Report on the New Road from Rosarito to Tijuana

If you have seen that beautiful new road heading east from the Foxploration area just south of Rosarito and been tempted to take it, here's a little report. Indeed, it is a beautiful 4 lane divided highway that winds its way through farmland and scenic hills. No tolls, little traffic. But where does it go?

It meets up with the toll road to Tecate in the eastern part of Tijuana. We were hoping it was a faster way to the Otay Mesa border crossing but it actually takes much longer than either the toll road or the other free road out of Rosarito (described in the post about the Sentri pass in the comments). The distance is 31 miles. We do not recommend this road if you are going to San Ysidro or Otay Mesa. If you are planning to cross at Tecate, this might be a good way to get there. I think it is about 20 miles on the toll road to Tecate and this road is certainly easier driving than the free road from Ensenada to Tecate.

And speaking of going from here to there, the AM/PM near the Rosarito toll booth sells a great map of Tijuana. I highly recommend it. If anyone has any comments or suggestions about the road, please share!

How cold was it?

Yes, that's SNOW! This photo was taken from the car on the road leaving Ensenada on January 13, 2007. Rumor has it there was also snow at Jorge Kemal's place that week.