Puerto Peñasco

Beach

Puerto peã±asco have basically to distinctive beaches separated by whale hill, the rocky hill where the malecon and the fish market are located, to the north you have sandy beach, which starts at playa hermosa at the end of calle 13, where hotel penasco del sol is located and goes to pelican hill/cholla bay, this beach is about 5 miles of white sand and full of the new developments which includes condos for rent, resorts and hotels, this is the new touristic section of puerto penasco/rocky point which started developing around 2000. the other beach area is located to the south east of whale hill which starts with playa mirador, the oldest developed beach in rocky point, known by the great tide pools where many different sealife can be found when the tide is low in the shore reefs, however when the tide is high the beach is of sand and the rocks are not visible. after playa mirador going along the coast you have the american enclave of "las conchas" where many beautiful homes of mediterranean style are and ends at the entrance to the morua estuary. to continue down the coast, you must take the highway to caborca which will take you to many of the other residential developments like playa encanto, playa dorada, playa miramar ending at the mayan palace and the entrance to la pinta estuary.

Health Club/ Club Playa Fitness Center
281 Blvd. Fremont
$5.00
6am - 9pm
1 mile east of city hall on Blvd. Fremont

This is a great place to get a workout in while in Puerto Peñasco. Memberships available, walk-ins welcome @ $5.00 per visit. Air conditioned, state of the art equipment, cardio, free-weights, universal machine, flat screen/HD TV/ Music.

Boating, Fishing, Cruises

Santiagos ocean services (http://www.santiagosocean...) has boats for fishing trips, bird island eco tours, snorkeling excursions, dolphin and whale watching, dinner or margarita sunset cruises, and for some real excitement they offer parasail rides that will give you a birds eye view of rocky point.

Ultralight Flying Adventures

$40 for a 15-minute flight over any part of puerto peã±asco that you'd like to see from the air.

Dancing

Puerto peã±asco has lots of nightlife, and there are many great places to go dancing: manny’s beach club, pink cadillac, baja cantina, the reef club, playa bonita happy hour at puesta del sol, margarita villa, and bumaya with the famous foam party

Off road vehicle rentals

There are lots of quad rental shops for easy access to the sand dunes outside of town near cholla bay.

The Links at Las Palomas
Blvd. Costero 150, Sandy Beach, Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico 83550
(011 52 638) 108 1072 from the US
$45
For directions, see Las Palomas Beach and Golf Resort in the 'Sleep' section, below.

The Links at Las Palomas is an 18-hole, par 72, championship golf course that offers a classic links-style golf experience. The Links offers a club house, a fully-stocked pro shop, a restaurant, a driving range, practice greens and cart rentals.