Chileno Beach(Playa Chileno, Playa el Chileno)

Located in the city of Cabo San Lucas, Chileno Beach is a small, crowded, and crescent-shaped beach that has been awarded a Blue Flag for its cleanliness. Also known as Playa Chileno and Chileno Bay Public Beach, Chileno Beach has pebbly tan sand and is a perfect destination for swimming and snorkeling. Chileno Beach is a part of the Tourist Corridor, a coastal area well-known for luxury resorts with swim-up bars, pools, and restaurants. The beach is situated onshore north of Bahia Chileno which is filled with colorful fish, whales, and seagulls – and many charter boats offering swimming, snorkeling, and scuba diving tours. Chileno Beach is a family-friendly beach as it offers calm waters and mid-sized waves that are great for swimming. 

Chileno Beach offers many amenities including lifeguards, restrooms, showers, palapas, water-based activities rentals, and handicap access.

There are many fun activities at Chileno Beach including snorkeling, scuba diving, swimming, boating, jet-skiing, sailing, hiking, biking, whale watching, tide pooling, paddleboarding, and beachcombing. 

Getting to Chileno Beach is very easy – the beach’s free parking lot is situated east of Carretera Transpeninsular at kilometer 15. Please note that this parking lot has space for around 100 cars and fills up quickly. After parking, you will need to walk for three minutes on a wide wooden pathway from the lot to the beach. The ramp provides easy wheelchair access, and once you arrive at the beach there are specifically designated spaces on the beach for those needing wheelchairs.

If you are looking for attractions near Chileno Beach, you can drive 16 minutes to the natural history museum known as the Museum of Natural History in Cabo San Lucas that displays exhibitions and artifacts related to the geological and archaeological history of the state of Baja California Sur.  The 5-Star shark diving company Cabo Shark Dive offers swimming with sharks, sea lions tours, snorkeling tours, diving tours, and tours to Cabo Pulmo – one of the world’s best marine parks.  Ocho Art Gallery & Studio features collections of paintings, photographs, wood art, and art workshops and classes. Another great attraction near Chileno Beach is Cabo Wabo, an incredible nightclub that was founded by the famous rock musician Sammy Hagar who was the lead singer of Van Halen for many years and who occasionally performs there.

If you get hungry, you can drive 15 minutes to many restaurants near Chileno Beach. Cabo Wabo Cantina – founded by the famous rockstar, Sammy Hagar – is an excellent restaurant and cantina known for their Torta de Cochinita.  Neptune is a seafood restaurant that is located on the famous El Medano Beach and features shrimp skewers, oysters, clam chowders, a shrimp PO’ boy, shrimp bisque, crawdad fritters, garlic bread, and boudin balls. The vegetarian-friendly restaurant Manta serves authentic Mexican dishes, special vegan items, and mojitos at very reasonable prices. Another good restaurant near Chileno Beach is Bell California, an Italian restaurant that offers pizza, pasta, sandwiches, cocktails, drinks, and desserts.

If you are looking for a hotel near Chileno Beach, there are many within a 12-minute drive.  Chileno Bay Resort & Residences, Auberge Resorts Collection is a luxurious 5-Star hotel that is located within walking distance of Chileno Beach and offers many amenities including an infinity pool that overlooks the bay, lounge, poolside bar, spa, restaurant, fitness center, golf course, and snorkeling, diving, fishing, and hiking tours – and was voted #2 Resort in Western Mexico by Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards 2019. The 4-Star Welk Resorts Cabo San Lucas - Sirena del Mar provides beautiful oceanfront suites and rooms. Los Patios Hotel is a nice 3-Star hotel featuring a pool, bar, restaurant, and fountain. If you are looking for an affordable hotel near Chileno Beach, the 2-Star City Express Suites Cabo San Lucas has a pool, gym, and game room.