4 beaches · within 60 km
There are 4 beaches within 60 km of Lázaro Cárdenas in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Playa Eréndira, 4 km away; the farthest, La Saladita, is 48 km. They are all listed under Zihuatanejo, 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: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr.
The Beaches 4
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Playa Eréndira · Beach · 4 km from Lázaro Cárdenas · Michoacán
A beach of palm-roofed eateries beside the port of Lázaro Cárdenas, known for its sunsets. 10 min from downtown, 7 km by road. -
Playa Las Peñas · Beach · 33 km from Lázaro Cárdenas · Michoacán
Rough-water beach west of Playa Azul, known for boulders said to look like an ape, a crowned king and an Aztec emperor; with a camping area. -
Playa Chuquiapan · Beach · 44 km from Lázaro Cárdenas · Michoacán
A fine-sand, gentle-surf beach by a small hamlet on coastal Highway 200, between Las Peñas and Caleta de Campos. -
La Saladita · Beach · 48 km from Lázaro Cárdenas · Near Zihuatanejo
A tiny surf hamlet north of Troncones with a long, gentle left point break loved by longboarders and a few palapa restaurants.
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Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.
Where to stay
The Pueblos Mágicos these places are closest to, each with hotels, food and getting-there notes.
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