Treasure Beach is the name given to a stretch of four
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n coves and their associated settlements: Billy's Bay, Frenchman's Bay, Calabash Bay and Great (Pedro) Bay.
The region is isolated from the main tourist areas and the minor roads connecting with the main highway at
Black River or
Santa Cruz tend to suffer damage in heavy rain, but are usually passable with care.
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1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet E, 1958. There are a few small hotels and guest houses serving tourists seeking a very quiet seaside location.
History
The beach resort takes its name from "The Treasure Beach Hotel" opened by a Canadian man in the 1930s. It went on to become the name given to four bays in the surrounding area.
Fort Charles Bay
Fort Charles Bay is the first beach you get to from Black River. The beach is 18 km (11 miles) long and a great swimming beach.
Billy's Bay
Billy's Bay is 3 km (2 miles) east of Fort Charles Bay and is the second fishing beach and settlement reached when approaching Treasure Beach from Black River.
Frenchman's Bay
Frenchman's Bay is the second beach and settlement reached when approaching Treasure Beach from Black River.
There are a number of small, bustling restaurants.
Calabash Bay
From the Pedro Bluff heading west, it’s the second of the bays, after Great Bay, a quaint little fishing settlement with a population of about 3000.
Calabash bay is a 600m long beach has a narrow strip of brown sand mixed with magnetite (black sand). The swimming is good, but since the beach is open to the south, small breakers sometimes appear when it’s windy. Tourists seeking to escape the all-inclusive-shut-in-the-hotel experience find this area of the island most satisfying.
There are a few simple restaurants in the village.
The former Old Wharf Hotel housed a
residential treatment facility
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named
Tranquility Bay
Tranquility Bay was a residential treatment facility affiliated with World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools (WWASPS), located in Calabash Bay, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica. The facility operated from 1997 to 2009 and receiv ...
.
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Tranquility Bay
Tranquility Bay was a residential treatment facility affiliated with World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools (WWASPS), located in Calabash Bay, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica. The facility operated from 1997 to 2009 and receiv ...
. 13 August 2003. Retrieved on 2 October 2010. "Tranquility Bay, Calabash Bay P.A., St. Elizabeth, Jamaica 876-965-0003."
Great (Pedro) Bay
Great Pedro Bay is the most easterly of the settlements and beaches that make up Treasure Beach. The road ends here, regardless of where you are coming from.
See also
* List of beaches in Jamaica
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
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* Perry Henzell
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External links
Treasure Beach general
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Treasure Beach Community Web SiteTreasure Tours
*http://www.jamaicaescapes.com
Travel Articles around the world on Treasure Beach
https://web.archive.org/web/20130509010030/http://treasurebeach-villas.com/ Accommodatio
Treasure Beach scene
* https://travel80.com/treasure-beach-jamaica/
Billy's Bay
Aerial view
*Photos
Frenchman's Bay
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*Photos
Calabash Bay
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*Photos
Great Pedro Bay
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References
{{Beaches of Jamaica
Beaches of Jamaica
Geography of Saint Elizabeth Parish
Populated coastal places in Jamaica
Tourist attractions in Saint Elizabeth Parish
Populated places in Saint Elizabeth Parish