Grand Cayman Beaches, which one is yours:
Tranquil or Jumping, Sand or Rock Pool?

Grand Cayman beaches come in so many different shapes and sizes, there must be one for you, whatever your taste.

Here are some we enjoyed with a few photos to show you why.

We’ve listed the beaches under headings identifying the areas of the island where you’ll find them.

I’m starting with the National Park beaches because they have the virtue of being un-commercialized, which means no food concessions or anything like that. Bring your own lunch is the order of the day in the Park.

Barkers National Park — Northern Tip of West End

Barker’s National Park has some beautiful beaches, unspoiled by crowds or fast food litter. There’s a price to pay, of course, and that’s the lack of amenities, apart from a few BBQ pits and picnic tables, you’re on your own here. But there is walking and acres of empty sand and parkland for dawdling the day away.

You need transport to get to Barkers but it’s worth it for the tranquility, even on many weekends. This picture was taken around noon on a Saturday! One way you can get to, and enjoy Barkers beach is by horse riding.

The biggest and most popular beach on Grand Cayman is Seven Mile Beach. It’s so popular, we’ve given it it’s own page: 7 Mile Beach.

We have a page for East End beaches too, see further down, so this page captures all the others — the ones in-between. Starting with…

Grand Cayman Beaches at South Sound

South Sound has a number of small beaches, though the water is too weedy for swimming. You can get to this area from, naturally, South Sound Road.

There are small sandy beaches along this part of the coast at villages like Breakers, Cottage, or at quieter spots like Half Moon Bay.

South Sound continues into East End with resorts, such as Morritts and The Reef at Colliers Bay. They have fine beaches, and they’re surprisingly empty. Resort people come in two types — beach folk and pool folk, and there are lots more pool folk — so even big resorts at the height of the season have idyllic beaches that don’t crowd you.

We also walked and sunbathed on a number of other Grand Cayman beaches in the East End that didn’t seem to have names but they had white sand, warm shallow water and nobody but us enjoying them. The tranquility at the East End of the island is amazing when you consider how small the island is and how many visitors it gets each year. Visit our East End Beaches page to see what I mean. I can’t praise them highly enough.

Continuing along the Queen’s Highway and North Side Road takes you past many more secluded, empty Grand Cayman beaches where you can own the sand for the day. Stay near Old Man Bay and you can have lunch or dinner at the Beachside BBQ there. If you want more action, the end of the road brings you to two pleasant Grand Cayman beaches — Rum Point and Cayman Kai, which you’ll find on our page Cayman Beaches.

Rum Point: A public beach with golden sand, warm shallow water, a rocky point so safe even children can snorkel round safely, and an excellent, very reasonably priced, beach restaurant, the Wreck Bar. Of all the Cayman beaches, we liked Rum Point so much we gave it its own page.

As you’re reading this and picking out the beach you want to be close to, you may want to look out for some accommodation.You can find all inclusive vacation packages to Grand Cayman online to save on your airfare, hotel, and other travel expenses. And here are shortcuts to our other pages for more help to do that: bed & breakfasts, condos, hotels, resorts, and villas.

Wondering what the weather will be like during your next stroll on Grand Cayman beaches? Check out Cayman Island Weather from the Caribbean Amphibian, your guide to Caribbean Islands and Beaches.

Finally, there are more Cayman beaches here on our East End Beaches.

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