of beach any time of year where you can usually find an uncrowded peak.
General
fun wave needs at least a 5ft. swell to be fun. Long paddle in large surf. Camp here! While the wave at San Miguel is a lot more fun when it is good, La Fonda is surfable almost always and the campsite is cleaner and less intimidating than San Miguel, when all the Ensenada locals go there to party on the weekends. Real chill crowd here. Get a campsite on the cliffs. No hot showers, but there is cold open-air showers. Liquor store also in hotel to buy ice and wood or fires.
comment by shawn@surf-tel.com, 2007-07-23 23:03:23
La Fonda Rip Off and Get Back
Just got back from a weekend at LF. Partied Thurs night, went to sleep in my tent, woke up to my tent being unzipped with a Mex kid holding 3 of my bags at the opening to my tent - thought I was dreaming. Got up and chased after him, luckly I slept in my shoes, in the ravine north of LF and got 2 bags back, he bailed with the bag with my suits in it. Went back to camp to roust my bros and put my bags back while I went back out to find my suits. Bros get up and start looking and another guy goes into my tent. 2nd guy rifles through my stuff and takes my wallet and cell as my bros are chasing him out of my tent. This was insane. Gets better. We search the ravine and beach for about 3/4 of a mile north and find my DL and some other stuff but he got the cash and credit cards - he left 200 pesos under a rock right with my stuff, weird...We search for another hour or so. So I'm out cash, credit cards, cell phone and most importantly my wetsuits. They could have taken my Passport but didn't.I go to the office and ask the man what he is going to do ? what about security, blah, blah, blah. Later that night I go back to the office and talk to the man and asked him what he did about by stuff...I got the name and number of the company in TJ that operates LF and told him I am going to call. Hassle him for about an hour about it.The next night the policia pull up right to our spot and they've got my wetsuits in the trunk. NO WAY!!! can't believe it - super stoked to get my suits back.La Fonda's a good place to go but watch your stuff real close. We talked to other guys who had bags taken and other stuff same night and earlier in the week. Just guard the cash, cc's and phones no matter where you are sleeping. I never thought I'd get ripped off in my tent with me in it!!
comment by Catherine, 2007-05-14 20:59:02
Chill place
I just got back from a weekend camp trip there. I loved it.
comment by merobe, 2006-11-16 21:24:00
thieves and meth
La Fonda, Alisitos is known as the place to get ripped off. Meth has taken over Mex and nothing is safe anymore. They know who the thieves are but until it affects their income they won't do anything about it. It's not just wetsuits and cameras anymore, they want your truck also.
comment by shawn@surf-tel.com, 2007-07-23 23:03:23