Playa Carrizal de Bajamar
Beach · Jacó & Herradura
A beach in the Jacó coast. Details are limited, so treat it as a place to explore and check access locally.
- Location
- 9.799481, -84.648941 — Google Maps
Tip
Little is published about this spot: go early and ask locals about access and conditions.
Be careful
Watch for rip currents and check tides; many beaches have no lifeguards.
Places nearby
- Jose's Crocodile River TourParks & WildlifeBoat tours on the Tárcoles River to see big American crocodiles up close, plus scarlet macaws, roseate spoonbills, ospreys and mangrove channels.
- Hotel Cerro LodgeParks & Wildlife · from $10A small lodge built for birders and photographers, a few minutes from the Tarcoles River and Carara National Park, with sea and mountain views.
- Jungle Crocodile SafariParks & Wildlife · takes 1.5 h · from $40A relaxed boat ride on the Tarcoles River, home to one of Costa Rica's largest crocodile populations, out through the mangroves to the river mouth.
- Crocodile Man TourParks & Wildlife · takes 2 h · from $39.55A long-established boat tour on the Tarcoles River, where big American crocodiles bask on the banks a short drive from Jacó.
- Tiko Restaurante MiradorFood & CoffeeClifftop mirador restaurant on the edge of Carara National Park with Pacific views, serving local dishes, homemade Asian food and fresh seafood.
- Vista Mar (Tárcoles)Food & CoffeeSeafood restaurant on a bluff above the Costanera with ocean views and a tunnel that leads down to the beach.
Sources: OpenStreetMap way/896299868 · https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/896299868