Steps Beach (Tres Palmas Marine Reserve), Rincón

The name comes from a random set of concrete steps that descend to the beach — no grand origin story, just stairs that stuck. Steps Beach sits in Rincón, a town that built its identity around surf, and this stretch earns its place on that list: a coral reef offshore draws snorkelers to waters shared with turtles and reef fish. The beach is long enough that you can find your own quiet patch of it. Rincón has 53 beaches. This one has the reef.