Estero Beach
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Estero Beach is on the south side of Ensenada in Baja California, Mexico, where an estuary meets the Pacific. A gated resort has operated here since 1942, with beach access reserved for its guests. Across the water, a long sand spit offers about 10 km of public beach, with the far end undeveloped.
A calm estuary setting and a long public spit, though the resort beach is guests only and the spit has few services.
How we score beachesIf you are not staying at the resort, use the public spit across the water. The undeveloped end is the quietest part.
Resort guests park on the grounds. For the public spit, use the access roads and park near the entrance you choose.
The resort side is a gated, guest only beach. The public sand spit is flat and soft, with no formal facilities.
The Pacific here is cool year round, usually in the mid to high teens Celsius, and morning fog is common in late spring and early summer. Winter brings the larger northwest swells.
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