List of beaches in Puerto Rico

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Some sources state there are close to 300[1] beaches in Puerto Rico, while other sources count up to 1,200.[2] Whatever the number, the Government of Puerto Rico officially recognized 248 of them.[3] In Puerto Rico there are 78 municipalities of which 44 have a coastline.

Blue Flag Beach  – Indicates a Blue Flag beach[4]
Camping Nearby  – Indicates camping area
Diving or Snorkeling  – Indicates diving or snorkeling area
Scuba Diving  – Indicates scuba area
Surfing  – Indicates surfing area
Lifeguards On-Duty  – Indicates lifeguards posted
Fishing  – Indicates fishing area
Swimming  – Indicates swimming area

Eastern region beaches[5][]

Luquillo[]

  • Luquillo Beach "La Monserrate", Blue Flag Beach Lifeguards On-Duty Camping Facilities near Beach
    • Mar Sin Barreras Wheelchair accessible (Wheelchair accessible section of "La Monserrate" Beach)
  • Surfing Beach "La Pared" Camping Nearby Surfing
  • Playa Azul Beach Diving or Snorkeling

Culebra[]

  • Flamenco Beach Camping Nearby Lifeguards On-Duty Diving or Snorkeling Scuba Diving Swimming
  • Brava Beach Surfing
  • Larga Beach Fishing
  • Carlos Rosario Beach Scuba Diving Diving or Snorkeling
  • Luis Peña Beach Scuba Diving Diving or Snorkeling
  • Punta Soldado Beach Scuba Diving Diving or Snorkeling Swimming
  • Resaca Beach Surfing
  • Zoni Beach Scuba Diving Diving or Snorkeling Swimming
  • Tortuga Beach Scuba Diving Diving or Snorkeling
  • Tamarindo Beach Scuba Diving Diving or Snorkeling
  • Swimming

Vieques[]

  • Sun Bay Beach Camping Nearby Lifeguards On-Duty
  • Playa Negrita (Black Sand Beach)[6]
  • Barracuda (García) Beach Diving or Snorkeling
  • Caracas (Red) Beach Diving or Snorkeling
  • Esperanza Beach Diving or Snorkeling Scuba Diving
  • Gallito Beach Diving or Snorkeling
  • Playa Grande Beach
  • La Chiva (Blue) Beach Diving or Snorkeling Swimming
  • La Plata Beach Diving or Snorkeling
  • Media Luna Beach Camping NearbyDiving or Snorkeling Scuba Diving Lifeguards On-Duty
  • Navio Beach Camping Nearby
  • Tapón (Hidden) Beach Diving or Snorkeling
  • Punta Arenas Beach
  • Natural Reserve Mosquito Bay
  • Rompeolas (Mosquito Pier) Diving or Snorkeling Scuba Diving
  • Playuela Beach[citation needed]

Maunabo[]

  • Los Pinos
  • Los Bohios Beach Surfing
  • Punta Tuna Beach Surfing
  • Larga Beach[citation needed]

Naguabo[]

  • Tropical Beach
  • Húcares Beach

Yabucoa[]

  • Lucia Beach
  • Guayanes Beach[citation needed]
  • El Negro Beach[citation needed]

Others[]

  • Seven Seas Beach, Las Croabas, Fajardo Camping Nearby Lifeguards On-Duty
  • Punta Santiago Beach, Humacao Lifeguards On-Duty

Northern region beaches[]

Dorado[]

  • Sardinera Beach Lifeguards On-Duty
  • Ritz-Carlton Reserve[7]

Toa Baja[]

  • Isla de Cabras Beach
  • Punta Salinas Beach Blue Flag Beach Lifeguards On-Duty

Carolina[]

  • Carolina Beach Lifeguards On-Duty Blue Flag Beach
  • Isla Verde Beach

Loiza[]

  • Vacia Talega Beach
  • Piñones Beach Surfing
  • Aviones Beach Surfing

Piñones[]

  • Aviones Beach
  • Posita Beach
  • Chatarra (Scrap Iron) Beach

San Juan[]

Manati[]

Mar Chiquita can be dangerous
  • Los Tubos Beach Lifeguards On-Duty Surfing Scuba Diving
  • Mar Chiquita Beach, Manati Lifeguards On-Duty
  • Tortuguero Beach, Manati[citation needed]

Barceloneta[]

  • Puerto de las Vacas Beach
  • Las Criollas

Camuy[]

  • Peñon Brusi Beach
  • Amador Beach
  • Puerto Hermina Beach[citation needed]

Others[]

  • Cerro Gordo, Vega Alta Lifeguards On-Duty Camping Nearby
  • Mar Bella, Vega Baja
  • Poza del Obispo Beach, Arecibo

Southern region beaches[]

Isla de Gatas Beach at Isla de Gatas, Ponce
La Guancha Beach in Ponce
El Tuque Beach in Ponce
Pelícano Beach in Ponce

Beaches in the Porta Caribe region:

Guayanilla[]

  • Ventana Beach[10]
  • Emajagua Beach
  • Tamarindo Beach[11]

Patillas[]

  • Guardarraya Beach
  • Inches Beach
  • Escondida Beach[12]
  • Punta Viento Beach[13]
  • Villa Pesquera Beach

Ponce[]

Main article: List of beaches in Ponce, Puerto Rico

Salinas[]

Santa Isabel[]

  • Santa Isabel Beach[20]
  • Jauca Beach
  • Playa Clavellina[21]

Others[]

Western region beaches[]

Beaches that belong to the region of Porta del Sol:

Looking south at Boquerón public beach
Middles Beach, a popular spot for surfing

Quebradillas[]

  • Guajataca Beach Surfing

Isabela[]

  • Blue Hole Beach Diving or SnorkelingScuba Diving
  • La Pocita de Isabela Swimming Diving or Snorkeling
  • Golondrinas Cave Beach
  • Bajura Beach
  • Baño La Princesa & Blowhole Beach Surfing
  • Guajataca Beach Surfing
  • Jobos Beach Surfing Scuba Diving
  • El Pastillo Beach Surfing
  • Montones Beach Surfing
  • Punta Sardinera Beach Surfing
  • Shacks Beach Surfing
  • Pozo Teodoro Beach Surfing
  • Middles Beach[23] Surfing

Aguadilla[]

Schoolyards Beach, surf spot in Aguadilla
  • Crash Boat Beach Diving or Snorkeling Scuba Diving Swimming
  • La Ponderosa Beach
  • La Poza Beach Swimming
  • La Saldinera Beach
  • Gas Chambers
  • Wilderness
  • Peña Blanca Beach
  • Schoolyards Beach[24]

Aguada[]

Rincon[]

Many of Rincon's beaches are frequented for surfing.[25]

Añasco[]

  • Balneario Tres Hermanos

Mayagüez[]

  • Beaches of Mona Island

Cabo Rojo[]

Lajas[]

  • Playita Rosada
  • Cayo Caracoles
  • Cayo Mata la Gata
  • Cayo Enrique

Guánica[5][]

  • Las Paldas
  • La Jungla
  • Playa Santa
  • Ballenas
  • Gilligan's Island
  • Atolladora Beach
  • Playa Manglillo Pequeño
  • Tamarindo Beach
  • Caña Gorda Beach
  • Jaboncillo Beach

Gallery[]

  • Philipp Corcho Beach in Vieques island, Puerto Rico

  • Fajardo, Puerto Rico Palomino Island beach

  • Arecibo beach near the El Vigia lighthouse

  • Mona Island Beach, Puerto Rico

  • Crash Boat Beach in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

  • Boquerón public beach

  • Esperanza Beach, Vieques, Puerto Rico

  • Isla Verde Beach

  • Sirena Beach

  • Punta Tuna Beach, Maunabo Puerto Rico

    Punta Tuna Beach, Maunabo Puerto Rico

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Government of Puerto Rico. Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Ley para establecer el programa para la promoción, protección y conservación de las playas aspirantes a la Bandera Azul. Puerto Rico House of Representatives. House Bill 3268. Law 173 of 12 August 2000.(Home → Biblioteca → Leyes → Ley para establecer el programa para la promoción, protección y conservación de las playas aspirantes a la Bandera Azul)
  2. ^ Las 1,200 playas de Puerto Rico. Primera Hora. 9 March 2015. 41 pages. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  3. ^ Plan de Uso de Terrenos de Puerto Rico: Perfil Regional - Region Sur. Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico. Junta de Planificacion. Oficina del Plan de Uso de Terrenos. Borrador Preliminar. February 2006. Page 15. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
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  6. ^ "Vieques Beaches". Vieques.com. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  7. ^ Rios, Jannette (2010-07-22). "Ritz-Carlton puts on the Ritz with $231 million pact". Puerto Rico Daily Sun. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
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  9. ^ https://www.telemundopr.com/noticias/destacados/Hace-mucho-que-el-perro-del-Condado-desaparecio-397596961.html
  10. ^ paco. "Un destino turístico con sabor y folclor". La Perla Del Sur. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  11. ^ Froomer's Puerto Rico. Eighth Edition. By Darwin Poter and Danforth Prince. (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publishing. 2006.) Page 212. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
  12. ^ Patillas. Encyclopedia Puerto Rico. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
  13. ^ Playa Punta Viento.
  14. ^ Por algo le llaman 'El Edén del Caribe'.' Carmen Cila Rodríguez. La Perla del Sur. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
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  16. ^ Bandera azul para Caja de Muerto . Archived 2013-10-22 at the Wayback Machine El Sur a la Vista. Ponce, Puerto Rico. December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
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  18. ^ Salinas: un destino completo y pintoresco. By Damarich Calvo Almodóvar. Periodico La Perla del Sur (Ponce, Puerto Rico). July 1, 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
  19. ^ Playa Salinas.
  20. ^ Playa Santa Isabel
  21. ^ Esperan 100 mil personas el 25 de julio . Jason Rodríguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  22. ^ "Porta Caribe, Puerto Rico - By Puerto Rico Channel". puertorico.com. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  23. ^ "Middles Beach Isabela, Puerto Rico". www.zeePuertoRico.com. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  24. ^ https://www.surfingpuertorico.org/surf-aguadilla/aguadilla-surfing-beaches/
  25. ^ Barbara Balletto (2003). Insight Guide Puerto Rico. Langenscheidt Publishing Group. pp. 196–. ISBN 978-981-234-949-1.
  26. ^ "Cabo Rojo Puerto Rico Beaches". Cabo Rojo PR. Retrieved 28 August 2014.

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