Bluefields Beach Park is a public beach in
Bluefields
Bluefields is the capital of the South Caribbean Autonomous Region in Nicaragua. It was also the capital of the former Kingdom of Mosquitia, and later the Zelaya Department, which was divided into North and South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Regio ...
in the south-east of
Westmoreland,
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispan ...
. It gets very busy at weekends and holidays.
The old road from
Black River to
Savanna-la-Mar is separated from the beach by only a low stone wall. However, this old road was replaced by a slightly more inland bypass in the 1990s and one now approaches the beach through gates from a junction at the western end of this bypass. As a result, there is now extensive car parking on the approach road and within a gated Beach Park. The whole area can become very full on holidays. A further set of gates provides pedestrian access to the old road by the beach.
The beach is narrow and about 1 km long. It has soft white sand and also quite a few stones. The stones may have appeared after
Hurricane Dean
Hurricane Dean was the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the most intense North Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Wilma of 2005, tying for eighth overall. Additionally, it made the fourth most intense ...
.
The swimming is generally regarded as very good, although the exposed situation can result in waves if there is a swell.
There is little shade from the sun on the beach and no chairs or umbrellas are on offer. However, the Beach Park is located in a shady, well-wooded area and offers showering/changing/toilet facilities for a fee. The park also has a number of small restaurants which serve locally caught fish.
See also
*
List of beaches in Jamaica
External links
Aerial view
*Photos
Website of Bluefields'
People's Community Association
References
{{Beaches of Jamaica
Beaches of Jamaica
Geography of Westmoreland Parish
Tourist attractions in Westmoreland Parish