Playa Herradura

Home to the Los Sueños Marina, the base of Costa Rica's largest sportfishing fleet.

Playa Herradura is a sheltered, horseshoe-shaped cove just north of Jacó, home to the Los Sueños Marina, Costa Rica's largest full-service sportfishing marina with about 200 wet slips. The gray sand beach itself is rocky in places and gets busy with local visitors on weekends, with a row of casual restaurants across the beach road. Boats moored at the marina make it the base for much of the region's game-fishing fleet.

SwimmingCalm, good for swimming
SurfNot a surf beach

Good for

Facilities

Getting there

Turn off the Costanera Sur at the signed Los Sueños / Herradura entrance, a few minutes north of Jacó.

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Yoga & Retreats $$

Aurora Yoga

Herradura

A yoga operator offering sunset classes at the Los Sueños Beach Club in Herradura, open to all levels with mats provided. A relaxed, drop-in option for visitors staying around the marina.

Sportfishing $$$$

Blue Marlin Sportfishing

Herradura

Blue Marlin Sportfishing books a range of charter boats out of Los Sueños Marina, from mid-size sportfishers to offshore vessels over 40 feet. Charters target blue marlin, sailfish, dorado, and roosterfish on both offshore and inshore trips. Boats come with bilingual crews and tournament-grade tackle.

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