Retreat Beach
Overview
Retreat Beach
Morant Bay, St. Thomas
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Admission
FreeOpening Hours
Always open
Websites
Features
4
Cleanliness rating0
Harassment rating- Parking available
- Pets allowed
- Toilet available
- Changingroom available
- Lifeguard station
- Food & drinks allowed
- Running water available
- Cooking allowed
General
Basic Info
- Name: Jaedon Lawe
- Organization: Yardie Environmental Conservationists Ltd
- Survey date & time: 31st December, 2018, 8:45pm
- Beach: Retreat Beach
- Other names:
- Location: Morant Bay, St. Thomas
- Latitude: 17.87029771681335
- Longitude: -76.36782018808287
- Beach length: 80.00 m
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: No
- Fish vending: No
- Commercial activity level: No commercial activity
- Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
- Protected area:
- Opening hours Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Saturday
- Attendance on typical days: Less than 5
- Attendance on busiest days: 21 - 50
Beach Management
- Beach type: Public beach (government owned, with access to the general public, with or without an entrance fee)
- Property owner: Beach Control Authority
- Owner contact
- Name:
- Phone: (876) 754-7540
- Mobile:
- Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Property manager: Whispering Bamboo
- Manager contact
- Name: Marcia Bennett
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Management arrangement: Lease or other similar contract
- Community organization:
- Website & social media pages:
- Permits:
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees:
- Changing room: No
- Running water: No
- Toilet: No
- Parking: Yes (less than 10 cars)
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: Yes
- Facility costs:
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Family environment: Yes
The beach has shallow water and is easily accessible - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often:
- Party days:
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: None
- Offshore structures:
- Seawall
Animals
- Domestic animals: No domestic animals are on the beach.
- Sea turtle nests: No
- Sea turtle poaching: No
- Wild animals:
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 60% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Beach vines
- Trees
- Grasses
- Shrubs
- Names of vegetation:
- Vegetation clearing: There is evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses 6
- Sargassum issues: 8
Sand
- Sand color: Dark Brown
- Sand texture: Rock
- Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
- Erosion:
- Damaged hard structures (sea walls, groynes, etc.)
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: Soak-away pit
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: Yes
- Drainage:
- Drain
- Drainage state: The drains does not appear to be polluted.
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are no bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 4 out of 5 for cleanliness.
- Fish cleaning: Fish are not cleaned on the beach
- Responsible for garbage: Beach Manager Staff/Caretaker
- Garbage management:
- Garbage collection by NSWMA
- Garbage is burnt in the open
- Composting
- Plastics separated for recycling
- Garbage collection: Once per week