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Three coasts, three different trips

Mexico has 11,122 km of coastline: 7,828 on the Pacific side and 3,294 on the Gulf and Caribbean (INEGI). Pick a sea first, then a town.

Coasts

Los Muertos Beach Pier, Pacific coastPhoto: daryl_mitchell · CC BY-SA 2.0

11 states · 706 beaches

Pacific coast

Tropical to desert. Best November–April

Playa Norte, Caribbean coastPhoto: René Bongard · CC BY-SA 3.0

1 state · 223 beaches

Caribbean coast

Tropical. Best December–April

Playa Norte Celestún, Gulf of MexicoPhoto: AlejandroLinaresGarcia · CC BY-SA 4.0

5 states · 179 beaches

Gulf of Mexico

Tropical to subtropical. Best October–March

The states on each coast

The states with the most beaches listed, coast by coast.