Secret Beach has a hidden staircase from the cliffs that goes down into a cave and comes out onto a beautiful beach with soft sand and turquoise water.

It's located on the north side of Middle Caicos in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

In order to get to Secret Beach, you'll go to the Dragon Cay Resort.

As you drive in, you'll see that they have two different parking lots.

There is a larger parking lot and a smaller parking lot. If it's available, you'll want to park at the smaller parking lot by the Mudjin Bar & Grill Restaurant.

There are two different trails you can take to get to the staircase to Secret Beach. You can take the longer trail that goes by the Solstice House. This trail is easier and more gradual.

The second trail is right by the restaurant and is a steep trail that goes up and then levels off.

This is an aerial view of Secret Beach.

This is what the staircase that goes down into the cave and out onto the beach looks like.

You'll know that you're going the right way as the trail dead ends at the staircase.

The day that we went was dry, so we had no problems going down the stairs. If it had rained, this would be more dangerous.

This is the view of the staircase from the cave on Secret Beach.

As you leave the cave and walk out onto the beach, you'll see this turquoise water. The sand was really soft too.

This is the view looking back at the cave on Secret Beach.

The shoreline to get in was rocky, but we found an area to get in and go snorkeling. We saw some little fish.

After snorkeling, we got out and soaked up the sun on this beautiful beach.

Overall, we loved this beach. We would highly recommend it on your next trip to Middle Caicos in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

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

The parking at Dragon Cay (Dragon Cay Resort) was free.

Total Cost: $0

These are the checklist items I recommend:

• Bring your own beach chair, towel, and umbrella.
• Bring some money to eat at the restaurant.
• Bring your own snacks and drinks.
• Bring your own snorkeling gear.
• Wear reef safe sunscreen.