Playa La Higuerica

• How long is the beach? Approx. 225 metres
• The beach has an average width of about 35 metres
  Width variation: small
• This beach usually has a high occupancy rate
• This beach does not have a promenade.
• It is a beach with golden sand
• The beach La Higuerica has the following distinction Blue Flag.
• It is not a nudist beach
  (Check with your local tourist office or town hall as each beach may have its own specific regulation)
• Is there a tourist information office on or near the beach? no

Security features Beach La Higuerica

• It is usually a beach with moderate waves.
• Does it have a lifeguard service?: Yes
  Summer season.
  Ask at the tourist office or nearest town hall if you need to check when it is operational.
• It has danger/safety signposting elements.
  Summer season.
• Nearest hospital:

  Rafael Méndez
  Ctra. de Granada, km. 586 (Lorca)

  Indicative distance to the hospital from the beach: 40 km.

  (Source: Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge [July 2020])
  (Check with the nearest tourist office or the town hall of the municipality to which Beach La Higuerica belongs to confirm the information)

Accessibility features Beach La Higuerica

• Access to the beach: Easy walking / car / boat.
• It is NOT a beach with easy access (for people with disabilities or reduced mobility).
• Access to the beach is signposted
• Parking facilities: Yes

  Indicative capacity of the car park: more than 100 spaces

  What kind of security/surveillance does the car park have?: no surveillance

• Nearest road to the beach: N-332
• Access to the beach can be made by bus.
  Type of bus / additional info: Intercity
  Check with the nearest tourist office or town hall to confirm routes and dates of operation.

• Access to the beach: Easy walking / car / boat.
• It is NOT a beach with easy access (for people with disabilities or reduced mobility).
• Access to the beach is signposted
• Parking facilities: Yes

  Indicative capacity of the car park: more than 100 spaces

  What kind of security/surveillance does the car park have?: no surveillance

• Nearest road to the beach: N-332
• Access to the beach can be made by bus.
  Type of bus / additional info: Intercity
  Check with the nearest tourist office or town hall to confirm routes and dates of operation.

Nature around

• Is the beach integrated in a vegetation area (or is there any kind of vegetation in the surroundings): Yes
• Where is the vegetation, type, etc.)?
  On the beach
• Does this beach form part of a protected natural area? yes
  Protected Landscape
• What is the coastline (coastal frontage) on which the beach is located like?
  Mountain
• Have any refurbishment works or modifications been carried out on the beach recently? yes
  Beach protection and dune recovery