The rocky Punta Banda peninsula juts into the Pacific at the south end of Bahía de Todos Santos and is largely undeveloped except for a few campgrounds and small residential communities.

Hikers can explore the peninsula’s windswept spine on unmarked trails leading from turnouts along the only paved road, BCN 23.

From lookout points on Punta Banda, you can often see spouting gray whales as they pass by during their annual January–March migration.

Getting There

To drive to Punta Banda from Ensenada, take Mexico 1 south to BCN 23 (just north of Maneadero), then follow this road west through olive orchards and the La Jolla community onto the peninsula. After La Jolla, the road begins to climb, winding its way toward La Bufadora and ending at a parking lot for the blowhole.

You can hire a taxi from the city to La Bufadora for US$15–20.