Playa Palmilla
San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Playa Palmilla is a protected cove at about km 27 on the Los Cabos tourist corridor in Baja California Sur, Mexico, near San Jose del Cabo, with calm, shallow water and a Blue Flag rating. The best snorkeling is off the southern rocks. Parking is limited, so weekday mornings work best.
Calm, clean water with a Blue Flag rating, though parking is limited and the point current can push swimmers toward rocks.
How we score beachesSnorkel off the southern point and mind the current near the rocks. Go early on a weekday for a parking spot.
Parking near the access is limited, and weekday mornings are easiest.
The beach is a short walk from parking over soft sand, with calm, shallow water.
Warm, calm water runs from roughly May through November, and winter is mild and dry. Hurricane season runs roughly June through November.
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