Expanded planning resources, French and Spanish guides, archaeology and firsthand reports from Facebook communities bring more help to people exploring Mexico by road.
On the Road in Mexico began with a practical purpose: helping travellers find places to camp.
Created by Bill and Dorothy Bell, the website started as a digital camping guide, drawing on their own journeys through Mexico. It grew to include road logs—information that helped drivers understand the journey between destinations, as well as what they might find when they arrived.
Today, OnTheRoadIn.com brings that history together with expanded travel guides and Facebook communities where members share experiences from the road.
The questions remain familiar: Where should we cross? What paperwork do we need? How far should we drive today? Where can we stay with a trailer?
The ways travellers can find those answers have grown considerably.
More help before reaching the border
Recent updates have made the website’s planning resources easier to explore. A central trip-planning guide connects visitors with information about immigration documents, temporary vehicle-import permits, Mexican insurance, pets, fuel, toll roads and practical driving considerations.
A border-crossing directory helps travellers compare their options and find individual crossing guides. Maps, regional distance information and printable planning worksheets help turn research into a journey travellers can take with them.
There is also guidance specifically for Canadians driving through the United States to Mexico.
Camping remains at its heart
The site’s original purpose is still central to what it offers.
Its RV parks and camping directory now brings together more than 300 unique listings across Baja, the Pacific coast, Interior Mexico, the Gulf coast and the Yucatán Peninsula.
The directory distinguishes historical information from more recently researched material and encourages travellers to confirm opening status, services and access before making a detour. For RV owners, those details can matter as much as the destination itself.
Exploring Mexico’s ancient history
Archaeology is another part of the journey. On the Road in Mexico’s archaeology section connects road travellers with Mexico’s ancient sites, while the companion website, Mexico Archeology, offers a dedicated place to explore that interest further.
Drawing on Bill and Dorothy’s travels and photography, these resources encourage visitors to make archaeological sites part of their route—and leave time to discover the history beyond the highway.
A growing resource in three languages
The website’s French and Spanish sections have also expanded.
Recent additions address subjects such as vehicle documents, crossing at Nogales–Mariposa, RV camping, toll and fuel budgets, overnight stops and roadside assistance. These sections give more visitors a starting point for planning in their preferred language.
Beyond the practical information, destination articles, photography and reels introduce places worth slowing down to explore.
The road logs now have many voices
Perhaps the biggest development is the connection between the website and its Facebook communities.
The website provides information travellers can return to and use while planning. The groups add conversations with people who have recently crossed a border, driven a highway or stayed at an overnight stop.
An uneventful journey can be useful news. So can a precise account of damaged pavement, construction delays or a hotel with room to park a truck and trailer. Travel Buddies adds another connection for people hoping to meet others making a similar journey.
These accounts describe particular trips on particular dates. Alongside established guides and official information, they help readers ask better questions and prepare for their own travels.
From its beginnings as a digital camping guide, On the Road in Mexico has continued to develop around the same practical interest: helping people experience Mexico by road—and giving travellers a place to share what they learn along the way.