20 Beaches in Jalisco, Mexico: Map & Photos

20 beaches

Jalisco has 20 beaches with their own page on Puebloteca.

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: Mar, Apr, May, Nov.

The Beaches 20

Boca de Tomates · Beach · Puerto Vallarta
A beach of seafood ramadas behind Puerto Vallarta's airport, by the Ameca river mouth: come for pescado sarandeado, not a swim, as crocodiles live here.
Las Caletas · Beach · Cabo Corrientes
John Huston's former jungle hideaway between Quimixto and Yelapa, now a boat-only beach visited on Vallarta Adventures day trips and evening shows.
Mayto · Beach · Cabo Corrientes
A long, empty golden beach on the open Pacific south of El Tuito, with a university sea-turtle camp, a few small hotels and strong surf.
Playa Amapas · Beach · Puerto Vallarta
Small rocky cove just past the south end of Los Muertos, reached over the El Púlpito rock; amber sand, green water, no lifeguards.
Playa Caballo · Beach · Cabo Corrientes
A quiet beach right next to Las Ánimas on the jungle coast trail from Boca de Tomatlán, home to a small hotel and beach club.
Playa Camarones · Beach · Puerto Vallarta
Downtown beach of the 5 de Diciembre neighborhood, just north of the Malecón: named for shrimp fishermen, now loved by local families.
Playa Colomitos · Beach · Cabo Corrientes
A tiny emerald cove in the jungle west of Boca de Tomatlán, reached on a 30 to 45 minute coastal trail or a short water-taxi ride.
Playa Conchas Chinas · Beach · Puerto Vallarta
A string of small rocky coves just south of the Zona Romántica, with shell sand, clear water, tide pools and snorkelling around the rocks.
Playa Garza Blanca · Beach · Puerto Vallarta
Calm south-shore cove below the Garza Blanca resort, sheltered by boulder breakwaters; clear water for swimming, snorkeling and paddleboarding.
Playa Isabel · Beach · Cabo Corrientes
Small, calm, shady cove a short walk from Yelapa's pier, with clear water for snorkeling and far fewer people than the main beach.
Playa Las Estacas · Beach · Puerto Vallarta
A sheltered cove just south of Conchas Chinas, fronted by the Hyatt Ziva resort; the sand is public, the land behind it is not.
Playa Las Glorias · Beach · Puerto Vallarta
Hotel-zone beach of nearly a kilometer between Los Tules and Playa Tranquila, lined with resorts and condos, about 3 km north of the Malecón.
Playa Las Ánimas · Beach · Cabo Corrientes
A 600-meter beach of palapa restaurants on the south shore, the first water-taxi stop from Boca de Tomatlán and the end of the coastal hike.
Playa Los Muertos · Beach · Puerto Vallarta
The busy town beach of the Zona Romántica: palapa restaurants, beach clubs, the sail-shaped pier for south-shore water taxis and the original seahorse statue.
Playa Los Tules · Beach · Puerto Vallarta
Hotel-zone beach of soft amber sand and gentle waves next to Playa de Oro, busy with parasailing, jet skis and banana boats.
Playa Majahuitas · Beach · Cabo Corrientes
A sheltered, boat-only cove of white sand and reef between Quimixto and Yelapa, the snorkel-and-lunch stop on many bay tours.
Playa Olas Altas · Beach · Puerto Vallarta
Zona Romántica beach from the Cuale River mouth south to the Los Muertos pier: calmer than Los Muertos and a favorite with Mexican families.
Playa Palmares · Beach · Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta's south-shore public beach: the first Blue Flag beach in Jalisco, with lifeguards, ramps, showers and a city beach club.
Playa Rosita · Beach · Puerto Vallarta
The narrow, stony beach below the Malecón, named after the 1948 Hotel Rosita; for sunsets and watching fishermen, not for swimming.
Playa de Oro · Beach · Puerto Vallarta
Kilometer-long golden beach of Vallarta's northern hotel zone, between the cruise port and the Pitillal River, with three public accesses.