Blue Flag Beaches for Los Cabos  2017 – 2018 Season.

The 2017 to 2018 beach season has six (6) Blue Flag Beaches listed for Cabo San Lucas and the Los Cabos region of Baja California Sur by the Blue Flag programme. There are eleven (11)Blue Flag Beaches listed for all of Mexico. This program is operated under the auspices of the Foundation for Environmental Education and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

1. El Corsario or Cannery Beach

Cabo San Lucas, Los Cabos, Mexico. Note: I have not heard the name “El Corsario” used to name a beach in this area. Based on the GPS coordinates, I assume this beach is what we have previously called Cannery Beach.
Blue Flag season:01 Jul 18 to  01 Jun 2018
Type: Coastal Beach
Accessibility: Beach access for people with disabilities
Water access for people with disabilities
Map coordinates: 22.879778,-109.904833
Website:  www.loscabosguide.com/cannery-beaches/

2. Playa Hacienda, part of Medano Beach

Cabo San Lucas, Los Cabos, Mexico
Blue Flag season: 01 Jul 18 to  01 Jun 2018
Type:  Coastal Beach
Accessibility:  Beach access for people with disabilities
Water access for people with disabilities
Map coordinates: 22.8846667,-109.90608333
Website: www.loscabosguide.com/medano-beach/

3. Playa Las Viudas or Widows Beach 

Tourist Corridor, Los Cabos, Mexico
Blue Flag season: 01 Jul 18 to  01 Jun 2018
Type: Coastal Beach
Accessibility: Beach access for people with disabilities
Water access for people with disabilities
Map coordinates: 22.9229167,-109.717927
Website:  www.loscabosguide.com/beaches/playa-las-viudas/

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4. Playa El Chileno – Tourist Corridor, Los Cabos, Mexico

Blue Flag season:01 Jul 18 to  01 Jun 2018;  Type: Coastal, Sandy Beach
Accessibility: Beach access for people with disabilities; Water access for people with disabilities
There is a kiosk near the site – Blue Flag since 2013; Map coordinates: 22.9497222,-109.80694
Website:   www.loscabosguide.com/chileno-beach/

5. Palmilla Beach or Playa Palmilla

San Jose del Cabos, Los Cabos, Mexico
Blue Flag season: 01 Jul 18 to  01 Jun 2018
Type: Coastal Sandy Beach
Accessibility: Beach access for people with disabilities
Water access for people with disabilities
There is a kiosk near the site
Map coordinates: 23.0127778,-109.71778
Website: www.loscabosguide.com/palmilla-beach/

Playa Acapulquito or Old Man’s Beach San Jose del Cabo

6. Playa Acapulquito, or Old Man’s Beach

San Jose del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Blue Flag season: 01 Jul 18 to  01 Jun 2018
Type: Coastal Rocky Beach • Accessibility: Water access for people with disabilities
Map coordinates:  23.0238611,-109.71630555

About the Blue Flag Program
A world-renowned eco-label trusted by millions around the globe, the programme is operated under the auspices of the Foundation for Environmental Education and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. In order to qualify for this prestigious award, a series of stringent environmental, educational, safety-related and access-related criteria must be met and maintained. Through close collaboration with our members on any and all issues they may have, the Foundation for Environmental Education works tirelessly to ensure the programme’s expansion, and that the unrivalled standards of the Blue Flag are maintained internationally.   www.blueflag.global/

See more photos and read more about the Blue Flag Beaches in Los Cabos for the 2016 season.