El Medano - Cabo San Lucas

Love the clean sand, cool ocean water, and the view of the rock formations at Medano Beach. But the positives of Medano Beach can get overshadowed by the never ending parade of vendors that are constantly coming up to you to sell their trinkets. Photo opps with iguanas, henna tattoos, braids, bracelets, crafted bowls, rides on banana boats, blankets, etc are just a few of the items/services that the vendors are selling. For all the days that I spent at Medano beach, I have yet to find any vendor there that sells ice cream or popsicles- the items that I truly want while sun tanning on the beach. Also, Medano Beach can get very crowded, but I never had any trouble finding a spot. You just have to make a trek along the beach to find an empty spot. Medano Beach is definitely a bustling and lively beach, which may or may not be your cup of tea. On a side note, the fireworks at Medano Beach on July 4th is amazing!! The show of fireworks came on around 9pm and didn't last for a long time, but the view was perfect. Very exciting to be standing on the beach and getting a super close view of the fireworks exploding in the sky.

Great beach where you can actually get in the water, just make sure you know how to swim before you dive further in lol. Lots of vendors so might get bombarded if you act on one lol, but it is Mexico so not a big deal. Safe beach with lots of people enjoying the weather.

Playa El Medano is the main beach for the waterfront tourist hotels in Cabo San Lucas. When I went (July 2023) swimming wasn 't all that possible on a regular basis. The currents were strong and the swells were temperamental. Half the time the red flags were up. A rather arduous situation, as I was staying at the Pueblo Bonito Rosé which is basically on the beach. I got to enjoy some lovely views, but that 's the extent of it. Plenty of beach front restaurants and clubs line the main beach...all very touristy. The locals tend to hang out on either ends of the beaches. Medano Beach (Playa el Médano) is the main safe swimming beach in Cabo San Lucas and the most popular. It begins at the east side of the harbor and extends along Cabo San Lucas Bay all the way to Villa del Palmar. Playa El Médano (The Dune Beach) Medano Beach encompasses several miles of safe swimming beach beginning at the east side of the harbor entrance all the way to Villa del Palmar on the east end of the bay. Close to town, Playa El Médano (Medano Beach) is the main and most popular Cabo San Lucas Beach. Here, hotels, bars and restaurants compete for space, offering all the goodies most people come to expect from a prime tourist destination. Stolen from : [hidden link] The great #TouristTrap

Great fun, beautiful water, and nice beach! Good vibes, not overly crowded but busy and lively! My little cousins saw a lot of fish near the shore!

This is the most popular swimmable beach in the area it seems. We only got to walk around it, didn't sunbathe nor go in the water as we didn't have our swimsuits with us. It's a very busy beach versus the others that are more quiet and chill, with much less establishments around. Here there are tons of overpriced restaurants and bars all over the place, and it's near a big mall. At the mall the gelato tasted so weird, not at all authentic, not like Gelato in Portland. Expect locals to try to sell you stuff constantly. It's annoying but they're just trying to make a living, so tipping still works if you don't want to buy stuff. We passed by a bar in which we heard an announcer say that Kristen left her baby and husband at home in order to shake what she's got on stage in Cabos lol, this was followed by a ton of leering guys cheering her on. Yeah....we kept on walking lol. Definitely this is the party beach if that's what you seek. Please check out my pics and video. The poor lizards being thrown in the water may be entertaining for some, but not for the cute little scared creatures! I will tip him to NOT throw them!