Grace Bay Beach is one of the most famous beach in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

It's located on the northeast side of Providenciales and is over 3 miles long.

We found a free public parking between the Grandview and the Royal West Indies Resort.

From the parking lot there is a trail to the beach.

The beach chairs and umbrellas are reserved for resort guests only, so you'll want to bring your own beach chair and umbrella.

We headed out to the beach and turned right heading northeast.

We found big stretches of beach all to ourselves where we put our towels and bags.

We found that the water was clear, but not really a lot of fish for snorkeling so we just swam.

Then we explored the rest of the beach.

This is what it looks like heading northeast on the beach.

This is what it looks like heading south along the beach.

After exploring this long beach, we relaxed and enjoyed the views.

Overall, we loved Grace Bay Beach. The sand was really soft, the water was clear and refreshing and there was plenty of space to spread out. We would highly recommend this beach on your next trip to Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos.

(Click on the map above to go to a Google Maps larger view.)

The public parking lot between the Grandview and the Royal West Indies Resort was free.  

Total Cost: $0

These are the checklist items I recommend:

• Bring your own snorkel gear. (Not a lot of fish, but the water is clear)
• Bring reef safe sunscreen.
• Bring some snacks and drinks.
• Bring your own beach chair and umbrella.