The town of Luquillo has several good restaurants and a nice ocean front drive. Parador Martorell sits just back from the town beach on the west side of town. The town of Luquillo which has a nice beach walk. I have found good snorkeling on the west end of the town beach. At low tide, you can walk to Luquillo beach going west.
Palms reflect in a rain puddle in the park's parking lot. .
It is a short walk from the parking lot past the coconut groves of this ex-plantation to the beach. The beach is lined with palm trees and has outdoor showers to wash the salt off before you leave. Notice the damage to the palm tree caused by hurricane Hugo in this 1989 picture. . My kids call this the emerald beach because of the color of the water and the way it sparkles in the sun. Coconuts roll down to the water line.