Pacific Ocean Beaches of Mexico

Information about beaches on the Pacific Ocean coast of Mexico.

Sonora Beaches

Puerto Penasco
Old fishing town on the Sonora coast of the Sea of Cortez. Also known as "Rocky Point". Has a population of more then 25,000. Popular activities include fishing, kayakig, sailing, snorkeling, scuba diving, windsurfing, playing in the sand dunes, and auto racing, motorcycle racing, and nightlife. Puerto Penasco has about 40 hotels, 70 restaurants, and quite a few campgrounds and RV parks. Home of the Intercultural Center for Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO). The Pinacate Biosphere Reserve and its huge thousand year old crater are located in the Altar Desert, about 30 miles northwest of Puerto Penasco. Located about 70 miles south of the Arizona-Mexican border town of ? and about 210 miles southwest of Tucson, Arizona. Easily accessible by driving on a modern four lane highway.

(Reserve Natural Isla de Tiburon)

(Cajon del Diablo)

San Carlos

Guaymas

Sinaloa Beaches

Los Mochis

Mazatlan

Beaches of Sinaloa Map

Nayarit Beaches

San Blas (near inland city of Tepic) Los Cocos Santa Cruz Playa del Platanito Rincon de Guayabitos Lo de Marcos Sayulita Punta de Mita Bucerias

Jalisco Beaches

Puerto Vallarta (on Bandaras Bay) Yelapa (on Bandaras Bay) Cabo Corrientes (south edge of Bandaras Bay) Chamela Careyes El Tecuan Tenacatita Cuastecomate Melaque Barra de Navidad

Colima Beaches

Santiago (? what state?) Manzanillo Cuyutlan Paraiso

Michoacan Beaches

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Guerrero Beaches

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Oaxaca Beaches

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Chiapas Beaches

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Pacific Ocean Beaches of Mexico
- Acapulco, Guerrero
- Costalegre (south of Puerto Vallarta)
- Guaymas, Sonora
- Huatulco, Oaxaca
- Ixtapa, Guerrero
- Manzanillo
- Mazatlan, Sinaloa
- Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca
- Punta de Mita (close to Puerto Vallarta)
- Puerto Penasco (Rock Point) Sonora
- Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco

More About Pacific Coast Mexican Beaches
- Beaches of Colima, Jalisco, and Nayarit