San Vicente Ferrer
Protected adobe ruins of the Dominican mission
established in 1780. 7 miles on the signed dirt
road just north of San Vicente near Km. 88 on
the Transpeninsular Highway.
Santo
Domingo
Preserved adobe ruins of the mission dedicated
in 1775 by Dominican padres Manuel Garcia and
Miguel Hidalgo. Turn east near the bridge before
Col. Vicente Guerrero on the Transpeninsular Highway.
Follow the scenic 4.5-mile dirt road (not recommended
for large RVs) to the Community museum in El Rosario
de Abajo.
El
Rosario De Vinadaco
Protected adobe ruins of the Dominican mission
founded in 1774 in El Rosario de Arriba (near
the Delegacion Office), and its second site in
1802 overlooking the riverbed near the Community
Museum in El Rosario de Abajo.
San
Fernando De Velicata
Adobe ruins of the only Franciscan mission in
Baja California, esatablished by padre Junipero
Serra in 1769. Drive west 3.5 miles on the dirt
road at Km. 114 on the Transpeninsular Highway.
San
Francisco De Borja Adac
Inaugurated by the Jesuits in 1762, San Borja
is built of quarry stone and is one of Baja California’s
two fully intact missions still in use. Best access
is via the 23-mile dirt road off the Transpeninsular
Highway, east of El Rosarito. (High clearance
vehicle recommended).
Santa
Gertrudis La Magna
Founded by the Jesuits in 1752, Santa Gertrudis
features its original freestanding bell tower
and is one of Baja California’s two fully
intact missions still in use. Best access is via
the 37-mile dirt road northeast at Km. 154 (Ejido
Mujica) on the Transpeninsular Highway. North
of Vizcaino in Baja California Sur. |