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 had already visited the northern end and wanted to see what the southern end looked like.

We parked in the public parking lot next to the Sands at Grace Bay Hotel.

After parking, we saw that there is a short trail to the beach.

As we walked out onto the beach, we could see to the left was all of the beach chairs and umbrellas for the hotel. To the right it was wide open and very few people.

We went to the right and layed out our towels and went swimming. The water is really clear, but not many fish for snorkeling.

This is what the southern end of Grace Bay Beach looks like:

Overall, we loved the south end of Grace Bay Beach. We had a large portion of the beach all to ourselves and the water was so refreshing for cooling off. We would highly recommend visiting Grace Bay Beach on your next trip to Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

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

The public parking lot by The Sands at Grace Bay 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.