Playa de Maspalomas
A 2.7 km run of golden sand between the Maspalomas lighthouse and Playa del Inglés, with the protected dune field rising straight behind it. Walk in from the lighthouse end, where the 30 and 50 buses from Las Palmas stop, or cross the dunes on the marked paths only.
WhatBeach, MaspalomasCanary Islands
WhenAll year22° in Nov
Getting there Bus On foot Car
CostPublic shoreFree
AccessDunes nature reserve: stay on the marked paths, no fires outside permitted zones, don't pick plants or take stones
- 20°J
- 19°F
- 19°M
- 19°A
- 20°M
- 21°J
- 22°J
- 23°A
- 23°S
- 23°O
- 22°N
- 21°D
Expect the sea at about 23 °C in August, and even in February it stays near 19 °C, going by the 1991 to 2020 averages. The season here never closes.
Getting in
- Access
- A 2.7 km golden-sand beach backed by the Maspalomas Dunes Special Nature Reserve, reached along the seafront from the lighthouse or across the dunes on marked paths from Playa del Inglés. A naturist section is marked out towards the lighthouse end; surfers use the bend where Maspalomas meets Playa del Inglés.
- Public transport
- Global lines 30 (direct) and 50 run from Las Palmas to Faro de Maspalomas at the west end of the beach
Cost and facilities
- Entry
- Free, public shore
- Official site
- hellocanaryislands.com
- Facilities
- ToiletsShowersRestaurantParkingStep-free accessNaturist area