Playa (plural playas) may refer to:

Landforms

* Endorheic basin, also known as a sink, alkali flat or sabkha, a desert basin with no outlet which periodically fills with water to form a temporary lake *

Dry lake A dry lake bed, also known as a playa, is a basin or depression that formerly contained a standing surface water body, which disappears when evaporation processes exceeds recharge. If the floor of a dry lake is covered by deposits of alkaline c ...

, often called a ''playa'' in the southwestern United States

Populated places

United States

* Playas, New Mexico, an unincorporated community in New Mexico * Playa, Añasco, Puerto Rico, a barrio in the municipality of Añasco, Puerto Rico * Playa, Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, a barrio in the municipality of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico * Playa, Ponce, Puerto Rico, a barrio of Ponce, Puerto Rico * Playa, Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico, a barrio in the municipality of Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico * Playa, Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, a barrio in the municipality of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico

Cuba

* Playa, Havana, one of the 15 municipalities of the City of Havana, Cuba

Ecuador

* Playas Canton, Ecuador ** Playas, Ecuador, the administrative center of the Playas Canton

Other

* The Playa, Black Rock Desert, Nevada, United States *

Playa (band) Playa was an American R&B/ hip hop group, formed in 1990. The original lineup consisted of Jawaan "Smoke E. Digglera" Peacock, Benjamin "Digital Black" Bush and Stephen "Static Major" Garrett. Playa is best known for their 1998 hit song, " Chee ...