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Grotto Beach and Sandy Point
23° 56.8′ N · 74° 34.1′ W
The island's southwestern tip: Grotto Beach and Sandy Point's white aragonite sand, a traveller favourite, with hawksbill turtles nesting at Sandy Point.
Practical
Bahamas tourism lists Grotto Beach at Sandy Point among the best beaches; BNT notes hawksbill nesting on the southwest point of Sandy Point. Reach by road, or by dinghy from French Bay in calm east winds. Avoid turtle nests in season. Position from OSM.
Best for
A beach day at the island's southern tip
Nearby
- Double Caves (San Salvador)0.4 NM away
- Watling's Castle ruins0.7 NM away
- La Crevasse (San Salvador)0.9 NM away
- French Bay Anchorage (San Salvador)1.1 NM away
- Great Cut (San Salvador)3.4 NM away
- Columbus underwater monument (Long Bay)4.4 NM away
- Columbus Landfall Monument (Long Bay, San Salvador)4.5 NM away
- Devil's Claw (San Salvador)4.5 NM away