Playa Blanca (Santa Elena Peninsula)
Beach · Guanacaste · hidden gem
A remote white-sand beach on the western Santa Elena Peninsula, at the end of a long dirt track from the Murciélago sector. No services at all, which is exactly the point.
- Time there
- 4 h
- Best time
- dry season only
- Kids
- 2 / 10
- View
- 9 / 10
- Crowds
- 1 / 10
- Swimming
- 8 / 10
- Effort
- 7 / 10
- Location
- 10.93383, -85.86083 — Google Maps
Before you go
- Road
- 4×4 needed
- Bring
- water, food, spare tire
- Season
- Dry season only.
- Checked
- 2026-10
Tip
Ask at the Murciélago ranger station about road conditions before setting out.
Be careful
The 17 km road is passable only in the dry season and only by 4x4. Carry water, food and a spare tire; there is no cell signal.
Getting there
17 km of 4x4 track from the Murciélago sector of Santa Rosa National Park.
Sources: OpenStreetMap way/651856468 · https://acguanacaste.ac.cr/1997/ecodesarrollo/ecoturismo/murcielagoturing.html