Punta Alta

Punta Alta: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Punta Alta

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Punta Alta — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.83486, -67.46166. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Punta Alta

• Museo Nacional del Petróleo · museum · Departamento Escalante · ~2 km · Must-see
• Chenque · viewpoint · Departamento Escalante · ~3 km · Must-see
• Náutico Comodoro Rivadavia · church · Departamento Escalante · ~4 km · Must-see
• Museo Ferroportuario · museum · Departamento Escalante · ~4 km · Must-see
• Faro San Jorge · beach · Departamento Escalante · ~11 km · Must-see
• Área Natural Protegida Punta Marqués · sanctuary · Departamento Atlántico · ~19 km · Must-see
• Playa Alsina · beach · Chubut · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pico Salamanca · viewpoint · Departamento Escalante · ~38 km · Must-see
• Hermitte · viewpoint · Departamento Escalante · ~2 km
• Chalet Huergo · fort · Departamento Escalante · ~2 km
• Catedral San Juan Bosco · church · Departamento Escalante · ~4 km
• General José de San Martín · fort · Departamento Escalante · ~5 km
• Museo Regional Patagónico “Profesor Antonio Garcés” · museum · Departamento Escalante · ~5 km
• Museo Regional Rada Tilly · museum · Departamento Escalante · ~17 km
• Cerro Bella Vista · viewpoint · Departamento Escalante · ~17 km
• Balneario Rada Tilly · beach · Departamento Escalante · ~18 km
• Punta Marqués · beach · Departamento Escalante · ~19 km
• Cañadón de la Quinta · viewpoint · Departamento Escalante · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Punta Alta

Other beaches & coast near Punta Alta

• Faro San Jorge · beach · Departamento Escalante · ~11 km · Must-see
• Playa Alsina · beach · Chubut · ~34 km · Must-see
• Playa Los Sauces · beach · Chubut · ~107 km · Must-see
• Faro "Aristizabal" · beach · Departamento Escalante · ~125 km · Must-see
• Balneario Rada Tilly · beach · Departamento Escalante · ~18 km
• Punta Marqués · beach · Departamento Escalante · ~19 km
• Playa La Herradura · beach · Departamento Atlántico · ~24 km
• Punta Delgada · beach · Departamento Escalante · ~24 km
• Playa Bonita · beach · Chubut · ~26 km
• Playa La Tranquera · beach · Chubut · ~31 km

All beaches & coast in Chubut

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