Los Muertos Beach, on the southern end of downtown Puerto Vallarta is by far the most popular beach in Puerto Vallarta. It is the best beach in Puerto Vallarta for people watching. You will find many restaurants there that provide visitors with shady palapas or beach umbrellas and any other amenities / services they might need while enjoying the beach view and the sun. Everything from gourmet meals to fish on a stick is found on this beach. Los Muertos Beach, (in Spanish: Playa Los Muertos, translated as "Deadman's Beach") being the most famous and most visited beach in the Puerto Vallarta area, has a variety of beach activities. You will find competitive volleyball games, crazy banana boat rides, parasailing and beach vendors galore. You can even get a massage while sipping on a margarita.
The newly renovated Los Muertos Pier, divides Los Muertos Beach in half. This is one of Puerto Vallarta's newest and most beautiful landmarks, which provides easy access to water taxis and day cruises that depart from the beach. The southernmost section of Los Muertos beach is particularly popular with the gay community. Playa Los Muertos is known to be a very gay-friendly beach.
Enjoy one of the gorgeous Vallarta sunsets while sitting on Los Muertos Beach. Now, with the colorful and impressive pier too, it is picture perfect. Los Muertos Beach, made popular by Hollywood celebrities Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, is a must when visiting the popular tourist destination of Puerto Vallarta. If you want sun, food, action, sand, and a variety of things to do, this is the place for you.
