Playa Herradura | Wild Camping

April 24th, 2024 by loyalmetal20

Douches payantes à l’arrière de la petite épicerie, à côté du restaurant Coco. Prix 1000C, eau froide. Les cabines sont bien agencées avec des tablettes en hauteur pour poser ses vêtements, et des crochets pour les serviettes.

April 24th, 2024 by loyalmetal20

Douches payantes à l’arrière de la petite épicerie, au niveau du restaurant Coco. Prix 1000C, eau froide, mais les cabines sont bien agencées (tablette en hauteur et crochets pour serviette)

January 9th, 2024 by nicoleborda_98

The beach is very nice, there is shadow. But not much privacy, full of local people at this beach, with tents and all their camping stuff, cooking at the beach, with loud music even in week days.
Go to Playa hermosa instead, is more calm!!
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La playa es muy linda y hay sombra pero no tenes privacidad. Se llena de gente local, cocinan en la playa, escuchan musica fuerte y se instalan con todas las cosas de camping, incluso en dias de semana.
En Playa hermosa es mucho mas calmo!

October 14th, 2023 by instagram.com/catarinasemfronteiras.oficial

fin de semana muchísimas gente.
en época de lluvias el mar está muy sucio y agitado. conocimos este lugar en época seca y vale mucho la pena, agua limpia con sectores de piedras buenos para el snorkel.
pasamos 3 noches y lo sentimos seguro como la primera vez en el 2018.
paramos en el último poste de luz al lado de un gran árbol.

September 21st, 2023 by zita.kipke

Great place! Spend two nights at this lovely beach. Quiet, safe, and not to many people during weekdays.
Restaurants nearby (not very cheap, though). Reception was good, and we could pretty much park anywhere on the beach with our 4×4.

July 26th, 2023 by vida.nomada.1

estacionamiento libre frente a la playa, con árboles que dan sombra y mesas. Pregunte a los locales y me han dicho que es muy seguro.

March 26th, 2023 by matomaoverland

We arrived at 4pm on a Saturday and this beach was packed with cars and people. Later we also discovered that there was an open water swim competition as well. But we managed to find a spot and ended up staying two nights. The water was SO warm and the waves were really chill so it was great for swimming. Some people next to us ended up playing loud music at 1am with their speakers pointed directly at our vehicle. But we kindly asked them to just move the speakers to where they were hanging out and they had no problem.

March 4th, 2023 by hihosilver.van

We parked for two days/nights right on the beach, along with many other Ticos who were camping and enjoying family time over the weekend. Very busy on the weekend and almost completely empty on a Monday morning. We loved the experience of doing what Ticos do on the weekend: we grilled food and enjoyed cold beverages, we enjoyed a beach fire, we swam over and over again, we cherished the shade, and listened to lots of local amateur DJs spin their playlists. Police came by several times and everyone was following the minimal rules that exist in CR for beach camping. Several restaurants and services are available including showers and toilets. We enjoyed a Sunday eve meal at Coco’s which is spendy but very tasty. The waves are very gentle here and great for swimming. The grocery store at the junction with the highway may be the nicest/most expensive grocery store in the whole country, but if you want/need it, they’ve got it.

November 26th, 2022 by quakeup

Arrived late on a Saturday and the place was packed but folks were starting to leave. Found a lovely spot towards the end of the dead end dirt track. Easy pull offs with shade and direct access to the sandy beach with some rocky shelves that are covered at high tide (cuidado!) Surf comes straight onto beach, so only body surfing here). Saw six pairs of macaws in flight!Good for van or jeep camping. Busy beach with locals during the weekend (family friendly; also young folks with boom boxes) but had the place to ourselves at night. Felt completely safe. Trash bins available; didn’t check out local restaurants for services.

October 5th, 2022 by proyectonomadacombi

Playa con una linda vista. Tiene muchos espacios con sombra para estacionar. El mar está a unos cuantos pocos metros.
Cuando llegamos habían unos cuantos autos y gente en la playa, nos pareció un lugar tranquilo, era entre semana.
Después de las 6 p.m. ya no había nadie.
Estacionamos enfrente de una casa que queda a lado de un camping que vimos cerrado.
Por las dudas le preguntamos a un local, si el lugar aún se mantenía seguro, y nos dijo que últimamente pasaban cosas, que habían asaltado a un auto con 2 hombres y una mujer, y en la plaza donde esta el supermercado auto que por ahí venden droga y luego van a la playa, nos recomendaron parquear cerca de los restaurantes ya que ahí hay cámaras y se queda un vigilante.
conforme pasaban las horas y tanteabamos el lugar, nos cayó la noche y no nos movimos, hay un poste de luz y una parte de donde estábamos nos alumbraba, cerca de nosotros hay como un pequeño tinglado que esta en construcción, y de ahí entraban y salían hombres del lugar, por la noche solo quemaron palos que hay en la playa pero todo tranquilo, no pasó nada, estuvo muy tranquila la noche, algunos autos pasaban pero llegaban hasta los restaurantes y por la casa del salvaguarda.
Por las dudas recomiendo no confiarse, ya muchas personas que conocíamos en el camino nos recomendaban ser precavidos porque han habido muchos robos y asaltos en general.

August 11th, 2022 by MeatAroundTheWorld

Beach seemed clean to us. Plenty of trash cans around. Absolutely stunning view. Close to some excellent restaurants (try El Pelicano). Showers nextdoor came in handy too. Was a safe night, would definitely return here.

July 18th, 2022 by foucaultambre11

We stayed there for one night it was quiet and the police were checkin the area BUT when we woke up we were surprised to see how dirty (plastic and gabage everywhere) the beach was! We decided to go somewhere else to spend the day.
Attached you Will find some picture

Nous avons passé une nuit sur ce spot qui est très safe, la police tourne la nuit.
Mais quel déception a notre réveil lorsque nous avons découvert la plage pleine de déchets plastiques et autres , nous avons donc décidé de repartir.
J’ai ci joint les photos

March 15th, 2022 by brunnerlukas60

We stayed two nights during the week without any problems. In fact, it was really calm and we could choose from various camping spots. There are more than ten spots available. The first evening we arrived at around 6 p.m. and had no problem to find an amazing spot. Like I said, we were there from Tuesday to Thursday. Had an amazing apero and sunset. We got groceries at the USA-style supermarket about five minutes drive at the main street (name Auto Mercado). It is huge and has everything, we even had fresh salmon from there. Shower (at the beach, cold) is 700 Colones and bathroom 500 colones. These facilities belong to the really tiny (they even don't sell fruits) supermarket "La Perla" and are open from about 7:30 a.m. to around10 p.m. There are rubbish bins that get emptied every morning. In the early morning (about 6 a.m.) usually some people arrive to walk on the beach with their dogs. The first night, we saw some people sleeping in their tents. We did not see any police patrols and the road is a dead end. All in all, a spot we would always come back to.

June 23rd, 2021 by elianagodoy92

One of the best spot in which it is. Super accessible for all types of vehicle. Movement during the day. Absolute tranquility at night. You can access showers and bathrooms a few meters in the campsite. At the horseshoe entrance there is a "shopping" you can also use the bathroom and the wifi of the subway. We spent a week without problems.

March 17th, 2021 by mavros-odyssee

Nice play to stay on the beach . ( spent three nights )
Regular police patrols. Very safe.
Can get crowded on week ends. Nice bay. E few little restaurants

March 6th, 2020 by andrew.couch01

great spot!! we parked a little past the coordinates provided, plenty of space (especially during the week). we arrived Friday around 4pm, no problem finding a spot. stuck around for the weekend, it does get busy, tons of locals come out. it's pretty full between 9-5, or so. some loud music, but not too bad, most people leave around sunset. and the beach is really nice, the ocean is great for swimming, surfing, not so much. there are a few restaurants on this road, providing bathrooms and showers and a small campground past them, that provides bathrooms and showers as well. all around $300-500 colones pp. there are trash cans as well. we felt pretty safe, slept with our back doors open, nothing got stolen. highly recommend! there is also a really nice grocery store when you turn off the main road, and a little tienda near-by as well...

March 2nd, 2020 by jakubt1985

nice place to sleeping in a tent or car. Out of commercial. Local amigos only ;)

February 10th, 2020 by 2onzeroad.fr

We had 3 nights with a 24 feet. On weekends there are many people but the sunset will find anyone anymore. If you plan to get there Saturday or Sunday morning you need to be before 07 AM to be on finding a place. The beach is very large, not dangerous, very clean. Safe and Free.

July 4th, 2018 by levandsuzy

Awesome beach - with gentle waves for children. And just the right calmness for adults to do a long swim in the bay. We intended to stay 2 nights but ended up staying for 4 because the waves were so fun for our kids, the breeze perfect at night to cool the roof top tent. Arrived on Thursday and we were the only campers. Left on Sunday and the entire beach was packed with campers as we were here during winter school holidays and lots of families from SJ here. We enjoyed long chats with local families over the fire and our kids enjoyed someone to play with. If you want a quiet beach, go mid week! Also saw the Scarlett Macaws every day and iguanas in the trees.

March 21st, 2018 by bernbo

Bien sûr, le site est encore gratuit.
Site ils still free camping !

March 20th, 2018 by bernbo

Dans une baie tranquille avec des bateaux amarrés. Très bel endroit où camper en VR. La police patrouille régulièrement. Service de toilettes et douches payantes au Tél 8460 3808 camping Herradura face à la plage. 2 restaurants de fruits de mer dispendieux pour nous 8 à 10000c l'assiette. La marée haute à 4 m. du site et la marée basse à 80 m. Eau peu profonde bonne pour la baignade.

December 23rd, 2017 by thejohnspicer

set up camp just after sunset as people were packing up and leaving. we were very close to a house that offers showers and toilets. huge mistake. after 11pm the beach became louder and louder as families arrived and partied until 2am. maybe it's better near the end of the road. lots of trash left on the beach. That said, it is safe with frequent police patrols.

August 1st, 2017 by The World on a Bus

Nice spot directly on the beach. Really quiet. Nice beach.

June 12th, 2017 by creciendoenelcamino

estuvimos varios dias en este lugar, sumamente lindo y ideal para descansar. Hay que tener mucho cuidado al bañarse ya que esta plagado de mantararrayas y puede ser muy peligroso!!!!

May 12th, 2017 by instagram.com/wanderingfamvan

Perfect little beach. Its mango season right now, so pick your own juicy mangos from the public land.

June 9th, 2016 by lilobatodi.canalblog.com/

C'est un endroit parfait, il n'y a pas un chat (mais y a des iguanes) beaucoup d'ombres. l'océan est à 3 mètres à marée haute et le cri des ara rouge vous reveille le matin.... Que demander de plus !!??

April 20th, 2016 by irene

Free beach camping. Plenty of space under trees. Nice cove.

February 1st, 2016 by Both Roads

Nice spot along the beach. Police drive by quite often. Quiet night.

July 4th, 2015 by mangomonster

Beach area used by a lot of locals. Showers and toilets available by restaurants for a nominal fee. Plenty of places to sleep with a tent or a vehicle.

March 27th, 2015 by laviedevant-leskilometresderriere.com

Really nice beach with plenty of space available to camp on it. No services for camper but restaurants are present. Calm and look safe. Easy to enter with our 24 feet long RV.