Playa Alta

Playa 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 Playa 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.

Visiting Playa Alta: tips

• Swim only where lifeguards or flags show it is safe.

How to reach Playa Alta — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 6.70316, -74.38752. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Playa Alta

• Ciénaga Río Viejo · lake · Santander · ~24 km
• Laguna Tablaza · lake · Antioquia · ~24 km
• Isla Pernambuco · river spot · Antioquia · ~29 km
• Alto Grande · viewpoint · Antioquia · ~31 km
• Alto De Las iGuilas · viewpoint · Antioquia · ~34 km
• Ciénaga Sardinata · lake · Antioquia · ~50 km
• Alto De Corea · viewpoint · Antioquia · ~51 km
• Alto De Manila · viewpoint · Antioquia · ~55 km
• Alto El Bagre · viewpoint · Antioquia · ~57 km
• Alto Guaduas · viewpoint · Antioquia · ~63 km
• Charco Escondido · waterfall · Antioquia · ~63 km
• Alto Parra · viewpoint · Santander · ~64 km
• Cueva de Los Guacharos · cave · Antioquia · ~69 km
• Caverna cruce río · cave · Antioquia · ~69 km
• Entrada Cavernas del Nus · cave · Antioquia · ~69 km
• Charco Azul · waterfall · Antioquia · ~70 km
• Alto La Ceja · viewpoint · Antioquia · ~71 km
• Alto La Caña · viewpoint · Antioquia · ~75 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Playa Alta

Other beaches & coast near Playa Alta

• Playas · beach · Antioquia · ~113 km
• Playa Linda · beach · Antioquia · ~16 km
• Playa Linda · beach · Antioquia · ~38 km
• Playa Alta · beach · Santander · ~41 km
• Playarrica · beach · Antioquia · ~42 km
• Playa La Zapata. Puerto Nare, Ant. · beach · Antioquia · ~77 km
• Isla Media Luna · beach · Boyacá · ~81 km
• Balneario Pica piedra · beach · Santander · ~82 km
• Isla La Felicidad · beach · Boyacá · ~87 km
• Playas De San Bernardo · beach · Santander · ~90 km

All beaches & coast in Colombia

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