12 Beaches in Baja California Sur, Mexico: Map & Photos

12 beaches

Baja California Sur has 12 beaches with their own page on Puebloteca, near the Pueblos Mágicos of Todos Santos, Loreto, and Santa Rosalía. The closest to a pueblo is Playa Punta Lobos, 5 km from Todos Santos; the farthest out is Bahía Concepción, 83 km from Santa Rosalía.

The dry season, November to April, brings the calmest seas. From June to October expect afternoon storms, and on the Caribbean coast, sargassum in some years.

Best months, when most of these towns are dry with comfortable afternoons: Jan, Apr, May, Nov.

The Beaches 12

Playa Punta Lobos · Beach · 5 km from Todos Santos
The fishermen's beach just south of town, where pangas surf in through the waves each afternoon with the day's catch.
Isla Coronado · Beach · 14 km from Loreto
The closest island to Loreto: a volcanic cone with a white-sand beach, turquoise water and a colony of sea lions.
Playa Los Cerritos · Beach · 14 km from Todos Santos
The friendliest surf beach on this coast: gentle waves for beginners, surf schools, and one of the few places here you can swim.
Bahía Concepción · Beach · 83 km from Santa Rosalía
A long, calm bay south of Mulegé lined with white-sand coves like Santispac and El Requesón, ideal for kayaking.
Bahía Chileno · Beach · Los Cabos
A sheltered cove on the Los Cabos Corridor with a public beach, lifeguards and a reef you can snorkel straight from the sand.
Bahía Santa María · Beach · Los Cabos
A horseshoe cove on the Corridor with calm, clear water, a reef at both rocky ends and a free lot, restrooms and lifeguards.
Playa Balandra · Beach · La Paz
A wide, ankle-to-waist-deep turquoise lagoon and the El Hongo rock, now a protected area with a daily visitor cap and a wristband.
Playa El Médano · Beach · Los Cabos
Cabo San Lucas's main swimming beach: a long, sheltered bay beach with beach clubs, water sports and Land's End at one end.
Playa El Tecolote · Beach · La Paz
A long, gently sloping sand beach with palapa restaurants and kayak rentals, and the usual launch point for boats to Isla Espíritu Santo.
Playa Migriño · Beach · Los Cabos
A wide Pacific beach with dunes north of Cabo San Lucas, known for camel and ATV tours; the surf and currents make swimming unsafe.
Playa del Amor · Beach · Los Cabos
Lover's Beach, the sheltered Sea of Cortez cove beside El Arco, reached only by water taxi; calm enough to swim and snorkel on most days.
Playa del Divorcio · Beach · Los Cabos
Divorce Beach, the Pacific side of the sand neck at Land's End: wide sand and heavy surf, reached through Playa del Amor. Not for swimming.