Punta Negra

Punta Negra: 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 Negra

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 Negra: tips

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

How to reach Punta Negra — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -30.95676, -71.66204. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Punta Negra

• Parque Nacional Bosque de Fray Jorge · sanctuary · Coquimbo Region · ~30 km · Must-see
• Iglesia San Antonio de Barraza · church · Coquimbo Region · ~47 km · Must-see
• Río Limarí · sanctuary · Coquimbo Region · ~32 km
• Cuesta de los Mantos · viewpoint · Coquimbo Region · ~46 km
• Embalse Santa Rosa · lake · Coquimbo Region · ~52 km
• Embalse Los Cerrillos · lake · Coquimbo Region · ~54 km
• Cerro Infiernillo · viewpoint · Coquimbo Region · ~57 km
• Valle de Limarí · viewpoint · Coquimbo Region · ~65 km
• Embalse Cogotí · lake · Coquimbo Region · ~71 km
• Cerro Pachingo · viewpoint · Coquimbo Region · ~72 km
• Cerro El Jote · viewpoint · Coquimbo Region · ~74 km
• Museo del Limarí · museum · Coquimbo Region · ~75 km
• La Cebada · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~3 km
• Playa Locayo · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~3 km
• Humedal La Cebada · sanctuary · Coquimbo Region · ~3 km
• Cuesta El Teniente,Chile. · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~3 km
• Punta Talca · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~4 km
• Punta El Tabaco · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Punta Negra

Other beaches & coast near Punta Negra

• Playa Los Lobos · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~77 km
• Faro Isla de los Huevos · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~133 km
• Playa La Herradura · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~141 km
• Faro Punta Tortuga · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~147 km
• La Cebada · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~3 km
• Playa Locayo · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~3 km
• Cuesta El Teniente,Chile. · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~3 km
• Punta Talca · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~4 km
• Punta El Tabaco · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~4 km
• Playa El Teniente · beach · Coquimbo Region · ~7 km

All beaches & coast in Chile

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