Get inspired
before you go!
These books and resources bring Baja’s natural and cultural history to life.
Field Guides & Natural History
- National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Western North America
- Reef Fish Identification: Baja to Panama — Paul Humann & Ned Deloach
- Baja California Plant Field Guide — Rebman & Roberts
- The Edge of the Sea of Cortez — Paul & Anne Malone
- The Desert Islands of Mexico’s Sea of Cortez — Stewart Aitchison
Conservation & Adventure
- Saving the Gray Whale — Serge Dedina
- Eye of the Whale: Epic Passage from Baja to Siberia — Dick Russell
- Whales and Other Marine Mammals of California and Baja — Tamara Eder
History & Exploration
- The Forgotten Peninsula — Joseph Krutch
- Cave Paintings of Baja California — Harry Crosby
- Baja California: Land of Missions — David Kier
- The Log from the Sea of Cortez — John Steinbeck
Maps & Planning
- National Geographic Adventure Map: Baja South
- FishnMap Co.: Sea of Cortez South – Loreto to Cabo
