9 Beaches in Sinaloa, Mexico: Map & Photos

9 beaches

Sinaloa has 9 beaches with their own page on Puebloteca, near the Pueblos Mágicos of El Rosario and San Ignacio. The closest to a pueblo is Playa El Caimanero, 25 km from El Rosario; the farthest out is Barras de Piaxtla, 49 km from San Ignacio.

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, Feb, Mar, Dec.

The Beaches 9

Playa El Caimanero · Beach · 25 km from El Rosario
A long, open Pacific beach beside the Caimanero lagoon, where families gather on weekends and dolphins are often seen.
Barras de Piaxtla · Beach · 49 km from San Ignacio
A fishing village and beach where the Piaxtla River meets the Pacific, with volcanic cliffs, a rock arch, and an old lighthouse.
El Maviri · Beach · Ahome
The most popular beach on Topolobampo Bay, on an island reached by bridge, with grilled fish shacks and a bat cave that empties at dusk.
Isla de la Piedra · Beach · Mazatlán
Mazatlán's long palm-backed beach across the harbor mouth, a few minutes by water taxi, with calm water, palapa seafood restaurants and horse rides.
Las Glorias · Beach · Guasave
Guasave's beach: 7 km of sand by the mouth of the Sinaloa River, with the La Bocanita lighthouse, big dunes and seafood palapas.
Playa Brujas · Beach · Mazatlán
A surf beach at Mazatlán's northern tip, by the rocks of Punta Cerritos, with tide pools, low-tide caves, a witch legend and quieter sand than the hotel zone.
Playa Cerritos · Beach · Mazatlán
Mazatlán's long northern beach from the marina to Punta Cerritos, with firm sand for walking, steady surf, parasailing and nesting sea turtles.
Playa Norte · Beach · Mazatlán
Mazatlán's fishermen's beach on the malecón by the old center, where pangas land the catch, families buy fresh fish and the Fishermen's Monument stands.
Playa Olas Altas · Beach · Mazatlán
Mazatlán's historic town beach below the old centre: a 550 m bay of surf, sunsets and old seafront hotels where the city's beach tourism began.