Snorkel· Pelican Cays· Bahamas — North
Pelican Cays Land and Sea Park
26° 23.9′ N · 76° 59.5′ W
Abaco's sister park to the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park - 2,100 acres of reef, undersea caves and little cays 8 miles north of Cherokee Sound, established in 1972 and home to more than 170 documented species including Nassau grouper, queen conch, spiny lobster and refuge-seeking sea turtles.
Practical
Bahamas National Trust park, only accessible by boat; little infrastructure and no on-site warden. Day and snorkel moorings available; BNT says fees 'will be applied soon' (no fee listed as of this research). Treat the whole park as no-take: cruisers report no fishing or taking of anything. Seabirds nest on the rocky cays - keep off them in season. Snorkel the Sandy Cay reef at slack water in calm, swell-free weather. Coordinates are the park centroid from Wikipedia/IUCN Protected Planet.
Best for
Abaco's best protected reef snorkeling
Nearby
- Sandy Cay Reef (Pelican Cays Land and Sea Park)0.2 NM away
- Pelican Cays Anchorage (behind Sandy Cay)0.4 NM away
- Ocean Swell in the Cuts (Rage Season)0.5 NM away
- North Bar Channel Barge Wreck0.9 NM away
- Channel Cay Bight Anchorage (Pelican Cays)1.1 NM away
- Pelican Harbour Anchorage (Pelican Point)1.6 NM away
- North Lynyard Cay Anchorage1.8 NM away
- Great Abaco West Shore Anchorage (opposite Lynyard Cay)1.9 NM away