Playa Malarrimo
Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Playa Malarrimo is a long, lonely Pacific beach on the Vizcaino Peninsula coast near the Baja California Sur border, in Mexico, famous as a dumping ground for the ocean. Beachcombers have found oars, dinghies, bottles and debris from all over the world. A British whaling ship, the Toward Castle, ran aground nearby in 1838.
A genuinely wild beach with endless beachcombing, though the long sandy road and total lack of services make it a serious expedition.
How we score beachesGo with a vehicle you trust on sand and bring all your own fuel, food and water. Drive the soft sections fast and steadily rather than slowly.
The route is long: about 225 km southeast to Vizcaino, west toward Bahia Tortugas (the pavement ends after roughly 72 km), then about 40 km north on a windy dirt track. Sand covers parts of the road, and some stretches of 50 to 100 m need speed and momentum.
Access is by a rough dirt track and sandy washes, so it is only for prepared, self sufficient drivers. There are no facilities on the beach.
The Pacific here is cool year round, and morning fog is common in late spring and early summer. Winter brings the larger northwest swells, while summer brings south swells. Hurricane season runs roughly June through November.
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