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Dunn's River Falls and Park

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Overview

Dunn's River Falls and Park

Ocho Rios, St. Ann
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Admission

Adults: US$23.00/JM$1,000.00
Child (4-12): US$15.00/JM$500.00

Opening Hours

8:30am to 4:00pm

Websites

Features

5
Cleanliness rating
0
Harassment rating
  • Parking available
  • Pets allowed
  • Toilet available
  • Changingroom available
  • Lifeguard station
  • Food & drinks allowed
  • Running water available
  • Cooking allowed

General

Basic Info

  • Name: Ashley Codner/ Tamoy Singh/ Lauren Creary
  • Organization: Jamaica Environment Trust
  • Survey date & time: 26th November, 2018, 8:10pm
  • Beach: Dunn's River Falls and Park
  • Other names:
  • Location: Ocho Rios, St. Ann
  • Latitude: 18.4154
  • Longitude: -77.13736499999999
  • Beach length: 0.00 km

Beach Basics

  • Fishing beach: No
  • Fish vending: No
  • Commercial activity level: Low levels of commercial activity (1 - 5 vendors/stalls/business places)
  • Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
  • Protected area: Ocho Rios Marine Park
  • Opening hours
    8:30am to 4:00pm
  • Busiest day of the week: Wednesday
  • Attendance on typical days: More than 100
  • Attendance on busiest days: More than 100

Beach Management

  • Beach type: Public beach (government owned, with access to the general public, with or without an entrance fee)
  • Property owner: Urban Development Coorperation
  • Owner contact
    • Name:
    • Phone: (876) 974-4767
    • Mobile:
    • Email:
  • Property manager: St. Andrew Development Company
  • Manager contact
    • Name: Jomo Pitterson
    • Phone:
    • Mobile:
    • Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Management arrangement: Employee
  • Community organization:
  • Website & social media pages:
    • Website: http://www.udcja.com/dunns-river-falls2
    • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DunnsRiverFallsandPark
    • Twitter:
    • Instagram:
  • Permits:

Features

Fees & Facilities

  • Entrance fees:
    Adults: US$23.00/JM$1,000.00
    Child (4-12): US$15.00/JM$500.00
  • Changing room: Yes
  • Running water: Yes
  • Toilet: Yes
  • Parking: Yes (more than 50 cars)
  • Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
  • Cooking: No
  • Pets: No
  • Facility costs:

    Locker - Single: US$8.00 or JMD equivalent at Bank of Jamaica's daily exchange rate
    Locker - Family: US$10.00 or JMD equivalent at Bank of Jamaica's daily exchange rate

Activities & Behaviour

  • Activities:
    • Swimming
    • Leisure boats/yachts (drop anchor/moorings/dock/tie up)
    • Craft/souvenir shops
    • Vending (craft)
    • Land-based sport (football, volleyball, etc.)

  • Family environment: Yes
    You can bring your own food.The beach is clean and the sea is calm. Persons can have privacy because the beach is large.
  • Alcohol: Yes
  • Smoking: No
  • Parties:
    • How often: Once or twice per year
    • Party days:
      • Weekends only
  • Harassment level: 0
  • Illegal activities: None

Environment

Structures & Dwellings

  • Settlements: None
  • Offshore structures:
    • Groyne
    • Pier/Jetty

Animals

  • Domestic animals: No domestic animals are on the beach.
  • Sea turtle nests: No
  • Sea turtle poaching: No
  • Wild animals: John Crows Crabs

Vegetation

  • vagetation coverage: About 80% coverage
  • Categories of vegetation:
    • Beach vines
    • Trees
  • Names of vegetation:
    Seaside Mahoe
    Hibiscus
    Breadnut Trees
    Breadfruit Trees
    Sea Grape Trees
    Almond Tree
    Bamboo
  • Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
  • Seagrasses
  • Sargassum issues: 1

Sand

  • Sand color: Dark Brown
  • Sand texture: Fine
  • Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
  • Erosion:
    • Other

Utilities

Water Management

  • Sewage & wastewater:
    On-site sewage/wastewater treatment plant which discharges into the environment
  • Sea pollution:
  • Water monitoring: Yes
  • Drainage:
    • Not applicable
  • Drainage state: [""]

Waste Management

  • Garbage bins: There are 7 bins available.
  • Cleanliness: Scored 5 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
    • Composting
  • Garbage collection: More than once per week
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