Very nice selection of beaches at the end of a 2 mile off road drive. All the beaches are sandy and some more easily assessable than others. The beaches close to the restaurant are very crowded, the nude beach across the cliff tops less so. Take your pick

Lovely beach once you get there! We visited in March 2024. Easy to find the "road" down to the car park. Be warned, it is extremely bumpy, rippled and strewn with loose gravel and some larger stones. We took it slowly as we like many were in a hire car. We were overtaken. I wouldn't advise driving fast as you could easily puncture a tyre on a rock and there is nothing around you but barren waste land. It wouldn't do the suspension any good either. Once you get to the pay booth (3 euros, card only) the next stretch is slightly better,but not good. The ticket booth was deserted by the time we left around 4.30, so maybe free if you arrive later. The car park is large and not even half full when we went. There are several beaches, no facilities of any kind on the beach. Take everything you need, including shade if you want it. A small restaurant perches on the cliff top. We didn't go in so can't comment. Path down to the beach is steep ish. Maybe not good for those with mobility issues. Not a place for buggies. The beach is sloping, sandy and the sea fairly shallow for a little way. Rocks around either side should be good snorkeling but beware, the sea was choppy and visibility mostly poor a short distance from shore. My husband went further than me and was concerned by the strength of the swell and current dragging him about, at times he was swimming but not getting anywhere. Weak swimmers should stay close to shore. Snorkeling close in and to the sides was good in anycase. Nice beach, can be busy. Take what you need and drive slowly.

My wife was drawn here like a magnet (mainly for the instagram i think). We went with our 5yr old and our 2yr old. Initially we planned to come by sea taxi from Playa Blanca as we had heard on Trip Advisor. However, on discussing it appears either this has stopped or has not started yet (late March 2024) . The options for us were: hire car (plus toll road), taxi (but risk not getting one back), local bus (but having to walk through the desert), walk from playa blanca (not really suitable with kids, a boat trip (but this was €69 per adult, and €49 per kid (inc food) and stops in beach next door as papagayo is too small, and then you walk over the hill. The final option that came to us, was hire bikes in Playa Blanca (we used Papagayo Bike Hire as it was near our hotel). We hired two mountain bikes one with a baby seat and one with a trailer €42 total. Im quite into my road cycling and my wife does the odd trail. The road was not for the faint hearted, very bumpy, long dusty, and in places hilly. Plus the hills are gravelly so your wheels can slip. However well worth the trip we arrived early so the beach was empty and beautiful. Girls loved it. Sand perfect. My wife and i went snorkelling (our own kit) and it was the best we have found in Canaries. I assume as its a national park its a no take zone for fishing as the Ballan Wrase, Cuckoo Wrase, Mullet, and Various Bream Species were the biggest specimens i have seen in either the Canaries or the Mediterranean. May not be some peoples cup of team with lacking facilities, and a hard or expensive trip but it was perfect for us!

Really lovely beaches here. We access track is rough but worth the trek. Costs 3 euros to get into the park but there are 3 or 4 beaches to go to. We didn't go to the cafe but it looked nice. If you like geocaching there are 2 here.

We visited this beach a couple of times. Never had to pay a fee. (June ‘24) You get here via a dirt road with gravel and lots of potholes that I wouldn’t want to risk my own car on. But I guess a rental is more up to these jobs (pun intended). After some 6 kms, you get to a fairly large parking lot which is free of charge. Then you can walk to the beach itself that can be reached via a kind off sand path with steps. Not suitable for people who are walking disabled! There is a cafe/restaurant on top that we didn’t visit but was crowded enough. I guess they must be doing something oke here. The beach itself is secluded by a rock formation which gives it a cosy feel. The sand is not vulcanic and is really soft. We thought it to be not overcrowded so there was room for everyone. Many people left after an hour or two to make room for new visitors. The water was as cold as everywhere on this island. But still a nice refreshment and shallow in the beginning. No large rocks, so no watershoes needed. Each time we went to this beach we encountered a sudden strong wind which carried a lot of sand. Even a small sand twister once that spread a lot of belongings all over the place. Consider yourselves warned…! ;-) So, should you go here? Absolutely! This is not to miss. Bring your own food and drinks and leave nothing but footprints. Enjoy your day! If this review was helpful to you, please vote thumbs up so I know I was of help to you. -

Well presented, but overrated. We got there by car, and it was a very stressful road where it was 20 minutes driving max 15km/h on the class 2 road. (We had peugeot 208 ). The road it's awful, and on the end, you notice that they don't have WC! Views very nice but no facilities.... 2 bars but not very keen to let you use a toilet. You can see people going only for wee into a sea. About the water and beach. Nice sand but stones in the sea , so it is very difficult to enter on barefoot. We went to Playa blanca after and it was very nice