Playa Cocalito
Beach · Osa Peninsula
The first cove on the Drake coastal trail, about half an hour's walk from the village: a small pocket of sand with a creek, jungle on all sides and rock pools at either end.
- Cost
- Free
- Time there
- 1.5 h
- Best time
- morning
- Kids
- 5 / 10
- View
- 8 / 10
- Crowds
- 3 / 10
- Swimming
- 6 / 10
- Effort
- 3 / 10
- Location
- 8.6955, -83.68 — Google Maps
Tip
Come at low tide to explore the tide pools full of crabs, snails and tiny fish.
Be careful
The rocks around the pools are slippery and waves can surge in, so keep an eye on the sea.
Places nearby
- Costa Rica Adventure DiversSurf, Boats & Diving · takes 6 h · from $105PADI dive center in Drake Bay running daily scuba and snorkeling trips to Caño Island Biological Reserve.
- Aguila de Osa InnStays · takes 5 h–7 h · from $120Small hillside inn above Drake Bay focused on diving, fishing and trips to Corcovado and Caño Island.
- Claudio's Grill (Hotel Jinetes de Osa)Food & CoffeeA beachfront restaurant at Hotel Jinetes de Osa, right by the trailhead to Playa San Josecito, so hikers stop here to refuel: shrimp or chicken curry, pork ribs with passion-fruit sauce, surf and turf and octopus; casados, nachos and burgers at lunch.
- El Bucanero Restaurant (and Corcovado Tours)Food & Coffee · from $110Small family restaurant right on the water in Drake Bay: whole fried snapper, stuffed king crab, grilled lobster and home-style casados, with ingredients from the family's own farm and sunset tables over the bay.
- Kalaluna BistroFood & CoffeeChef-run bistro on the Drake Bay waterfront blending Italian technique with local fish and produce; one of the best-reviewed tables on the Osa Peninsula, so book ahead.
- Drake Bay DivingSurf, Boats & Diving · from $145PADI dive shop on the main street of Drake Bay running 2- and 3-tank trips to Caño Island, snorkeling, Discovery Scuba and certification courses.
Sources: OpenStreetMap relation/8641052 · https://sallysees.com/drake-bay-hiking-trail/ · https://www.geckoroutes.com/costa-rica/things-to-do-in-drake-bay-costa-rica/ · https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/8641052