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Surfing
Costa Rica's
Witch's Rock/Playa Naranjo
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| Break
Description |
| One
of the most famous breaks in the country. Most well
known for it's fast hollow rights, but when it's
smaller the lefts are good also. Beautifull and
remote, every surfer wants to visit "Witch's."
Witch's
Photo Gallery |
Witch's
Rock |
| Catching
it Good |
Better
on high tide, try to avoid it during dead low
tide if possible. Offshore winds are predominant
from December to March.
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| Staying
in the Area |
| I
reccomend staying at Witch's
Rock Surf Camp, actually located in Coco. It's
cool because they have their own boat, so if you're
a single traveler (or less than 6 people) you can
still get there by boat with the others in the camp,
instead of renting the boat for $200 all by yourself.
Tell them you heard about the camp from this website
so I can stay there next time I go!!!!!
There
aren't any hotels or cabinas in the actual park.
I reccomend you either stay in Tamarindo, Playa
Grande or Playa del Coco, and take a boat in from
Playa Coco, or just drive in for the day if it hasn't
rained in a few days.
Either
that or camp there.
By
BOAT:
It isn't always possible to drive into Witch's,
because of the rain/roads. Boats are available from
Playa del Coco for about $200/boat/day. They drive
you there and wait for you outside the break, as
long as you want surf. Another advantage to taking
a boat there is you can check Ollie's Point also(which
is often better than Witch's). It's a good idea
to get 6 people together to split the boat, otherwise
it gets expensive. |
| Camping |
| Do
it! When it's possible to drive in, it's beautiful
to camp right in the Park. They have camping areas
right next to where you park your car, including a
shower (not potable though!). Bring lots of supplies!!!
They have nothing there. |
| Getting
There |
| DRIVING:
Located in the Santa Rosa National Park, it's possible
to drive all the way to the beach if there hasn't
been too much rain(4x4 DEFINETLY REQUIRED!). The
park charges $6/person if you drive in, and although
they can give you a small map of the park for a
extra 100 colones, you don't really need it to find
the beach from the entrance. It takes about 45 minutes
to drive from the park entrance to the beach. Once
you get to the beach, its about another mile walk
up the beach to the break. If you drive in, make
sure to stop at Liberia and pick up some food and
water. There are NO supplies in the park.
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