San Felipe is a picturesque town facing small islands and pristine waters with excellent fishing. Located on the Sea of Cortez just 220 miles from the San Diego Border, San Felipe is a Mexican paradise. It's the right choice if you're looking for a vacation or for just a couple of days of relaxation and peace. The beach is the main attraction in San Felipe. The water is warm and quiet, what makes San Felipe an ideal destination and one of the Baja California hidden treasures, just a couple of hours from the US border. San Felipe gained much of its popularity with the invention of the three day weekend. This charming beach side town is the first of many towns to be found as one travels south, down the east side of the Baja Peninsula. It is just close enough to the U.S. border to make it a long weekend destination, and it's just far enough from the big cities for tourists to feel like they really got away from it all. San Felipe is a very easy two hour drive south of the border from Mexicali ( about 123 miles) on a good paved road, and worlds away from any typical gringo environment. The road from Mexicali is four lanes for the first 30 miles through the Mexicali suburbs and farmlands, and then it narrows down to two lanes when it reaches the wide open spaces. Shortly after the road turns to two lanes, the unique Baja scenery begins, and the stark open Baja frontier is nothing short of spectacular!