Check availability & book your umbrellaReserve online. Umbrella and 2 chairs, set up for you.
Short answer: yes, Eagle Beach is free. Like every beach in Aruba, it is public, so you can walk onto the sand without paying. What is not free is guaranteed shade: the free palapas are first come, first served and they fill by 5 AM.
What is free at Eagle Beach
The beach itself, the water and the walk along the sand cost nothing. The public palapas at Eagle Beach are free to use as well. Nobody reserves them for you, so whoever gets there first keeps the spot for the day.
Check dates and book your umbrella
Pick Eagle Beach or Palm Beach, choose your dates and book in a couple of minutes. Your set waits under your name from 10 AM.
What costs money at Eagle Beach
Anything that gives you comfort without the early start costs something: beach chairs, an umbrella, or a spot that is held for you. Some hotels set aside beach furniture for their own guests, and policies differ from one hotel to the next, so ask yours.
The catch with the free palapas
Free palapas are the reason people ask whether Eagle Beach is free, and they are also the reason the answer needs a footnote. The shade is free, but it is gone early. If you want to read our full breakdown, see free palapas in Aruba and Eagle Beach palapas.
How to have shade without the 5 AM race
Palapa Aruba sets up a beach umbrella and two chairs on the sand at Eagle Beach before you arrive. It is reserved in your name from 10 AM to 4 PM for $100 a day plus 20% tax and fees. Nothing is delivered to your hotel: your set is already standing on the beach, so there is nothing to carry and nothing to set up. Read more about an Eagle Beach umbrella rental, or compare a palapa and a beach umbrella.
Eagle Beach or Palm Beach?
Both beaches are public and both are free to enter. If you are still choosing, see Eagle Beach or Palm Beach.
Check availability & book your umbrellaReserve online. Umbrella and 2 chairs, set up for you.