Exuma's Hidden Beaches

If you decide to venture beyond the exquisite private beach right outside the door of Seaglass Beach House, here are some gorgeous options on Great and Little Exuma. Make sure to take your own food and beverages as there are no vendors on the public beaches.

☀ Cocoa Plum Beach ~ Located on the north end of the island. This is a very shallow beach known for its water swings. An unmarked dirt road, right off the Queen's highway, winds through the island bush to an abandoned shack resting under a large casuarina tree. Go at low tide and a huge sand bar emerges with perfect white sand dollars.

☀ Hooper’s Bay and Jolly Hall Beaches ~ These protected coves have few visitors and small waves, even on windy days. They are both located on the way into George Town near Smitty’s. You will see “public access” signs marking the paths leading to them. Bring some squid along to feed the sea turtles at Hoopers Bay.

☀ Tropic of Cancer Beach, also known as Pelican Beach, has white-powder sand bordering the translucent blue-green water along the coast of Little Exuma. Located at 23 26N 75 35W, the beach is named after the meridian line that defines the northern extent of the tropics and crosses right through it. Visitors come from all over the world to bathe and sun here, one of Exuma's well kept secrets. Drive a few miles past the bridge onto Little Exuma. The left turn­off is just after Percy Road and marked with a “Tropic of Cancer Beach” sign. The road over to the beach is rough. Welcome to remote island life!

☀ Forbes Hill Beach ~ After crossing the bridge to Little Exuma into Forbes Hill, a faded sign on the highway marks a beach access on the left side. The short dirt road drive leads to an opening that will take your breath away. A small walking path to the right of the parking area opens to “sea glass beach” ~where you can almost always find a few sea glass treasures.

☀ Chat ‘N’ Chill Beach ~ On Stocking Island. Great place to meet yachties and hang out for a day. Enjoy your favorite frozen Bahamian rum drink or cold Kalik beer. The bar has a full menu and there a conch salad stand on the beach. On Sundays boaters and tourists alike line up for the pig roast

Play a game of corn hole or volleyball and pick up a hat or tee shirt at the gift shop. In the afternoon the stingrays show up. You can swim with them, feed them conch scraps, pet them and take pictures with them.

Take the water taxi from the Government Dock to get over to Stocking Island.