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Costa Rica · Guanacaste

Best beaches in Santa Rosa National Park

13 ranked beaches in Santa Rosa National Park, Guanacaste

Ranked by the OnlyBeaches Index (OBI) — a 1-10 score blending water purity, conditions, crowd levels and vibe. Updated every 30 minutes.

All beaches in Santa Rosa National Park

  1. 1

    Playa Blanca

    Remote pale-sand beach on Santa Elena Peninsula with wild national-park setting

    7.0
  2. 2

    Playa Carbonal

    Rugged national-park shoreline with strong wild-coast character

    7.0
  3. 3

    Playa Colorada Santa Rosa

    Remote colored-rock shoreline that generic map datasets often miss

    7.0
  4. 4

    Playa Danta Santa Elena

    Remote cove on Santa Elena Peninsula suited to boat-based exploration

    7.0
  5. 5

    Playa Hachal

    Little-known Santa Elena shoreline with wilderness beach character

    7.0
  6. 6

    Playa Nancite

    Protected turtle-nesting beach with strict access and high conservation value

    7.0
  7. 7

    Playa Naranjito

    Lesser-known Santa Rosa shoreline near the famous Naranjo coast

    7.0
  8. 8

    Playa Naranjo

    Remote Santa Rosa surf beach known for Witch’s Rock views and wild coastline

    7.0
  9. 9

    Playa Penca Santa Elena

    Remote national-park cove best treated separately from better-known Papagayo beaches

    7.0
  10. 10

    Playa Potrero Grande

    Isolated Santa Elena surf beach prized by experienced surfers and boaters

    7.0
  11. 11

    Playa Respingue

    Hard-to-reach rocky beach on Santa Elena’s wild west-facing coast

    7.0
  12. 12

    Playa Roble

    Small remote cove on the Santa Rosa coast rarely captured in generic datasets

    7.0
  13. 13

    Playa Salinas Santa Elena

    Remote sandy shoreline within the Santa Elena coastal system

    7.0

What makes Santa Rosa National Park's beaches stand out?

Santa Rosa National Park sits in Guanacaste, Costa Rica and is home to 13 ranked beaches on OnlyBeaches. Every beach here is scored by the OnlyBeaches Index — a 1-10 metric blending water purity, live conditions (waves, water temperature, wind), crowd intelligence and vibe.

Whether you're after the highest-scoring beach in Santa Rosa National Park or a quieter hidden cove, the list above is refreshed every 30 minutes using live Stormglass and OpenWeather data.