San Felipe real estate

The village of San Felipe’s motto is
“No Bad Days.” Its inviting climate, spectacular natural setting and local color are the ingredients of many good days of relaxation, excitement and beauty for San Felipe residents and visitors.

San Felipe is a thriving community of more than 20,000 permanent residents. Numerous recreational activities, modern amenities, and a comfortable lifestyle inspire an additional 10,000 North Americans, Canadians and Europeans to visit each year. Here’s why San Felipe is becoming a desirable, yet affordable vacation resort community.

Attractions
Baja California has a reputation as a paradise for rest and relaxation. San Felipe is no different, and offers diversions far beyond lounging on the beach or nodding off beneath the shade of a palm tree swaying lazily on the breeze.

You can rent bikes, paddleboats and other watercraft, go horseback riding along the beach, or go out to sea with local fishermen. A local company leads ATV and dune buggy tours of fossil beds, turquoise mines and cactus gardens.

A walk along the malecón, San Felipe’s oceanfront avenue, is sensory experience not to be missed. Fish taco stands, cantinas and shops selling souvenirs line one side of the street while the other features boisterous locals hawking fresh shrimp.

Many of San Felipe’s attractions revolve around the area’s fantastic climate and stunning scenic beauty. In fact, a richly deserved claim to fame is the dramatic tidal changes that set the scene for excellent beachcombing. When the tide goes out, it goes way out!

Because of the high salinity of the warm sea water, swimming and floating are almost effortless.

Dining
San Felipe is known as the “birthplace of the fish taco,” but there’s much more to its culinary offerings. Breaded crab claws, tender lobster, and other fresh seafood is plentiful at area restaurants, from informal local favorites featuring plastic beach chairs to more upscale dining establishments with linen tablecloths and strolling guitarists.
Purified water is used in all restaurants and bars.

Ecosystem
San Felipe is located within a large subtropical region that is home to a diverse ecosystem literally full of life. Many unique plants, animals and reptiles make their home in the area surrounding San Felipe.

The history of San Felipe dates to the 16th century European exploration of Baja California. The area was first recorded in 1539 by naval commander Francisco De Ulloa and cartographer Domingo del Castillo, who were dispatched by legendary Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés to map the coastline of what was then known as the “Southern Sea.”

The first European to set foot on the sands of what is now San Felipe was the Jesuit Padre Juan de Ugarte, in 1721. Twenty-five years later, another Jesuit, Padre Fernando Consag, landed in the area he formally christened San Felipe de Jesús.

In the mid-1800s, the gold rush fever that gripped Northern California also reached into Baja California. San Felipe was a brief stop for prospectors searching for their golden lode, but mines yielded little of the precious ore and the miners moved on.

San Felipe has been a commercial fishing port since the early 20th century, when the first fish camp was formed. The area’s prolific salt-water habitat drew more fishermen and in 1925 San Felipe was first developed into an organized community. Tourists began arriving in the 1950s, a decade before the appearance of electricity and potable water.

Today’s San Felipe is rapidly transforming from a fishing-based to a tourism-based economy and San Felipe’s leaders are enthusiastically embracing this exciting change.

Weather
It’s nearly always sunny in San Felipe. The climate is typically hot and humid during July, August and September, much like Florida except that thunderstorms are infrequent. Sea water temperatures are around 90°F, as is the shade temperature on the beach.

Crystal clear days and temperatures in the 70s are the norm during October through March. Sea water and the beaches will be mostly in the 60s. Rainfall can come in early January from storms blowing down from California. Amounts of rain are generally small and rainfall rarely lasts longer than a couple of hours.

During April, May and June, the weather is ideal for a relaxed lifestyle on the beaches.

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