Where is the safest place to cross into Mexico?
March 312010
It can be from Texas, New Mexico, Arizona or California. Just for a day trip for lunch, haircut, dancing, margaritas and liquor. Maybe some dental work. How far is it from the nearest RV park or campground?
I’m handicap and need to be able to drive in without worrying about vandalism.
Upon the recommendation from an elderly neighbor, my family has been crossing over to Progresso for about 8 years now. When you walk over the bridge the town is right there – about five blocks of businesses on either side of the road, with many of them being pharmacies and dentists and the rest being shops and restaurants. The people are happy and courteous and mexican currency is not needed – all business is done in dollars. Most of the people walking across with you will be senior citizens from the U.S. going over to get their meds and dental work done. The parking in front of the businesses is mostly U.S. cars with handicap stickers on them so i don’t think that is a problem, just make sure you are insured. We have never had any problems of any kind. We’ve never gotten sick from eating there and I have a very sensitive stomach. My wife and 20 year old daughter have made this trip alone without me for the last three years. I’m searching the internet now to make sure it is still safe but I believe it to be. It is a very small town with not much there for drug lords.
March 31st, 2010 at 11:37 pm
Don’t know how safe it is right now but I know there is a coast to coast RV park in Weslaco and one in Mercedes TX that is pretty close to the border, That’s down by Brownsville. Maybe that’s away from the fighting.
References :
March 31st, 2010 at 11:45 pm
In 1995, I went through California, down from San Diego. Of course, that route goes into Tijuana, which isn’t the safest places. Now, that I see that you require RV grounds, I’m not sure this city has any.
Try the following:
http://www.visitmexico.com/wb2/
http://www.whispy.com/special-needs-disabilitytravel.html
http://access-able.com/graphical_index.html
References :
internet web sites, self.
good luck.
April 1st, 2010 at 12:19 am
the way that my family and i go through is through arizona! i think its pretty safe…but don’t drive after eight! really dangerous
References :
April 1st, 2010 at 12:47 am
Ojinaga- Presidio on the border of Chihuahua and Texas, also Agua Prieta Sonora- Douglas Texas,
Or if you want get into a city not a small town like the ones above and no so bad and not with the big problems of Juarez or Tijuana try Calexico, California- Mexicali, Baja California.
References :
April 1st, 2010 at 1:28 am
Upon the recommendation from an elderly neighbor, my family has been crossing over to Progresso for about 8 years now. When you walk over the bridge the town is right there – about five blocks of businesses on either side of the road, with many of them being pharmacies and dentists and the rest being shops and restaurants. The people are happy and courteous and mexican currency is not needed – all business is done in dollars. Most of the people walking across with you will be senior citizens from the U.S. going over to get their meds and dental work done. The parking in front of the businesses is mostly U.S. cars with handicap stickers on them so i don’t think that is a problem, just make sure you are insured. We have never had any problems of any kind. We’ve never gotten sick from eating there and I have a very sensitive stomach. My wife and 20 year old daughter have made this trip alone without me for the last three years. I’m searching the internet now to make sure it is still safe but I believe it to be. It is a very small town with not much there for drug lords.
References :
personal experience
April 1st, 2010 at 2:05 am
I lived in Tijuana for 3 years, crossed every day to work. It is not a dangerous city…you won’t find an RV parking place there though. I recommend parking it and walking across.
References :
April 1st, 2010 at 2:43 am
If all you want is the stuff you describe, then yeah, the Nuevo Progreso recommendation is pretty good. Dinky little town with nothing really scenic, but everything you want is right at the border crossing and it’s about the quietest crossing in south Texas.
If you want something with a bit more atmosphere and a real population, I suggest Piedras Negras. It hasn’t been plagued by the drug gang violence…though these days, it’s hard to say anyplace in the border region is "safe". Good restaurants in Piedras Negras (the town that invented the nacho), plus they have a mellow, but interesting open air market within a block or so of the bridge back into Texas.
That’s my opinion of TX crossings anyway…in CA, maybe Tecate would work a whole lot better than messing with the mess and threats of violence inTijuana. No idea what works for folks in NM or AZ.
References :