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Playa Maunabo

4.4★ · 42 Google ratings, Puerto Rico

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Parking Short walk
At a glance
Parking
600 yd away
Walk
175 yd · 2 min
Water
86°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
1 ft range today
Length
1.2 miles of shoreline
Sand
160 ft from the water to the back

How we know this

Map of Playa Maunabo
Aerial map of Playa Maunabo
Access point of a 1.2 miles beach. USGS 2018 orthoimagery.
Guide

Good to know

Expect a rough, dark sand beach
The beach features black sand and rougher conditions, distinguishing it from calmer nearby beaches.
Visit for dramatic coastal scenery
The Maunabo lighthouse and mountain backdrop offer striking views that reviewers consistently praised.
Litter reported
Visitors mention rubbish on the sand.Mentioned by 2 visitors · 2018–2026
Bring your own restroom supplies
The beach has no public restrooms, only trash cans, so plan accordingly before arrival.
Note the lighthouse is not accessible
The parking area sits under private property with no public pedestrian access to the lighthouse structure.
Conditions

How it is right now

Air
76°F · mostly clear
Water
86°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
2.5 ft · 5 s apart
Wind
3 mph from the NE
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
9 peak today
TimeTideHeight
09:51Low tide
19:56High tide

Last updated Sep 7, 9:52 AM.

Practical

Plan your visit

📍 Maunabo 00707, Puerto Rico
🅿 Parking 600 yd from the listing, Parking Nature Reserve
🌊 Water 175 yd away, about 2 min walk
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Questions

Common questions

Where do you park at Playa Maunabo?
The nearest mapped parking area is 600 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Playa Maunabo?
70 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 Maunabo 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.

Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.