Playa El Mogote
La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
El Mogote is a long sandbar peninsula across the bay from central La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, backed by dunes and a protected natural area. It is a beach for walking and sandboarding, not a swim spot. From downtown it looks close enough to swim to, and the quiet is the draw.
A quiet stretch of dunes with great views back to La Paz, but the silty bottom and currents mean it is poor for swimming and has no facilities.
How we score beachesA water taxi from the downtown waterfront is the easy way across, about ten minutes. Driving works, but road conditions have changed recently, so ask locally first.
You can park on the dunes if you drive in, but the sand is soft and vehicles get stuck. Many visitors skip the car and take the water taxi.
Walking is on soft sand and dune slopes, and there are no facilities, so bring your own water and shade. The terrain is not friendly to wheelchairs or strollers.
The dunes are hot in summer and calm in the cooler months. Winter and spring are the comfortable seasons for walking, with tropical storms a risk from roughly June to November.
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