Klein Bay

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Klein Bay is a cobblestone beach, with colorful polished stones and beautiful pieces of bleached white coral that make up the beach.

Klein Bay:

The bottom then changes to one of larger rocks and reef for about another twenty feet before becoming the sand and grass bottom which characterizes the majority of the bay.

Take Route 104 east, when the road forks, bear right and continue following the south shore coastline. Make the first right turn, that road leads to Klein Bay. Make the second right turn and park at the end of the road, where a short path leads to the beach. Although the access road is private, no attempts have been made to restrict public access to the beach.

The name Klein Bay comes from the Dutch and German word klein meaning small.

Although the entrance into the water is a bit difficult, the swimming is good.

Enter between the center and eastern portion of the beach. It is safe to walk on the pebble bottom. When that ends, swim or snorkel over the area of larger rocks to avoid the sea urchins.

There is good snorkeling along the rocks on both sides of the bay. The underwater grasslands may also hold pleasant surprises for patient snorkelers - look for conch, turtles and spotted eagle rays.