Playa El Coromuel
La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Playa El Coromuel is the city beach on the Pichilingue road just north of central La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, and the first in town to earn a Blue Flag. Families use it for quick swims and sunset watching. It is not a long beach, but the bay light at dusk is the reason people come.
Easy to reach from town and good for a quick swim and a sunset, but the narrow parking and sunset crowds cap how relaxed it feels.
How we score beachesParking gets very tight around sunset. Come earlier in the afternoon or walk in from the road.
Narrow roadside parking fills quickly, especially in the hour before sunset. Expect to circle or park farther up the road.
The sand is a short walk from the road. There are eateries and a public toilet nearby, but little shade outside the palapas.
Summer is hot, with warm water and a risk of tropical storms from roughly June to November. Winter evenings are mild, which is when the sunset crowds are biggest.
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