Since its birth as a sleepy fishing village in 1927, Puerto Peñasco (Rocky Point) has become an active tourist center. While fishing and shrimping are still principal activities, tourists enjoy beach activities, nightlife, sportsbook and off-track betting, boating, fishing, and miles of sand dunes.

With great restaurants, shopping, and hotel accommodations, Rocky Point has become the #1 Mexican tourist destination for Arizonans.

The beautiful port, only an hour from the U.S. border, is noted for its outstanding ocean views and desert landscape. The area is dominated by "El Pinacate", a volcanic region with enormous craters, world famous because of its resemblance to the surface of the Moon.

New developments have started at Playa La Jolla and Costa Diamante. The primary residential areas in Rocky Point are: Las Conchas, a gated beachfront residences only community; Cholla Bay, an active beach community with awesome views featuring social and sports activities sponsored through JJ’s Cantina; and Miramar, an area with nearby hotels, restaurants, and RV resorts. Just south of Rocky Point new residential beachfront areas are rapidly developing.