Best beaches in the Cayman Islands

When it comes to beaches in the Cayman Islands, you are hard-pressed to choose which one to set down your blanket and chair on… With scenery and conditions changing as you travel around the islands, there’s something for every beach bum on Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. Here are some spots you should check out.

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Beaches on Grand Cayman

Seven Mile Beach

World-famous for a reason, Seven Mile Beach – which is actually 5.5 miles long – offers stretches of white sand and crystal-clear Caribbean waters. It can be busy around the hotels, but you can usually find a spot away from the crowds to relax in solitude next to the calming effects of the Caribbean ocean.

Seven Mile Beach is sub-divided into smaller beaches. Notable spots are:

Governors Beach

Governors Beach offers ample parking, excellent snorkelling and a mobility (mobi) mat. Can get busy on weekends or peak tourist season, nut the view is well-worth it.

Public Beach

Public Beach has cabanas available for rent for your next event, children’s playgrounds, toilets, beach volleyball area, a mobi mat and changing areas. There is plenty of parking and grassy areas for picnics, or sports.

Cemetery Beach

Cemetery Beach offers shade, world-class snorkelling in a warm, crystal-clear ocean and the wreck of the USS Kittiwake.

West Bay Public Beach

West Bay Public Beach has parking, cabanas, toilets, changing facilities, dock, nearby restaurants.

Barker’s Beach

With regular winds and shallow reef-protected waters making Barkers a kitesurfer’s paradise, the rustic sands also play host to horseback riding, dog walking, and a stop on the ATV adventure route.

Smith Barcadere, a.k.a. Smith Cove

This sheltered cove with natural limestone outcrops is a local favourite, with picnic benches, restrooms and showers. There is ample parking across the road and excellent snorkelling attractions. This spot can get busy on weekends and when tourists are on island.

South Sound Beach

More rustic than Seven Mile Beach, South Sound beach varies throughout the year. Sometimes calm, and sometimes breezy and rough, it is always beautiful and less visited than its Seven Mile sister. Consuelo’s Beach forms part of this stretch and is popular with surfers in rougher weather.

Spotts Beach

On the southern side of the island, Spotts Beach is nestled within ironshore cliffs and its sea grass provides turtles with somewhere safe to munch. Snorkellers can usually spot them early morning or late afternoon.

Beach Bay

A secluded and rocky beach in one of the highest parts of the island. The area is due to become home to a Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

Coe Wood Beach

Situated in Bodden Town, this beach is often quiet. The small beach boasts children’s playground and cabanas, restrooms, dock, a mobi mat and nearby Grape Tree Café, which serves up a delicious fish fry.

Governor Russell Beach

Bodden Town’s Governor Russell Beach offers picnic benches, cabanas and excellent snorkelling.

Heritage Beach

This East End beach has a stage and boat ramp and can turn into a hive of social activity. A fish fry and ample parking make this an easy place to stop. Not a great spot for snorkelling.

Colliers Beach

Also found in East End, this quiet beach offers shallow snorkelling and a relaxed feel with a nearby fish fry, making it a great spot for a picnic.

Bo Miller Beach

This Old May Bay beach is small, breezy, and is the location of a family cemetery.

Rum Point and Cayman Kai

The beaches in this area are quiet with calm waters and include Rum Point’s shallow waters, Starfish Point’s resident starfish (do not take them out of the water), and Cayman Kai Public Beach.

Beaches on Little Cayman and Cayman Brac

Owen Island, Little Cayman

Arrive by kayak or boat and set up a picnic. This uninhabited island is serene and offers rock pools and a sandy point.

Point of Sand, Little Cayman

Beautiful clear blue sea and a wide stretch of white sand, you can even see Cayman Brac on the horizon. Snorkelling can be good here, but the current can be strong.