Tourist Corridor Beaches

Playa Barco Varado

Location: Next to the Sheraton Hacienda del Mar and the Cabo del Sol Ocean Course.

Access: To get to the beach turn into Cabo del Sol at Kilometer 10 and follow the signs to the Sheraton, access is to the right of the hotel.

Attractions: Good diving and snorkeling and great tide pools.

Swimming: Swim with caution.

 

Widows Beach

Location: West of the Hotel Twin Dolphin

Access: Km. 12.5, take the road to right of the Twin Dolphin hotel entrance and drive or walk in.

Attractions: Private and unspoiled, great tidal pools and swimming with caution. No services.

Swimming: Use caution and keep a close eye on children.

 

Santa Maria Bay

Location: East of the Hotel Twin Dolphin

Access: Km. 13, look for the beach access sign near the bus stop.

Attractions: A must see beach and protected marine sanctuary. Popular with snorkel tour cruises with excellent snorkeling and swimming. Great for families. No services.

Swimming: Safe if the bay is calm, but keep a close eye on children.

 

Chilean Beach

Location: Between the old Hotel Cabo San Lucas and Hotel Twin Dolphin

Access: At Km. 14, turn in to the parking lot next to the highway.

Attractions: This is the perfect beach for families, excellent swimming, diving and snorkeling on the reef, and great photo ops. Bathroom facilities are a real bonus but pack your own bathroom tissue.

Swimming: Safe if the bay is calm, but keep a close eye on children.

 

The Reeds Beach

Location: The El Tule arroyo
Access: Heading east at Km 16, look for the El Tule access signs just before you cross the El Tule bridge. Drive into the arroyo (dry river bed) and stay on the hard pack or you’ll be stuck in the sand. Lots of parking, no services.

Attractions: Surfers say there’s a great right reef-break. Picks up lots of swell and blows out quickly from the west winds.

Swimming: Fair, if the winds aren’t too strong.

 

Tequila Cove

Location: In front of the Melia Cabo Real Hotel

Access: At Km. 19.5 in the Cabo Real resort, access the beach through the Hilton or Melia Cabo Real hotels.

Attractions: Swimming, watersports and sunbathing. A man-made breakwater makes swimming fairly safe, do not swim outside of the breakwater.

Swimming: Fair to good.

 

Palmilla Beach

Location: Palmilla Resort, before the hotel entrance
Access: Km. 27, cross the overpass and follow the signs down to the beach access in the arroyo (dry river bed).

Attractions: A beautiful wide bay that’s walkable all the way from the exclusive One&Only Palmilla hotel around to the multi-million dollar estates at La Caleta. Swimming and snorkeling is good if it’s not too windy. No facilities, but there are a few palapas for shade. Also the home of the Palmilla fishing cooperative and Palmilla hotel fleet makes this bay a great place to watch the pangas ride the into the beach with their catch (ask if there’s any fish to buy at the cleaning tables). Many of the men you’ll see are fourth and fifth generation fishermen and are as comfortable with a hand-line as they are with state of the art rods and reels.

Swimming: Safe if the bay is calm, but keep a close eye on children.