43 Jamaican Beaches – Owners, Descriptions, Tips and More

Did you know that NEPA has a beach guide?  Yes, it does.

“In Jamaica, beaches are primarily recognized for the significant role they play in our social, cultural, environmental and economic well-being. They are a national asset providing public recreational spaces for people of all ages. Beaches support the local economy through tourism, fishing, vending and several means of livelihoods that are directly and indirectly linked to their existence. The Jamaica Beach Guide is designed to easily allow Jamaicans and visitors alike to locate public bathing beaches across the island so they are able to access and enjoy the beauty of the Jamaican seascape.” – NEPA (National Environment and Planning Agency) website.

You can find:

• A list of 43 beaches in Jamaica with images, location, owner, environmental features, accessibility and parking, amenities, things to do and licenses held.  There’s also a map to show where these beaches are located.
• Information about licenses
• How to adopt a beach and volunteer for beach clean up
• Facts about sargassum and sea turtles

The 43 beaches are:

1. Alligator Pond, Manchester
2. Annotto Bay Beach, St. Mary
3. Barrett Hall Beach, St. James
4. Bluefields Beach Park, Westmoreland
5. Boston Bay Beach, Portland
6. Braco Beach, Trelawny
7. Burwood Beach, Trelawny
8. Calabash Bay Beach, St. Elizabeth
9. Copacabana Beach, St. Andrew
10. Crane Road Beach, St. Elizabeth
11. Doctors Cave Beach, St. James
12. Drapers Beach, Portland
13. Dunn’s River Falls and Park, St. Ann
14. Flamingo Beach, Trelawny
15. Fort Charles Beach, St. Elizabeth
16. Fort Clarence Beach Park, St. Catherine
17. Great Bay Beach, St. Elizabeth Beach
18. Half Moon Bay Beach, Trelawny Beach
19. Hope Bay Beach, Portland Beach
20. Innis Bay Beach, Portland
21. Jackson Bay Beach, Clarendon
22. Jacob Taylor Beach, Trelawny
23. Long Bay Beach, Portland
24. Long Bay Beach Park, Westmoreland
25. Lyssons Beach, Trelawny
26. Manchioneal Beach, Portland
27. Marine Terminal Beach St. Catherine
28. Murdock Beach, St. Mary
29. Norman Manley Beach Park, Westmoreland
30. Ocho Rios Bay Beach, Westmoreland
31. Parrottee Beach, St. Elizabeth
32. Port Morant Beach, St. Thomas
33. Priory, St. Ann
34. Puerto Seco, St. Ann
35. Retreat Beach, St. Thomas
36. Rio Bueno Beach, Trelawny
37. Roxborough, St. Ann
38. Salem Beach, St. Ann
39. Spring Gardens, Portland
40. St. Margaret’s Bay Beach, Portland
41. Tryall Beach, Hanover
42. Walter Fletcher Beach, St. James
43. Winnifred Beach, Portland

Here’s a screenshot from the front page:

You can visit the NEPA website to explore the Jamaica Beach Guide