Beach· Vieques· Virgin Islands (BVI, USVI and Spanish Virgins)
Playa Grande (Vieques)
18° 5.4′ N · 65° 30.7′ W
A long, wild south-coast beach in the west refuge, backed by a lagoon and the ruins of the Playa Grande sugar mill.
Practical
Beach position from OpenStreetMap; the refuge's Playa Grande entrance is at 18°5'36.97"N, 65°30'26.02"W (USFWS) and the sugar-mill ruins are just inland (OpenStreetMap). An exposed south-facing shore with surf in southerly swell; best visited by land. The 33 CFR 334.1480 west-end restricted strip extends to a point one mile east of the old central at Playa Grande.
Best for
A long beach walk and mill ruins on a land day
Nearby
- Playa Negra (Vieques)1.4 NM away
- Duffy's Esperanza2.2 NM away
- Esperanza Anchorage (Vieques)2.2 NM away
- Esperanza Malecón restaurants2.2 NM away
- Lazy Jack's (Esperanza)2.2 NM away
- Monte Pirata (Vieques)2.2 NM away
- Vieques Conservation & Historical Trust2.2 NM away
- Esperanza Dinghy Dock (Muelle de Esperanza)2.3 NM away