About
Rocky Point
Puerto Peñasco, also referred to as Rocky Point, is located
in the State of Sonora in the Country of Mexico. We are 66 miles
from the U.S. border (at Lukeville, Arizona) and on the Sea
of Cortez. Rocky Point is a scenic 4-hour drive from Phoenix
and Tucson, AZ.
The U.S. Dollar is accepted city wide.
We are now home to a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course
(located at Laguna del Mar) as well as the Mayan Palace Resort
and Las Palomas Beach & Golf Resort.
Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course
Rocky Point offers a variety of activities from parasailing
to deep sea fishing to shopping and Pinacate Tours and has
an abundance of vacation rentals both on and off the beach. |
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Brief History
Rocky Point started as a fishing village in the 1930's and
gradually developed into one of the major shrimp producing
areas in the Sea of Cortez.
Early Puerto Peñasco
During the Prohibition era in the US, an enterprising businessman,
Johnny Stone, visited Puerto Peñasco (Rocky Point).
Realizing the potential of this village to attract wealthy
Americans to vacation and fish, Stone built the town's first
hotel, drilled a well, and opened for business.
But it was not until years later when it was slowly discovered
by some Americans as an alternative for retirement and vacation.
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