Playa Negra

Playa Negra Review

Surfer culture is apparent here in the wave of beach-shack surfer camps along the road that leads to this rocky strand, but there are also some interesting cafés and restaurants catering to beachgoers and residents of an upscale residential development called Rancho Playa Negra. Contrary to the name, the beach is not black, but rather beige with dark streaks. It's not great for swimming because it tends to have big waves and is lined with rocks, though there is one short stretch of clear sand to the south of the one hotel and at low tide a large tidal pool forms there. The spindly buttonwood trees that edge the beach provide sparse shade.