The shuttle service running between the N-340 and Cantarriján Beach has transported over 33,000 people since it started operating in June.
The exact figure, according to the Junta’s Environmental Ministry, was 33,551 people between the 15th of June and the 10th of September, with 4,304 in June, 12,109 in July, 13,948 in August and 3,190 during the first 10 days of September.
The summer shuttle service is critical in the balancing act between protecting the area, as it is a natural park, and allowing members of the general public to use this very popular beach.
Thanks to this service, and again according to the Junta, the restrictions have prevented 11,000 private vehicles (and the consequent pollution) from reaching the beach and parking just behind it.
Perhaps a possible snag, however improbable, would be evacuating the beach (if nobody has transport down there) should there be a fire between the beach and the main road, although you can be sure that Salvamento Marítimo would have no problem pulling people off the beach.
Until 2016 the restriction on vehicles driving down to the beach was only between the 1st of July to the 31st of August, but it was later decided to extend the restrictions to the dates now in force every summer.
As for parking areas next to the N-340, the first car park fits 75 cars (the one that has the information booth) and the other has room for 82 cars. This second space also has two slots reserved for handicapped drivers. There’s even a reserved area for up to 16 motorcycles.
(News: Herradura, Costa Tropical, Granada, Andalucia)