Manggar Beach

Manggar Beach (Pantai Manggar Segara Sari) is a popular sandy beach located in Manggar village, Balikpapan Timur District, Balikpapan City, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Facing the Makassar Strait, it is known for its wide light-brown sandy shoreline, relatively calm waves, and extensive visitor facilities. Managed as a developed recreational beach, it serves as one of Balikpapan's main coastal tourism destinations for swimming, leisure, and family recreation.

Visitors can expect a wide, light-brown sandy beach facing the Makassar Strait with relatively calm waters and an open horizon. The beach area is developed with paved access, parking, gazebos and shelters for rent, food stalls and seafood cafes, toilets and changing rooms, and a prayer room. The shoreline is lined with pine-like trees and seating areas. Visitors can walk along the beach, swim in designated areas, play, take photographs, and enjoy sunset views. Weekends are typically crowded with local families.

Long used by residents of Manggar as a coastal fishing and leisure area, later developed and managed as Pantai Manggar Segara Sari as a formal public tourism beach for Balikpapan City

Major community recreation site for Balikpapan residents, especially for family gatherings on weekends and public holidays, reflecting local coastal leisure and seafood culinary culture