Playa Piñuelas is a beautiful and tranquil bay, and has received a Blue flag, or ecological flag. To obtain this reward a beach must excel in cleanliness, security, and beauty and must offer basic services to the public. You can enjoy swimming or even camping as water and restrooms are available.
Playa Piñuelas is inside the boundaries of the Ballena National Park, therefore to enter the park a small contribution is requested for its maintenance, care and development, also industrial fishing, hunting, or extraction of any type of marine wildlife is prohibited.
The Ballena National Park is located at the outlet of the Higuerón River or Morete and Punta Piñuelas, district of Bahía Ballena. The park includes some 5,375 hectares of sea and 115 hectares of land. The park protects important habitat like sandy beaches, rocky beaches, mangroves, cliffs, islands, rocky reefs, the tide pools at Punta Uvita and the coral reef that all play an important role in the reproduction of marine diversity
You can enjoy swimming or even camping as water and restrooms are available.
Available services: water, restrooms, and restaurant.
What to do: Practice body surfing or go boogie boarding, fishing off shore, camping, kayaking to explore the rocks, swimming in the ocean or river, sport fishing, Tours to the Islands, horseback riding, ultralite tours, participate in turtle conservation projects, scuba diving, Soccer or beach volleyball, observation of birds and wildlife.
Activities that are prohibited: swimming where the lifeguards indicate that it is dangerous, throwing garbage on the beach or in the streets. The maximum speed limit in town is 25 km/h. Driving of motor vehicles is prohibited on the beach (according to law of traffic #7331). Hunting or the abuse or pursuit of wild animals such as garrobos, iguanas, birds, as well as fishing with poison is also prohibited. Bonfires are also restricted as much of the firewood is home to many creatures.
For more information about Playa Piñuelas Options and Business, please visit the Playa Piñuelas Portal.
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