Cemetery Beach — Attraction in West Bay

I really love this beach. We came here a few times and was really the only beach along the "seven mile" coast we visited.

It is indeed next to a cemetery. Parking was not an issue. Across the street was a new lot with a nice bathroom complex and showers. The lot is not vast and maybe has 20 spaces. It does fill up, but we parked in the street side spaces with no issue.

Crowd was 60 percent local, 40 percent tourist. I think mainly the tourist that came here were for the snorkeling opportunities while the locals came here with their families.

Lots of shade opportunities. Trees in good supply. The beach is fairly wide with fine sand though not sparkling white like further south The water is clear and blue with waves just big enough to entertain the kids and not scare the parents.

Wife snorkeled here for hours, I laid back and just floated or swam. There is a reason people come here to snorkle. Great fairly calm water, plenty of underwater rocky grassy areas and lots of wildlife. There is even a shipwreck of shore that you can make it to if you are a seasoned swimmer though I would hesitate because of possible jet skiers.

Don't let me saying rocky grassy area throw you. That is farther out and there is plenty of sand to walk on in the water.

Speaking of walking. You can start here and walk so far south on the beach that you will need to take a taxi to get back before pumpkin...

This place is the perfect beach for those who have a car or are willing to take a trip out from the main tourist hubs. If you are staying on a beach in West Bay where the prevailing winds are strong, come to this beach with kids to hang out and snorkel. Low density of tourists, shade is prevalent. We saw a lot of cool sea life. Eel burrowed in a hole waiting to get a crab, nurse shark etc. Most of the normal reef fish too. Very calm waters even on a windy day so plan to snorkel out to the buoys for the most wildlife.

Parking was easy to find, parallel to the cemetery northbound on West Bay Rd. On the southbound side of West Bay Rd there's a parking lot behind the public restrooms as well. Use the public beach access trails on either side of the cemetery to...

We found this after searching online for cool places to snorkel. And we are so happy we did. This beach was beautiful and calm. And turned out to be a great spot to take our gear and check out. The water was perfect and clear and we were able to float out some and see a bit. Some coral and fish and it was just nice to hang out and see what we could. Bonus the water was nice and calm which made it easier for us to snorkel and just float. Beautiful water. And the beach was equally as beautiful. Right behind one of the local cemetarys. A must stop if you are looking for a place to snorkel...