The border crossing at San Luis (south of Yuma) can be used to access both the Baja Peninsula as well as Mexico mainland. The closest popular Baja Peninsula destination is SAN FELIPE, and the closest mainland destination is ROCKY POINT.
The US side of this border crossing offers many services including gas stations and a McDonald's restaurant. The city of Yuma is only 20 minutes north, and offers every conceivable type of service, as well as access to US Highway 8.
Immediately after crossing the border here the Mexican town of SAN LUIS RIO COLORADO awaits the traveler. This is a busy, clean and well organized town and most of the residents are pretty well off. Hotels in town include the Hotel San Angel at Obregon and Calle 10 (local phone 534-0101) and Motel La Noria (a bit further east at Calle 34). The town offers all of the services you would expect from a Mexican town of several thousand people, including several Pemex stations, markets (including a large Calimax Supermarket), restaurants (including several Chinese!) and a host of liquor stores.
While the license plates on most of the cars crossing the border here are from Mexico, the great states of Arizona and California are also fairly well represented. Local traffic is more common here than at the Calexico border crossing.
Looking for an adventure? Mexico Highway 2 heads southeast from San Luis Rio Colorado to the Mexican border town of Sonoyta. This drive parallels the US / Mexican border for 120 miles and for much of the drive the border is just a stones throw from the blacktop. In some areas the two countries are separated by a small metal fence, and in some of the more remote areas there is no fence at all.
Curious about the current wait time at this and other US/Mexico border crossings? Just drop by the US CUSTOMS BORDER WAIT TIME web site!
The San Luis border crossing is located near the very southwest corner of Arizona at Mexico, 20 miles south of Yuma. Interstate 95 is the main access point, dropping down from the north in Yuma.
The closest Mexico destination to this border crossing is PUERTO PENASCO, followed by MEXICALI, SAN FELIPE, PUERTECITOS, and GONZAGA BAY.
There is usually no line at this border crossing for traffic heading south.
The wait time at this border crossing is rarely more than 25 minutes, and is often less.
This border crossing is open 7 days a week, from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
This is a fun way for folks from California to visit the Mexican town of Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point). It's about 3 hours from this border crossing via Mexico Highways 2 and 8!
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