Manzanillo Bay

Manzanillo Bay: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Manzanillo Bay

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Manzanillo Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 9.36259, -79.89042. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Manzanillo Bay

• COLON · fort · Colón · ~1 km · Must-see
• Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción · church · Colón · ~2 km · Must-see
• Fort Randolph · fort · Colón · ~3 km · Must-see
• Limon Bay · beach · Colón · ~5 km · Must-see
• Fort San Lorenzo · fort · Colón · ~16 km · Must-see
• Gatún Lake · lake · Panamá Oeste · ~28 km · Must-see
• Parque Nacional Soberanía · sanctuary · Colón · ~37 km · Must-see
• San Felipe · church · Colón · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lago Alajuela · lake · Colón · ~45 km · Must-see
• Summit Municipal Park · park · Panamá Province · ~53 km · Must-see
• Isla Grande · beach · Colón · ~59 km · Must-see
• Pedro Miguel Locks · attraction · Panamá Oeste · ~61 km · Must-see
• Miraflores Locks · lake · Panamá Province · ~65 km · Must-see
• Chagres National Park · sanctuary · Panamá Province · ~65 km · Must-see
• Templo de la Ciudad de Panamá · church · Panamá Province · ~68 km · Must-see
• Metropolitan Natural Park · park · Panamá Province · ~70 km · Must-see
• Cerro Jefe · viewpoint · Panamá Province · ~72 km · Must-see
• Monumento Goethals · fort · Panamá Province · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Manzanillo Bay

Other beaches & coast near Manzanillo Bay

• Limon Bay · beach · Colón · ~5 km · Must-see
• Isla Grande · beach · Colón · ~59 km · Must-see
• Playa Punta Culebra · beach · Panamá Province · ~80 km · Must-see
• Bahía de Margarita · beach · Colón · ~2 km
• Crab Beach at galeta · beach · Colón · ~7 km
• Playa Sherman · beach · Colón · ~8 km
• Toro Point · beach · Colón · ~8 km
• Playa Diablillo · beach · Colón · ~10 km
• Atlantic Entrance Range Middle · beach · Colón · ~12 km
• Atlantic Entrance Range Rear · beach · Colón · ~13 km

All beaches & coast in Panama

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