16 Beaches near Mascota, Jalisco: Map & Photos

16 beaches · within 60 km

There are 16 beaches within 60 km of Mascota in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Playa Camarones, 47 km away; the farthest, Playa Las Ánimas, is 58 km.

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 16

Playa Camarones · Beach · 47 km from Mascota · Jalisco
Downtown beach of the 5 de Diciembre neighborhood, just north of the Malecón: named for shrimp fishermen, now loved by local families.
Playa Rosita · Beach · 47 km from Mascota · Jalisco
The narrow, stony beach below the Malecón, named after the 1948 Hotel Rosita; for sunsets and watching fishermen, not for swimming.
Playa Amapas · Beach · 48 km from Mascota · Jalisco
Small rocky cove just past the south end of Los Muertos, reached over the El Púlpito rock; amber sand, green water, no lifeguards.
Playa Conchas Chinas · Beach · 48 km from Mascota · Jalisco
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 Las Estacas · Beach · 48 km from Mascota · Jalisco
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 · 48 km from Mascota · Jalisco
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 Los Muertos · Beach · 48 km from Mascota · Jalisco
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 Olas Altas · Beach · 48 km from Mascota · Jalisco
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 Los Tules · Beach · 49 km from Mascota · Jalisco
Hotel-zone beach of soft amber sand and gentle waves next to Playa de Oro, busy with parasailing, jet skis and banana boats.
Playa Palmares · Beach · 49 km from Mascota · Jalisco
Puerto Vallarta's south-shore public beach: the first Blue Flag beach in Jalisco, with lifeguards, ramps, showers and a city beach club.
Playa de Oro · Beach · 49 km from Mascota · Jalisco
Kilometer-long golden beach of Vallarta's northern hotel zone, between the cruise port and the Pitillal River, with three public accesses.
Playa Garza Blanca · Beach · 50 km from Mascota · Jalisco
Calm south-shore cove below the Garza Blanca resort, sheltered by boulder breakwaters; clear water for swimming, snorkeling and paddleboarding.
Boca de Tomates · Beach · 53 km from Mascota · Jalisco
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.
Playa Colomitos · Beach · 56 km from Mascota · Jalisco
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 Caballo · Beach · 57 km from Mascota · Jalisco
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 Las Ánimas · Beach · 58 km from Mascota · Jalisco
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.