List of beaches in Puerto Rico

Some sources state there are close to 300^[1] beaches in Puerto Rico, while other sources count up to 1,200.^[2] Whatever the number, the Government of Puerto Rico officially recognized 248 of them.^[3] In Puerto Rico there are 78 municipalities of which 44 have a coastline.

– Indicates a Blue Flag beach^[4]
– Indicates camping area
– Indicates diving or snorkeling area
– Indicates scuba area
– Indicates surfing area
– Indicates lifeguards posted
– Indicates fishing area
– Indicates swimming area

Eastern region beaches^[5]

Luquillo

Luquillo Beach "La Monserrate",
- Mar Sin Barreras (Wheelchair accessible section of "La Monserrate" Beach)
Surfing Beach "La Pared"
Playa Azul Beach

Culebra

Flamenco Beach
Brava Beach
Larga Beach
Carlos Rosario Beach
Luis Peña Beach
Punta Soldado Beach
Resaca Beach
Zoni Beach
Tortuga Beach
Tamarindo Beach
Sirena Beach

Vieques

Sun Bay Beach
Playa Negrita (Black Sand Beach)^[6]
Barracuda (García) Beach
Caracas (Red) Beach
Esperanza Beach
Gallito Beach
Playa Grande Beach
La Chiva (Blue) Beach
La Plata Beach
Media Luna Beach
Navio Beach
Tapón (Hidden) Beach
Punta Arenas Beach
Natural Reserve Mosquito Bay
Rompeolas (Mosquito Pier)
Playuela Beach^{[citation needed]}

Maunabo

Los Pinos
Los Bohios Beach
Punta Tuna Beach
Larga Beach ^{[citation needed]}

Naguabo

Tropical Beach
Húcares Beach

Yabucoa

Lucia Beach
Guayanes Beach ^{[citation needed]}
El Negro Beach ^{[citation needed]}

Others

Seven Seas Beach, Las Croabas, Fajardo
Punta Santiago Beach, Humacao

Northern region beaches

Dorado

Sardinera Beach
Ritz-Carlton Reserve^[7]

Toa Baja

Isla de Cabras Beach
Punta Salinas Beach

Carolina

Carolina Beach
Isla Verde Beach

Loiza

Vacia Talega Beach
Piñones Beach
Aviones Beach

Piñones

Aviones Beach
Posita Beach
Chatarra (Scrap Iron) Beach

San Juan

Balneario del Escambron, Old San Juan
Playita del Condado^[8]
Playa del Condado (Condado Beach)^[9]
Ocean Park Beach
Punta Las Marias
Posita Beach^{[citation needed]}

Manati

Los Tubos Beach
Mar Chiquita Beach, Manati
Tortuguero Beach, Manati ^{[citation needed]}

Barceloneta

Puerto de las Vacas Beach
Las Criollas

Camuy

Peñon Brusi Beach
Amador Beach
Puerto Hermina Beach^{[citation needed]}

Others

Cerro Gordo, Vega Alta
Mar Bella, Vega Baja
Poza del Obispo Beach, Arecibo

Southern region beaches

Beaches in the Porta Caribe region:

Guayanilla

Ventana Beach^[10]
Emajagua Beach
Tamarindo Beach^[11]

Patillas

Guardarraya Beach
Inches Beach
Escondida Beach^[12]
Punta Viento Beach^[13]
Villa Pesquera Beach

Ponce

El Tuque
La Guancha Beach
Caja de Muertos Beaches^[14]
- Playa Pelícano^[15] ^[16]
- Playa Coast Guard^[15]
- Playa Carrucho^[15]
- Playa Larga^[15]
Isla de Gatas Beach
Playa Cañas^[17]
Playa Carenero^[17]
Playa de Ponce^[17]
Playa Las Salinas^[17]
Playa Punta Cabuyón^[17]
Playa Vayas^[17]

Salinas

Cayo Matias Beach^[18]
Salinas Beach^[19]

Santa Isabel

Santa Isabel Beach^[20]
Jauca Beach
Playa Clavellina^[21]

Others

Punta Guilarte Beach, Arroyo
Peñuelas Beach, Peñuelas^[22]

Western region beaches

Beaches that belong to the region of Porta del Sol:

Quebradillas

Guajataca Beach

Isabela

Blue Hole Beach
La Pocita de Isabela
Golondrinas Cave Beach
Bajura Beach
Baño La Princesa & Blowhole Beach
Guajataca Beach
Jobos Beach
El Pastillo Beach
Montones Beach
Punta Sardinera Beach
Shacks Beach
Pozo Teodoro Beach
Middles Beach^[23]

Aguadilla

Crash Boat Beach
La Ponderosa Beach
La Poza Beach
La Saldinera Beach
Gas Chambers
Wilderness
Peña Blanca Beach
Schoolyards Beach^[24]

Aguada

Aguada Beach
Pico Piedra
Playa Espinar

Rincon

Many of Rincon's beaches are frequented for surfing.^[25]

Balneario de Rincón
Corcega Beach
Domes Beach
María's Beach
Sandy Beach
Steps Beach
Tres Palmas

Añasco

Balneario Tres Hermanos

Mayagüez

Beaches of Mona Island

Cabo Rojo

Boquerón
Playa Buye
Combate
La Playuela (Playa Sucia)
Playa La Mela^[26]
Punta Arenas Beach
Isla de Ratones

Lajas

Playita Rosada
Cayo Caracoles
Cayo Mata la Gata
Cayo Enrique

Guánica^[5]

Las Paldas
La Jungla
Playa Santa
Ballenas
Gilligan's Island
Atolladora Beach
Playa Manglillo Pequeño
Tamarindo Beach
Caña Gorda Beach
Jaboncillo Beach

Gallery

Philipp Corcho Beach in Vieques
Palomino Island beach in Fajardo
Arecibo beach near the El Vigia lighthouse
Mona Island Beach
Crash Boat Beach in Aguadilla
Boquerón public beach
Esperanza Beach in Vieques
Isla Verde Beach
Sirena Beach
Punta Tuna Beach in Maunabo

References

^ Government of Puerto Rico. Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Ley para establecer el programa para la promoción, protección y conservación de las playas aspirantes a la Bandera Azul. Puerto Rico House of Representatives. House Bill 3268. Law 173 of 12 August 2000.(Home → Biblioteca → Leyes → Ley para establecer el programa para la promoción, protección y conservación de las playas aspirantes a la Bandera Azul)
^ Las 1,200 playas de Puerto Rico. Primera Hora. 9 March 2015. 41 pages. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
^ Plan de Uso de Terrenos de Puerto Rico: Perfil Regional - Region Sur. Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico. Junta de Planificacion. Oficina del Plan de Uso de Terrenos. Borrador Preliminar. February 2006. Page 15. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
^ "Puerto Rico". Retrieved July 29, 2010.
^ a b "AnyWinery.com USA Nationwide Winery Index. The Go To source for locating Wineries and Winery Direct Deals in the US: Special Discounts, Offers and Coupons". travelandsports.com. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
^ "Vieques Beaches". Vieques.com. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
^ Rios, Jannette (2010-07-22). "Ritz-Carlton puts on the Ritz with $231 million pact". Puerto Rico Daily Sun. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
^ "San Juan Puerto Rico". San Juan Puerto Rico. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
^ "Hace mucho que el perro del Condado desapareció".
^ paco. "Un destino turístico con sabor y folclor". La Perla Del Sur. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
^ Froomer's Puerto Rico. Eighth Edition. By Darwin Poter and Danforth Prince. (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publishing. 2006.) Page 212. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
^ Patillas. Encyclopedia Puerto Rico. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
^ Playa Punta Viento.
^ Por algo le llaman 'El Edén del Caribe. Carmen Cila Rodríguez. La Perla del Sur. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
^ a b c d Periodico La Perla del Sur. El secreto paraíso del Caribe. By Carmen Cila Rodríguez. 14 October 2010. (Home > Gente > Portada Gente > El secreto paraíso del Caribe.)
^ Bandera azul para Caja de Muerto . Archived 2013-10-22 at the Wayback Machine El Sur a la Vista. Ponce, Puerto Rico. December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
^ a b c d e f Plan de Uso de Terrenos de Puerto Rico: Perfil Regional - Region Sur. (Borrador Preliminar.) Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico. Junta de Planificacion. Oficina del Plan de Uso de Terrenos. San Juan, Puerto Rico. February 2006. Page 15. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
^ Salinas: un destino completo y pintoresco. By Damarich Calvo Almodóvar. Periodico La Perla del Sur (Ponce, Puerto Rico). July 1, 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
^ Playa Salinas.
^ Playa Santa Isabel
^ Esperan 100 mil personas el 25 de julio . Jason Rodríguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
^ "Porta Caribe, Puerto Rico - By Puerto Rico Channel". puertorico.com. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
^ "Middles Beach Isabela, Puerto Rico". www.zeePuertoRico.com. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
^ "Aguadilla Surfing Beaches".
^ Barbara Balletto (2003). Insight Guide Puerto Rico. Langenscheidt Publishing Group. pp. 196–. ISBN 978-981-234-949-1.
^ "Cabo Rojo Puerto Rico Beaches". Cabo Rojo PR. Retrieved 28 August 2014.

External links

Playas de Puerto Rico

[1] Government of Puerto Rico. Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Ley para establecer el programa para la promoción, protección y conservación de las playas aspirantes a la Bandera Azul. Puerto Rico House of Representatives. House Bill 3268. Law 173 of 12 August 2000.(Home → Biblioteca → Leyes → Ley para establecer el programa para la promoción, protección y conservación de las playas aspirantes a la Bandera Azul)

[2] Las 1,200 playas de Puerto Rico. Primera Hora. 9 March 2015. 41 pages. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

[3] Plan de Uso de Terrenos de Puerto Rico: Perfil Regional - Region Sur. Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico. Junta de Planificacion. Oficina del Plan de Uso de Terrenos. Borrador Preliminar. February 2006. Page 15. Retrieved 1 December 2011.

[4] "Puerto Rico". Retrieved July 29, 2010.

[travel&Sports-5] "AnyWinery.com USA Nationwide Winery Index. The Go To source for locating Wineries and Winery Direct Deals in the US: Special Discounts, Offers and Coupons". travelandsports.com. Retrieved 9 September 2015.

[Vieques-6] "Vieques Beaches". Vieques.com. Retrieved 28 August 2014.

[Daily_Sun-7] Rios, Jannette (2010-07-22). "Ritz-Carlton puts on the Ritz with $231 million pact". Puerto Rico Daily Sun. Retrieved 2010-07-28.

[San_Juan_Puerto_Rico-8] "San Juan Puerto Rico". San Juan Puerto Rico. Retrieved 28 August 2014.

[9] "Hace mucho que el perro del Condado desapareció".

[10] . "Un destino turístico con sabor y folclor". La Perla Del Sur. Retrieved 9 September 2015.

[11] Froomer's Puerto Rico. Eighth Edition. By Darwin Poter and Danforth Prince. (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publishing. 2006.) Page 212. Retrieved December 5, 2010.

[12] Patillas. Encyclopedia Puerto Rico. Retrieved December 6, 2010.

[13] Playa Punta Viento.

[14] Por algo le llaman 'El Edén del Caribe. Carmen Cila Rodríguez. La Perla del Sur. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.

[auto-15] Periodico La Perla del Sur. El secreto paraíso del Caribe. By Carmen Cila Rodríguez. 14 October 2010. (Home > Gente > Portada Gente > El secreto paraíso del Caribe.)

[16] Bandera azul para Caja de Muerto . Archived 2013-10-22 at the Wayback Machine El Sur a la Vista. Ponce, Puerto Rico. December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2010.

[coalicionventanasverraco.org-17] Plan de Uso de Terrenos de Puerto Rico: Perfil Regional - Region Sur. (Borrador Preliminar.) Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico. Junta de Planificacion. Oficina del Plan de Uso de Terrenos. San Juan, Puerto Rico. February 2006. Page 15. Retrieved 2 December 2011.

[18] Salinas: un destino completo y pintoresco. By Damarich Calvo Almodóvar. Periodico La Perla del Sur (Ponce, Puerto Rico). July 1, 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2010.

[19] Playa Salinas.

[20] Playa Santa Isabel

[21] Esperan 100 mil personas el 25 de julio . Jason Rodríguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

[22] "Porta Caribe, Puerto Rico - By Puerto Rico Channel". puertorico.com. Retrieved 9 September 2015.

[23] "Middles Beach Isabela, Puerto Rico". www.zeePuertoRico.com. Retrieved August 18, 2010.

[24] "Aguadilla Surfing Beaches".

[Balletto2003-25] Barbara Balletto (2003). Insight Guide Puerto Rico. Langenscheidt Publishing Group. pp. 196–. ISBN 978-981-234-949-1.

[Cabo_Rojo_PR-26] "Cabo Rojo Puerto Rico Beaches". Cabo Rojo PR. Retrieved 28 August 2014.

List of beaches in Puerto Rico

Eastern region beaches[5]

Others

Northern region beaches

Others

Southern region beaches

Others

Western region beaches

Guánica[5]

Gallery

See also

References

External links

Eastern region beaches^[5]

Guánica^[5]