Tobacco Bay Park (Coot Pond Road) This is another popular spot with locals. The highlight is the
Tobacco Bay Beach Pavilion (right on the beach), where you
can rent all sorts of equipment and conveniences such as
loungers ($2/
hour), beach umbrellas
($5/day)
and snorkeling gear
($12/two hours).
Also available are
fast food and soft
drinks, changing
rooms and bathrooms.
The beach
itself, although
small and sometimes
crowded, is
considered safe for
all members of the family and has lots of shallow water. Offshore,
the rocks make for great snorkeling: plenty of color
and life in the form of sergeant majors, parrotfish, jacks,
blue and yellow grunts, angels, butterfly fish and wrasse.
Other Beaches
Several other beaches around the island are worth mentioning: St. Catherine’s Beach on the eastern shore of St. George’s; Clearwater Beach on Mercury Road (also in St. George’s); and Coral Beach and Marley Beach on the South Shore, both located between Astwood Park and Elbow Beach.