Old Wharf Beach
Overview
Old Wharf Beach
Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth
0.0
Admission
FreeOpening Hours
Always open
Websites
Features
5
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: Claudette Moxam
- Organization: Treasure Beach Women's Group Benevolent Society
- Survey date & time: 11th January, 2019, 12:30pm
- Beach: Old Wharf Beach
- Other names: Sandy Hill Bay Beach
- Location: Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth
- Latitude: 17.877003933391098
- Longitude: -77.75775845554199
- Beach length: 1.00 mi
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: No
- Fish vending: No
- Commercial activity level: Moderate levels of commercial activity (6 - 10 vendors/stalls/business places)
- Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
- Protected area:
- Opening hours Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Sunday
- Attendance on typical days: 5-10
- Attendance on busiest days: 51 - 100
Beach Management
- Beach type: Community Beach, i.e. beach designated for use and benefit of adjacent community (with access to the general public)
- Property owner: Beach Control Authority/Natural Resources Conservation Authority
- Owner contact
- Name:
- Phone: (876) 754-7541
- Mobile:
- Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Property manager: St Elizabeth Parish Council
- Manager contact
- Name: St Elizabeth Parish Council
- Phone: (876) 965-2038
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Management arrangement: Unknown
- 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
Visitors are allowed to freely use the beach. The beach has a friendly atmosphere - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often: Once or twice per year
- Party days:
- Public Holidays
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: None
- Offshore structures:
- Groyne
Animals
- Domestic animals: Dogs
- Sea turtle nests: Yes
- Sea turtle poaching: No
- Wild animals: Crabs
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 80% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Beach vines
- Trees
- Grasses
- Names of vegetation: Cotton Trees
Coconut Trees
Grass
Cassia Trees
Tamarind Trees - Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses
- Sargassum issues: 1
Sand
- Sand color: Dark Brown
- Sand texture: Coarse
- Sand dunes: There are sand dunes less than 3 feet with about 90% covered with vegetation.
- Erosion: There are no evidence of erosion.
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: No sewage/wastewater management necessary
- Sea pollution:
- Sargassum
- Water monitoring: Not sure
- Drainage:
- Not applicable
- Drainage state: Not applicable
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are 2 bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 5 out of 5 for cleanliness.
- Fish cleaning: Fish are not cleaned on the beach
- Responsible for garbage: Community member(s)
- Garbage management:
- Garbage collection by NSWMA
- Garbage collection: Once per week