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Playa las Picuas, Rio Grande
4.5★ · 230 Google ratings · Río Grande, Puerto Rico
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Free
At a glance
Parking
Parking lot · 625 yd away · free · fills up
Walk
200 ft · under a minute
Cost
Free
Water
85°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
2 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Sand
175 yd from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Mon 7pm
Map of Playa las Picuas, Rio Grande
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1Covered shelter170 ft from the listing
Guide
Good to know
Bring water shoes and shade
Sand is soft and fine, water is shallow in places with sandbars, and though palms provide shelter.
Go early for solitude and cleanliness
Arrive in early morning to find the beach quiet and empty, avoiding litter that accumulates elsewhere on the shore.
Visit in winter for calm conditions
The beach is typically windy, but winter months offer mellower weather and fewer crowds.
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 4 visitors · 2017–2026
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 3 visitors · 2017–2026
Bring your own food and water
No restaurants, bars, or vendors operate on the beach, so pack everything you need for the day.
Public access is difficult and inconsistent
Finding the public entry point is confusing, parking is limited.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
77°F · overcast
Water
85°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
3.1 ft · 7 s apart
Wind
8 mph from the SE
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
9 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 04:02 | High tide | ↑ |
| 10:37 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:51 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Sep 7, 9:49 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 Camino las Picüas, Río Grande, 00745, Puerto Rico
🅿 Parking 625 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 200 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Playa las Picuas, Rio Grande?
The nearest mapped parking area is 625 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Playa las Picuas, Rio Grande?
200 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Playa las Picuas, Rio Grande have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Playa las Picuas, Rio Grande least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 7pm and the busiest at Sat 3pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
