Playa El Balconcito(Playa El Balcon, Balcony Beach, Playa el Balconito)

Located in Cabo San Lucas, Playa El Balconcito – also called Balconcito Beach, Playa El Balcon, Balcony Beach, and Playa Balconcito – is a beach with light brown sand and nearby large rocks in Baja California Sur.  This beach is a part of a larger beach area named the Cannery Beaches – the other beaches that are a part of this beach area are Playa Coral Negro (also called Playa Escondida) and Cannery Beach.

Playa El Balconcito does not offer lifeguards or any other amenities, so please plan accordingly.

Playa El Balconcito offers many fun activities including sunbathing, beachcombing, fishing, swimming, paddleboarding, boating, snorkeling, scuba diving, jet-skiing, surf-skiing, water-skiing, parasailing, wakeboarding, kayaking, canoeing, and wildlife watching. 

This beach is ideal for less-experienced swimmers because the water here usually has gentle waves.  In addition, snorkelers and scuba divers also visit this beach to explore the vibrant marine biodiversity here.  If you plan to swim, kayak, or canoe here, we recommend being careful because the water here is known to have unpredictable rip currents and dangerous waves.  In addition, stingrays also live in the water here and can inflict painful stings if disturbed. 

If you like taking photos with excellent views, this beach offers amazing Instagram-worthy views of the Sea of Cortez and the Cabo San Lucas shoreline, particularly at sunrise.  If you want to explore other swimming beaches in Cabo San Lucas, you can visit many other awesome beaches here – the other popular beaches in Cabo San Lucas include Chileno Beach, Lover’s Beach, and Playa El Medano.

Playa El Balconcito does not offer wheelchair access to visitors with disabilities, so please plan accordingly.

Getting to Playa El Balconcito is easy – to reach this beach, you first need to reach another beach named Cannery Beach.  Cannery Beach is located at the southern end of Boulevard Paseo de la Marina and it is easily accessible from Cabo San Lucas’s city center.  There are a few free street parking spaces here – in case these parking spaces fill up, you can park at a paid parking lot near the beach.  After parking here, you need to walk around 500 meters along Boulevard Paseo de la Marina to reach Cannery Beach.

Once you reach Cannery Beach, you need to walk south along the shoreline to reach Playa El Balconcito.

The name of this beach – Playa El Balconcito – roughly translates to “Balcony Beach” in Spanish.  In addition, Playa El Balconcito and its nearby beaches are collectively known as “Cannery Beaches” because there used to be an old tuna cannery near this beach – this cannery was one of the most productive ones in the Latin American region in the past, making it a site of historical importance.

There are many attractions near Playa El Balconcito.  Cabo San Lucas Marina  is a marina that offers many interesting shopping stores, bars, and restaurants – you can also book fun boat trips here and this marina also has a boardwalk.  In addition, this marina also hosts many fun events including fishing tournaments and rock music performances.  If you like hiking, Pedregal is an upscale area within Cabo San Lucas that has many beautiful homes and high-end resorts – this area offers a fun hiking experience and it also offers amazing views of the Cabo San Lucas shoreline and the Sea of Cortez.  The Arch of Cabo San Lucas – also called “El Arco” in Spanish – is a 200 feet-tall rock arch that is more than 100 million years old.  This arch is a popular local landmark and the only way to visit this arch is by boat – you can also see seals in the water around this arch.  Neptune’s Finger is another large and popular offshore rock formation that resembles a giant finger – this rock formation is a popular photography site and the water around it is also popular with scuba divers.  If you are looking for another attraction near this beach, Plaza Puerto Paraiso is a shopping mall that offers many interesting shopping stores and restaurants, along with a casino, a bowling alley, a video game arcade, and a waterfall.  

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants near Playa El Balconcito.  La Roca is an upscale restaurant that serves a variety of Internationally-inspired dishes for breakfast and dinner including fettuccine pasta, glazed pork belly, and steak tacos.  Outpost has a hip ambience and it offers a variety of delicious dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner including pasta, pork chop, steak, ribs, and burgers.  Romeo y Julieta – also called Romeo & Julieta – is known for serving a variety of delicious Italian dishes including pizza, pasta, veal, calzone, seafood, and focaccia.  Cabo San Lucas Solomon's Landing offers many excellent dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner including seafood, ribs, pasta, tacos, salads, and toast.  If you are looking for another good and affordable nearby restaurant, Los Cabos Fish Tacos is known for serving excellent seafood tacos.

If you are looking for a hotel near Playa El Balconcito, there are many great options nearby.  The 5-Star Sandos Finisterra Los Cabos offers many amenities including multiple restaurants and bars, tennis courts, a gym, play areas, multiple pools, a salon, a spa, hot tubs, and sports courts.  Another upscale hotel is the 4-Star Playa Grande Resort & Grand Spa that offers many amenities including multiple restaurants and bars, a spa, tennis courts, a golf court, a gym, and infinity pools, and a private beach area.  The 4-Star Solmar Resort is another upscale hotel that offers many amenities including multiple restaurants, a pool, multiple bars, a spa, and a private beach area.  A more affordable hotel is the 3-Star Collection O Casa Bella Hotel Boutique, Cabo San Lucas that offers many amenities including a pool, a spa, a garden courtyard, and complimentary breakfast.  If you are looking for another good and nearby hotel, the 3-Star San Angel Suites offers many amenities including outdoor sitting areas, a hot tub, and a garden.