Punta Carrizal

Punta Carrizal: 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 Carrizal

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 Punta Carrizal: tips

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

How to reach Punta Carrizal — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -28.11813, -71.18257. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Punta Carrizal

• Parque Nacional Llanos de Challe · sanctuary · Atacama Region · ~19 km · Must-see
• Humedal Estuario del río Huasco · river spot · Atacama Region · ~46 km · Must-see
• Faro Monumental de Huasco · beach · Atacama Region · ~48 km · Must-see
• Iglesia de Santa Rosa de Lima · church · Atacama Region · ~56 km · Must-see
• Valle del Huasco · viewpoint · Atacama Region · ~63 km · Must-see
• Santuario de la Naturaleza Humedal Costero Carrizal Bajo · sanctuary · Atacama Region · ~7 km
• Portezuelo Taisanitas · viewpoint · Atacama Region · ~25 km
• Cerro Galena · viewpoint · Atacama Region · ~26 km
• Portezuelo Chicharras · viewpoint · Atacama Region · ~32 km
• Cerro Montosa · viewpoint · Atacama Region · ~34 km
• Cerro Peñablanca · viewpoint · Atacama Region · ~38 km
• Playa Brava · beach · ~44 km
• Pintadas de Capote · fort · Atacama Region · ~45 km
• Cerro La Minita · viewpoint · Atacama Region · ~45 km
• Playa Grande · beach · Atacama Region · ~45 km
• Cerro La Noria · viewpoint · Atacama Region · ~46 km
• Morro Algarrobilla · viewpoint · Atacama Region · ~47 km
• Cerro Escobilludo · viewpoint · Atacama Region · ~49 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Punta Carrizal

Other beaches & coast near Punta Carrizal

• Faro Monumental de Huasco · beach · Atacama Region · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bahía Inglesa · beach · ~144 km · Must-see
• Playa Brava · beach · ~44 km
• Playa Grande · beach · Atacama Region · ~45 km
• Playa de Maldonado · beach · Atacama Region · ~75 km
• Caleta Peña Blanca · beach · ~82 km
• Playa Blanca · beach · Atacama Region · ~113 km
• Rocas Negras · beach · ~143 km
• Punta Herradura · beach · Atacama Region · ~2 km
• Playa Carrizal · beach · Atacama Region · ~7 km

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