13 Beaches near Compostela, Nayarit: Map & Photos

13 beaches · within 60 km

There are 13 beaches within 60 km of Compostela in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Playa Boca de Chila, 33 km away; the farthest, Punta Monterrey, is 60 km. They are all listed under San Blas, a Pueblo Mágico that makes a good base.

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, Dec.

The Beaches 13

Playa Boca de Chila · Beach · 33 km from Compostela · Nayarit
A long, empty beach of pale sand at the mouth of the Chila river, with mangroves, water birds and a sea-turtle camp, west of Zacualpan.
Playa Las Cuevas · Beach · 36 km from Compostela · Nayarit
A little-visited surf beach about 2.5 km south of Chacala, under the volcanic hill of Cerro de las Cuevas; strong waves and almost no one around.
Playa Platanitos · Beach · 37 km from Compostela · Near San Blas
A fishing village beach south of Santa Cruz de Miramar with grilled-fish ramadas, a river-mouth surf break and a sea turtle camp.
Playa de las Tortugas · Beach · 37 km from Compostela · Nayarit
A long, nearly empty turtle-nesting beach just south of Platanitos, with coconut palms, surf, a mangrove estuary and a Conanp turtle camp.
Playa El Naranjo · Beach · 38 km from Compostela · Nayarit
Long, empty beach north of La Peñita at the far end of Jaltemba Bay, with a sea-turtle camp where you can camp and help release hatchlings.
Bahía de Matanchén · Beach · 47 km from Compostela · Near San Blas
A wide bay south of San Blas with calm swimming beaches, seafood palapas, and the famous long wave at Las Islitas.
Playa del Beso · Beach · 47 km from Compostela · Nayarit
A small cove among rocks just past Los Ayala, also called Playa Frideras, reached by a 15-minute jungle path or along the shore at low tide.
Playa del Toro · Beach · 47 km from Compostela · Nayarit
A tiny cove of golden sand under a cliff-top lookout on the Punta Raza headland, about an hour's jungle walk from Los Ayala.
Playa Punta Raza · Beach · 49 km from Compostela · Nayarit
A wild beach of about 3 km below the Punta Raza headland, reached on foot from El Monteón; strong surf, a turtle camp and no services.
Playa El Borrego · Beach · 50 km from Compostela · Nayarit
San Blas's town beach: almost 3 km of soft sand at the end of Calle Azueta, with seafood palapas, beginner surf and sunsets.
Playa Las Minitas · Beach · 58 km from Compostela · Nayarit
A small, secluded beach southwest of Lo de Marcos at the end of the Camino a Las Minitas, between the main beach and Playa Los Venados.
Playa Los Venados · Beach · 58 km from Compostela · Nayarit
A small, quiet bay just south of Lo de Marcos where big waves break into curtains of spray and the south end is calm, with a lookout on the hill.
Punta Monterrey · Beach · 60 km from Compostela · Nayarit
A secluded, jungle-backed point and beach between San Pancho and Lo de Marcos, reached by a dirt road; camping is not allowed.