Place · Ypao Beach & south Tumon Bay
Ypao Beach parkYpao Beach Park
Go early for the calm south end of the bay and the shaded park; bring your own water and take a car back.
Key facts
- Time on site
- 45–75 min
- p95 120 min
- Price
- Free
- Hours
- unknown
- Best time
- early morning
- quietest window
- 28″ bags
- Painful
- Ypao Beach & south Tumon Bay: painful
- Getting there
- Car to the park entrance
- Go early morning
- Free entry
- Queue: switch at 15 min
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Rules in force · 9Bags go from the car to the hotel door
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- Guam ↗Guam is outside the US customs territory: complete the Guam customs declaration on arrival and declare food, plants and animal products.
- Guam ↗Drive on the right, as in the mainland US; a valid foreign licence is accepted for short visits.
- Tumon and Hagåtña ↗Buses are infrequent and a hire car or a tour is the practical way to the south; book it for the dry months if you can.
- Tumon ↗Bags go from the car to the hotel door; the strip is flat but hot and the crossings are far apart.
- Tumon ↗Plan the south and Hagåtña as one hire-car day: the strip has taxis but the sights beyond it do not.
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Plan
What to know before you go, how long it takes, when to be there
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Time on site
Minimum
30min
Worthwhile
45min
Typical
75min
p95
120min
Public park; closing time is not printed until verified.
On the ground
Getting in, crowds, and where to go if it does not work
Getting in
- Stop
- Car to the park entrance
- Exit
- —
- Ticket
- free · official site
- Stairs
- beach: none
- Shoes
- Reef shoes recommended.
Crowds and switching
- Crowd clock
- Local families fill the park on weekends and holidays.
- Sensory load
- 2/5
- Exposure
- medium
- Queue rule
- Switch if the queue passes 15 min; come back when under 5.
Bailouts
heat
Park pavilion
Nearest rescue anchor: A — Park pavilion (field-verify)
Red lines
- Swim only inside the reef and heed the flags.
- Keep valuables out of sight.
Deep dive
Questions, what is nearby, photos and sources
Questions and answers
No questions answered here yet.
Nearby
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.
- ClusterYpao Beach & south Tumon Bay190 m · 3 min walk
- ClusterTumon central: beach, shops & hotels650 m · 11 min walk
- Sleep areaTumon central850 m · 14 min walk
- ClusterGun Beach & north Tumon Bay1.4 km · 22 min walk
- Sleep areaGun Beach end1.6 km · 27 min walk
- ClusterTwo Lovers Point & the northern cliff2.3 km · 37 min walk
Sources
- officialGuam Visitors Bureau (official)
- secondaryWikivoyage — Guam