Detailed driving directions and side trips from Reynosa, Tamaulipas to Tampico, Tamaulipas. Includes simple map to get out of Reynosa and driving map of entire route as wel as map and text directions to bypass Tampico.

5 Pages PDF format 8 1/2 x 11. NOT TO SCALE

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Updated 11/15/2009

5 pages 8 1/2 x 11 PDF format.

Sample:
Trip takes about 6-7 hours to Tampico. Mostly 2 or 3 lane. 322 Miles 515 Kilometers. RV’ers should take heart that the camping gets better farther south. The only true RV parks are in …. (Reynosa map and more detail in full version).

MI KM KM Marker
1-16 (1-26) – Getting out of Reynosa is hardest part. Leave the Migración complex, turn LEFT, go two blocks to Portes Gil street, then follow it skirting town. You’ll pass the Central de Autobuses on left, cross a bridge (stay in middle lane). …. (more in full version). Map is bigger.
…. (more in full version). When someone wants to pass on a road like this (by flashing lights), slower vehicles move right.

Reset odometer to 0. This is where those coming from Matamoros join us.

1.0 (1.0) – Soon after turn, pass GAS, R. All gas stations are Pemex. Some take credit cards. Most restrooms are cleaner than in US. Sometimes, 5 peso fee. Spanish for coins is monedas. This one has a men-only steam room, as do many. Like most, it has a convenience store.

97 (155) - KM 162 – Skirt Soto La Marina.
31 miles E. on TAM-70 is La Pesca. It is slightly developed, with 3 RV parks, hotels, restaurants. Beach is sorta white, fishing is excellent and people are not just after your gringo dollars. It’s laid-back and “real Mexico,” ….

RV Parks: La Gaviota (nicest) http://www.lagaviota.info/ GPS 23?N47’23.3, W97?47’57’0. PH: 818-192-0104. Email: Adrian_bena@yahoo.com. Also La Gata RV Park and La Quinta Hotel have parking. Hotels: La Pesca Inn (on an island, nice, very pricey), 8-333-0800, Motel del Rio (inexpensive and where I stay when can’t afford ….

As soon as you buy, you should get an email (after the PayPal email) with the download location and password. If you do not, please contact me right away. Mike.