Had an amazing time here! We tried to go when there was a high tide warning and it was just too rough to consider getting in with my husband and kids 6 and 8. Went back the next morning and the waves were calm enough and SO glad we tried again! Reef is just off shore, there’s an area a little left of the steps where it’s easy to get in. Wear water shoes and beware of the sea urchins along the rocks where you get in - it was so cool to see all of them but not fun to step on. There is an area where there wasn’t any which is where we opted to enter. The entire beach has rock formations along the shore so it’s not a good swimming beach or place where kids can play in waves. We had Amazon snorkel gear, nothing fancy, and went without flippers after reading reviews that it’s shallow enough to stand in some areas. Saw gorgeous fish, coral and even a sea turtle!! Very special place and I’m so happy we went! Parking is minimal so we went around 8-9ish on a weekday in April and there were only 2 cars. People park along the road and it’s a tight squeeze. I would back in to avoid having to do a 10 point turn to get out. We drove by the road at another time and it looked a mess with parking.

We had an AMAZING day at steps beach. We took some beach chairs from the house where we stayed, and brought our snorkle masks and had a wonderful time sitting under the trees and swimming around the reef. Travelers driving a car, BEWARE, though. We pulled over FAR on the side and parked on the dirt road that led to the beach (many other cars were also parked that way) and ended up with a $100 parking ticket. There were NO signs -- we certainly checked. Anyway, don't make the same mistake we did. Our host told us later that any car parked with wheels on the road at all can get a ticket (although it looks like folks parked that way all through the town).

The beaches in Puerto Rico are not my favorite but we had a great time here. The snorkeling was excellent. The water is calm and crystal clear. It is hard to enter and exit the water due to the coral. Parking is odd. The beach is small but there is a lot of shade and the water is beautiful.

On a hot day visiting Puerto Rico we wanted to enjoy some beach time. We were going to be in the Rincon area - and we identified Steps Beach as a potentially good beach. We drove to Steps Beach which was at the end of a lane. Parking was a bit challenging - on the side of the road but the beach was lovely. Clean with plenty of sand and some vegetation as the back drop. We had a very nice swim in the cooling sea (on one photo we even had a local couple "photo bomb" us but then tell us after the photo - we had some good laughs and it pointed to me that the locals enjoyed this beach as much as us tourists.. There was a food truck at the entrance to the beach so we went back out for a fruit smoothie. A great beach visit without encroaching development.