Ritidian Point — Attraction in Yigo Municipality

From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website:

Guam National Wildlife Refuge is located on the island of Guam, an unincorporated U.S. Territory. Guam is the largest and southernmost island in the Mariana Archipelago, situated in the western Pacific Ocean, approximately 3,800 miles west of Honolulu and 1,500 miles south of Tokyo.

The Guam NWR is comprised of three units: the Andersen Air Force Base Overlay Unit (Air Force Overlay Unit), the Navy Overlay Unit, and the Ritidian Unit. The Ritidian Unit, known to the Native Chamorro (CHamoru) people as Puntan Litekyan, is located on the northern tip of Guam and encompasses approximately 1,217 acres, including 385 terrestrial acres and 832 acres of submerged areas offshore. The Ritidian Unit was established in 1993, in response to the 1984 listing of six species as endangered, and was designated critical habitat in 2004 for three of these species: the Mariana fruit bat, the Guam Micronesian Kingfisher, and the Mariana crow. This unit is open to the public daily from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., except most federal holidays and during times in which the National Weather Service (NWS) has issued an advisory. Please check the NWS website here, to determine if the refuge will be closed due to life-threatening rip currents, hazardous surf conditions, typhoons, etc. Once all advisories have been lifted, the Ritidian Unit will resume...

Ritidian Point was the first beach I went to in Guam!! VERY NICE AND WELL KEPT!!! We went around 1 ish on a Friday afternoon on a holiday weekend and it was not crowded at all!!! We were able to enjoy ourselves without people being too close and crowded!!! The water felt amazing and the kids enjoyed themselves!!! Usually when we go to the beach (in the states) they’re ready to leave shortly after but not this time!!! We stayed out there for two to two and a half hours! That’s long for us! The beach had little openings every so often in the tree area where they placed benches or you can set up “camp”. Walked past a few and we saw people in hammocks, picnic items and whatever else! The only bad thing was all of the ants!!! I get it it’s nature, we’re outside but uuumm... When we got back to our stuff, I had to shake everything off because the ants had taken over!!! On another note... We saw (san) crabs! Thought that was a bit cool! You think it’s the sand moving but it’s tiny white crabs!!! The scenery to get to the location is beautiful!!! The mountain side, the trees, the views and everything else was wonderful!! I enjoy nature (for the most part) and the road there was giving all the good nature vibes!!! I wouldn’t drive there at night thought, not intentionally! If you get the chance...

The road to this beach is a dirt road with many pot holes so this stops buses and coaches from dumping large groups of tourists. It also deters drivers with low skill.

Most people on arriving head for the first parking area that they see. This leads to a large group of people in one area of the beach. If you drive on past the first parking spot you can find many secluded parking areas for individual cars. These areas also have a clearing and a bench that leads onto the beach itself and offers a place to change or sit in the shade.

There are very minimal facilities here being just one portable toilet. Bring any food or drink that you may need as there are no shops anywhere close to this beach.

The beach itself is very clean and has good quality sand. The water is very clear and very shallow and is a great place for snorkeling. But you must pay attention to the safety notices as the tide here can be strong in...