Playa de El Rinconín, Beach in Gijón, Spain

Playa de El Rinconín, also called El Cervigón, is a long, narrow, rocky beach in Gijón, about 200 metres long and 10 metres wide, next to San Lorenzo beach. Its bed mixes rocky outcrops with fine golden sand; some authors describe its shape as a shell.

El Rinconín is regarded as a continuation of the Playa de los Vahones or Mayanes, one of the nine beaches of Gijón. Some authors treat El Rinconín and Cervigón as two separate beaches, since Cervigón, immediately adjoining, has a shell shape and coarse-grained sand. The sources record no reshaping of the beach during Gijón's 20th-century urban development.

The beach is also called El Cervigón, and some authors treat El Rinconín and Cervigón as two separate beaches, the second shell-shaped with coarse sand. It is the only beach in Gijón where dogs are allowed all year round, so bathers share the sand with dog walkers.

The beach has litter bins, cleaning service, toilets, showers and a telephone, plus hazard signage. Lifeguard cover runs daily from 15 June to 31 August, 12:00 to 19:00. It is the only beach in Gijón where dogs are allowed all year round.

El Rinconín is the only beach in Gijón where dogs are allowed all year round. It is also regarded as a continuation of the Playa de los Vahones or Mayanes, and some authors treat the adjoining Cervigón beach as a separate beach with coarse-grained sand.