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Playa de La Maza

3.8★ · 72 Google ratings, Cantabria

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✓ Parking✓ Restrooms✓ Showers✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
Street parking · 200 m away · fills up
Restrooms
Yes · 450 m away
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
800 m of shoreline
Sand
300 m from the water to the back

How we know this

Map of Playa de La Maza
Aerial map of Playa de La Maza
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1Restrooms and showers450 m from the listing
Access point of a 800 m beach. Obra derivada de PNOA 2023 CC-BY 4.0 scne.es.
Guide

Good to know

Go at low tide
The estuary expands significantly at low tide, offering more sand and shallower water for dogs to run and swim.
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 3 visitors · 2020–2026
Arrive early for parking
The lot holds about five spaces and fills quickly; visitors report walking up to a kilometer from overflow parking.
Wear water shoes for glass
Several visitors report sharp glass or stones on the beach, particularly around the waterline.
Conditions

How it is right now

Air
19.2°C · clear
Wind
1 km/h from the SW
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
6 peak today

Last updated Sep 3, 11:05 PM.

Practical

Plan your visit

📍 39540, Cantabria
🅿 Parking 200 m from the listing
🚽 Restrooms 450 m away
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Nearby

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Playa de Liñera
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Questions

Common questions

Where do you park at Playa de La Maza?
The nearest mapped parking area is 200 m from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Playa de La Maza?
1000 m in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 13 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Playa de La Maza have restrooms?
Restrooms are mapped 450 m from the listing.

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