Local favourite beach · Tumbes, Peru
Bocapán
Bocapán is a beach in Tumbes, Peru.
Bocapán: 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 Bocapán
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 Bocapán — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -3.71154, -80.72912. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Bocapán
- Cabeza de Vaca · fort · Tumbes · ~36 km · Must-see
- Iglesia matriz San Nicolás de Tolentino · church · Tumbes · ~42 km · Must-see
- Cerros de Amotape National Park · sanctuary · Tumbes · ~55 km · Must-see
- Tumbes National Reserve · sanctuary · Tumbes · ~72 km · Must-see
- Manglares de Tumbes National Sanctuary · sanctuary · Tumbes · ~75 km · Must-see
- Zorritos · beach · ~9 km
- Colegio 023 Divino Jose de Nazareno · cave · Tumbes · ~38 km
- Sala de juegos La Cascada · waterfall · Tumbes · ~43 km
- Loma Zapallal · viewpoint · Tumbes · ~56 km
- Angostura Faical Regional Conservation Area · sanctuary · Tumbes · ~57 km
- Tumbes Bay · beach · ~59 km
- Noroeste Amotapes-Manglares Biosphere Reserve · sanctuary · Tumbes · ~60 km
- Cerro Mal Paso · viewpoint · ~61 km
- Cerro Pulao · viewpoint · Loja · ~65 km
- Cerro Obleas · viewpoint · Loja · ~65 km
- Cordillera de los Obreros · viewpoint · Loja · ~66 km
- Cerro Grande · viewpoint · Loja · ~67 km
- Bosques de Paz Transboundary Biosphere Reserve · sanctuary · Piura · ~68 km
Other beaches & coast near Bocapán
- Zorritos · beach · ~9 km
- Tumbes Bay · beach · ~59 km
- Máncora · beach · Piura · ~71 km
- El Ñuro · beach · ~94 km
- Playa Cabo Blanco · beach · Piura · ~103 km
- Gulf of Guayaquil · beach · ~104 km
- laguna del tigra · beach · Loja · ~112 km
- Faro de Talara · beach · Piura · ~143 km
- Bonanza · beach · Tumbes · ~2 km
- Playa Bonanza Km 1230 Panamericana Norte. · beach · Tumbes · ~2 km
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Frequently asked
Is Bocapán safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Bocapán yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Bocapán?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Bocapán?
Nearby: Cabeza de Vaca (fort, 36 km), Iglesia matriz San Nicolás de Tolentino (church, 42 km), Cerros de Amotape National Park (sanctuary, 55 km), Tumbes National Reserve (sanctuary, 72 km), Manglares de Tumbes National Sanctuary (sanctuary, 75 km), Zorritos (beach, 9 km).