The Bight Reef, which is also known as the Coral Gardens, is an amazing snorkeling reef located right off of the Windsong Resort on Bight Beach.

It extends about 350 feet from the beach and gets up to 15 to 20 feet deep at the far reaches of the reef. There is a conservation area that you can't go in, but snorkeling around the conservation area was still amazing.

We saw all sorts of fish and marine life.

This map of the reef was provided by VisitTCI.com and was really helpful to know how big the reef was and where it was located.

The Bight Reef, which is also known as the Coral Gardens, located on the north side of Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos.

We took Forbes Road to the free Beach Parking Lot.

From the parking lot, you walk to the trail entrance. You'll see a sign that says Princess Alexandra National Park Beach Access.

You'll walk the trail to the beach. Once you reach the beach you'll turn left and head over to the reef. You'll see a bunch of buoys and it is right in front of the Windsong Resort.

We got into the water and decided to do a full circle around the reef. This is what we saw:

We had an amazing time snorkeling here. We would highly recommend snorkeling at the Bight Reef (Coral Gardens) on your next trip to Providenciales.

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

The public beach parking lot on Forbes Road was free.  

Total Cost: $0

These are the checklist items I recommend:

• Bring your own snorkel gear.
• Bring reef safe sunscreen.
• Bring some snacks and drinks.