Snorkeling Puerto Rico: Playa Punta Salinas

Snorkeling Puerto Rico: Playa Punta Salinas


This was a great trip with my son. Probably the last snorkel trip we will do in Puerto Rico together for a while since he is being transferred to Seattle. This was a special trip to visit my new grandson. I do hope the three of us will some day snorkel together in Puerto Rico. It was good to get out with Ryan for a few hours to snorkel and visit a new beach in this country that I love so much.

General Description: Playa Punta Salinas is great Swim Beach close to San Juan is a managed beach in the Puerto Rico Park system.

Degree of Difficulty: Moderate - There was a strong current it would be better to Snorkel this location at slack tide. Although you can snorkel along the rock retaining wall anytime.

Grid Coordinates: 18.472380, -66.185849

Maps: Bayamon Topo USGS 5964440

Finding the Beach: From San Juan take Highway 22 towards Dorado. Take the Highway 165 exit towards Canato. Once passing through Levitown the beach entrance will be on the right.

Beach Overview: This was a great beach. I wish we could have spent a little more time there. It seemed like a local family place that was safe and clean, a place to have a family barbecue. We went there to do a quick snorkel, it was a fun day snorkeling with Ryan.

Fees: Motorcycles $2.00, Autos $ 3.00, Mini-van $ 4.00, buses $ 5.00

Snorkeling Instructions: Once getting there go to the far north side of the beach. There is a rock tidal wall that stops the current from affecting the roped in and buoyed beach. Enter the water outside the northern beach boundary. Follow the rock wall out to the point you will see plenty of fish near the point. Once passing the point the current will push back to the beach. Like a roller coaster, you will swim around back to the point which the current will once again grab you and send you to the beach. It is a heck of a ride.