Grace Bay Beach - Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands - Official Local Tourism Attractions on Waymarking.com

HE WORLD-FAMOUS GRACE BAY BEACH is located on the northeast coast of the island of Providenciales. This pristine beach is the hallmark of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the recipient of many designations, awards, and accolades.

Grace Bay currently holds the position of World Travel Awards’ World’s Leading Beach Destination, and 2nd place in Trip Advisor’s World’s Best Beaches. Over the previous decade, Grace Bay has taken first or second place in these two competitions 19 times.

The entirety of Grace Bay is excellent and breathtaking, with clean turquoise water and soft white sand, and no rocks, seaweed, or pollution. An extensive barrier reef is located about a mile (1.6 km) offshore, and protects Grace Bay from the ocean swells of the Atlantic, which helps to keep the water at the beach calm and safe.

Grace Bay Beach is home to nearly all of the large and luxury resorts on Providenciales, and much of the boat and water sports traffic that takes place near Providenciales occurs in the shallow waters between the beach and barrier reef.

Many sources cite Grace Bay as being 7 or 12 miles long (19 km), yet in reality it’s only a little over three miles long (4.8 km). On its east side, Grace Bay Beach continues as Leeward Beach, and on the west end as the Bight Beach. It’s possible to walk the entire 7 miles (11.2 km) from Leeward Going Through Point (also known as Emerald Point) near Little Water Cay, to Turtle Cove Marina and Smith's Reef. The inlet canals of Turtle Cove Marina and the residential neighborhood of Thompson Cove, and a few outcrops of limestone ocean cliffs near Blue Mountain interrupt the beach, which would otherwise continue another 7.5 miles (12 km) past Blue Hills, Wheeland, and finally to Northwest Point and the Northwest Point National Park.

Grace Bay Beach is part of the Princess Alexandra National Park, which also includes the Bight Beach, Smith’s Reef, the Bight Reef (Coral Gardens), Leeward Beach, Little Water Cay, Half Moon Bay, and the eco-tour destination of Mangrove Cay.-TCI Tourism site

Coordinates are for the access point to the beach closest to the public beach parking lot.

The "Official Tourism" URL link to the attraction: [Web Link] Hours of Operation: With this being a public beach there are no limiting hours. Always open. Admission Prices: Free Approximate amount of time needed to fully experience the attraction: Half of a day (2-5 hours) Transportation options to the attraction: Personal Vehicle Only The attraction’s own URL: Not listed

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