North Sayulita Beach has long been known as the place to get away and do nothing, but these days, while it rarely gets crowded, there are enough people wandering up from downtown or down from the hills to have created the need for organized commercial action. And so you’ll find food, fun, refreshments, and company, if you want it. The south end rocks to a tiki bar beat while the north end rumbles to the sounds of waves on the rocks. Take your pick.
Cross the river that runs through town, separating north from south, and hike the long, clean, uncrowded north side beach. Here, turtles swim ashore to lay clutches of eggs, frigates and pelicans swoop, and untouched waves crash on shifting shores of gold. The crowd runs from the hippie campers at one end to the posh precincts of private beachfront palaces at the other. Find a spot in between, pop an umbrella, and relax on Sayulita’s most spacious stretch of sand.
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