One of famous beaches in Rayong is Suan Son Beach, meaning pine-tree garden beach. According to its name, you can probably imagine that there will a lot of pine trees at the beach. Of course, it is. There are pine trees along the beach road, where some part of the road are even covered with pine trees in both sides. This means that the beach is famous not only for enjoying swimming but also for relaxation under the shade of the trees at the same time. This is the reason why tons of tourists, especially on weekend, come to visit this beach. The beach is also long enough for visitors to find either comfort or quiet spots.
Suan Son Beach is located in Ban Phe suburb, only 4 kilometers from ferry ports in Ban Phe village or approximately 29 kilometers from Rayong city. It a great place for enjoying relaxing on the beach chair with cool sea breeze.Tons of visitors come here for picnic, swimming, and seawater activities. You can see people playing with banana boat, jetski and paramotor. At the beach area, there are a number of bungalows, shops and seafood restaurants.
At the end of the beach, there is also a park for walking around, and looking at view of the sea. This park is decorated with flowers, trees, and statues of characters from Phra APhai Mani, one best known Thai story written by Sunthorn Phu.
To travel to Suan Son Beach, visitors can take a songthaew from Rayong city to the beach, which is situated near Ban Phe. Those who have a private vehicle, use Sukhumvit Road from Rayong city to Klaeng district, but after about 20 kilometers, you will see a sign to turn right to Ban Phe. From Ban Phe village, just drive along the beach on the eastern, about 10 kilometers, and then Suan Son Beach will be there.