Playa Playitas (Manuel Antonio) - Playitas Beach — Attraction in Quepos

The best beach in Manuel Antonio. Drive all the way down to the beach, but do not drive onto the beach unless you have 4 wheel drive. I drove all the way down and was able to park at the very bottom with 2 wheel drive, but be cautious as you may get stuck if you're not very careful. There's also parking along the road on the way down if it makes you more comfortable. Very private and easy to access. Please be cautious, surf and current can be very strong here. This is a...

This beach is clean, with low foot traffic and with lots of great sea shells and hermit crabs which the kids loved seeing. We found this quiet, peaceful beach spot only after trying out the main public beach area which we found chaotic. It’s a steep hill down but if you have a 4WD car you’ll be fine. You can park on the packed sand area for free since it’s a public beach. Lots of cars were parked there and so we just joined them and...

The beach itself is ok. The water is warm and welcoming. Big waves though. There are monkey around so that's cool. It's the "gay beach" of Manuel Antonio and it delivered on that. We met a mix of locals and tourists there. Unfortunately it's not nude. It just seems like it should be (because of the weather and seclusion) but we only took off trunks off...