vieques beaches
WILDLIFE RESERVE beaches
East Side of Island
Vieques Fish & Wildlife Refuge
Playa Caracas Red Beach
📍 Turquoise waters, surrounding hills and soft sand Playa Caracas, Covered Cabanas.
Playuela Garcia Beach
📍 Brilliant hues of blue that is separated from Playa Caracas by a sea cliff.
Pata Prieta Secret Beach
📍 Secluded cove, white sand, clear blue water.
Playa La Chiva Blue Beach
📍 Expansive white sand beach. Favorite spot - parking area #10.
Playa Escondida
📍 Intimate Cove, turquoise water surrounded by green hills.
Playa La Plata Silver Beach, Orchid Beach
📍 Calm shallow water, soft white sand, secluded, rocky edge to snorkel.
PUBLIC beaches
Free Monday to Wednesday.
Small fee to enter Wednesday to Sunday $2 cars & motorcycles, $3 vans, $4 buses
Playa Sun Bay
📍 Restrooms, showers, snack bar, telephones, campground and palm trees to hang a hammock. Plenty of parking.
Media Luna Beach Half Moon Beach
📍 Calm waters, shallow and secluded.
Navio
📍 One of the prettiest, small inset beach cave, playful waves.
NORTH SHORE beaches
Punta Arenas & Green Beach
📍 Punta Arenas (right of Green Beach) northwestern tip of Vieques Island where the Caribbean and the Atlantic meet. Currents are very strong at this point and swimming is not allowed. Green beach (south of Punta Arenas) sunny spot, swimming, wonderful snorkeling.
Playa Gallito Gringo Beach
📍 East of airport, easy access parking off the road, local favorite.
La Chata Beach Surfer Beach
📍 Long walks and surfing, no swimming, three tall palm trees at beach entrance.
