Veneguera Beach is a wide, undeveloped bay at the mouth of the Veneguera ravine in the municipality of Mogán, in the south-west of Gran Canaria. It is classed as a black-sand beach, though storms have dragged stones down onto what was once mostly sand. There are no shops or facilities, the sea is often rough, and the beach is known for nude bathing. The final stretch of the approach is an unpaved track.
Veneguera Beach
Local name: Playa de Veneguera
Wild black-sand and pebble bay at the end of an unpaved track, open to the Atlantic surf
- Entrance
- Free; an open beach with no ticket.
- Accessibility
- Not suitable for wheelchairs or limited mobility: the approach is a stony unpaved track and the beach is loose sand and stones, with no facilities.
- Parking
- Car park (Aparcamiento Playa de Veneguera) about 125 m from the beach; a gravel parking area about 2.8 km away in a straight line.
- Difficulty
- The hard part is the drive: 5 to 10 km of narrow, stony, storm-damaged track, walked when a section is blocked. The car park is about 125 m from the sand.
- Transport
- No bus to the beach; nearest stops Playa Tasarte and Las Casillas, over 3 km away in a straight line.
- Advance booking
- Not needed.
- Hours
- Open beach, accessible at any time.
- Address
- Playa de Veneguera, 35149, Las Palmas, Spain
What makes it special
The track ends and the ravine opens onto a wide bay with nothing on it but dark sand, stones and the sound of the swell. Few people make the drive, so the beach stays quiet, and nude bathing is the norm here.
The sand is extremely fine and works its way into everything you bring. When the waves are the right size they are good for bodysurfing. On the left side of the bay a rock topped with flags can be climbed for a view back over the beach and up the valley.
The wildness has a cost. Storms have scattered stones across the sand, litter and microplastic wash up, and building work has started behind the shore. It remains one of the few places on this coast with no road to the water's edge.
Good to know
- There are no shops at the beach. Stock up on food and anything else you need in the village of Veneguera.
- No toilets or drinking water at the beach, and none nearby. Bring all the water you will drink.
- Storms have dragged stones over much of the sand, so the beach can be more pebble than sand underfoot.
- Building work behind the beach puts dust into the water, and litter and microplastic turn up in the sand.
- Private houses stand by the shore. Keep clear of them and take your rubbish away with you.
Getting there
The last 5 to 10 km to the beach are an unpaved track: stony, narrow in places, with nothing along the way. Small cars have made it by driving slowly. A low-slung car will not, and at times a section has been blocked by large rocks, which left a 5 km walk to the sand. Storms have since damaged the track badly enough that it is hard going even on foot, so be ready to turn round or walk.
A car park sits about 125 m from the beach. There is also a gravel parking area further back, about 2.8 km away in a straight line.
No bus reaches the beach. The nearest stops are more than 3 km away in a straight line.
Best time to visit
Best: a calm, dry day, timed for low tide, with enough daylight left to drive the track back out.
Avoid: heavy rain and storms, and days when the swell is up.
At high tide the sea covers almost all the sand, storms are what have damaged both the track and the beach, and the track is no place to be driving in the dark.
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The bay is open to the Atlantic and the sea is often rough, with breaking waves on an open shore. Stay out when the swell is up and never turn your back on the sea.
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Frequently asked questions
Can you drive to Veneguera Beach in an ordinary car?
Small cars have made it, driven slowly over the last 5 to 10 km of unpaved, stony track. Low-slung cars cannot. Storms have damaged the track, and when a section is blocked the rest of the way is on foot.Is Veneguera Beach a nudist beach?
Yes. Nude bathing is usual here, and the beach is rarely crowded.Is the beach sand or pebbles?
Both. The sand is dark and extremely fine, but storms have dragged stones over much of it. At high tide the sea covers almost all the sand, so come at low tide.Are there any facilities at Veneguera Beach?
No. There are no shops, toilets or drinking water at the beach or nearby. Bring everything with you from the village of Veneguera.Can you get to Veneguera Beach by bus?
No bus reaches the beach. The nearest stops, Playa Tasarte and Las Casillas, are more than 3 km away in a straight line.