Gunboat Beach
Overview
Gunboat Beach
Palisadoes, Kingston
0.0
Admission
FreeOpening Hours
Not open to the public. Currently under renovation
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: Ashley Codner/ Kevin White
- Organization: Jamaica Environment Trust
- Survey date & time: 28th February, 2019, 4:25pm
- Beach: Gunboat Beach
- Other names:
- Location: Palisadoes, Kingston
- Latitude: 17.943797
- Longitude: -76.761753
- Beach length: 0.00 km
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: No
- Fish vending: No
- Commercial activity level: No commercial activity
- Swimming/bathing beach: No
- Protected area: Palisadoes Port Royal Protected Area
- Opening hours Not open to the public. Currently under renovation
- Busiest day of the week: Not sure
- Attendance on typical days: Not sure
- Attendance on busiest days: Not sure
Beach Management
- Beach type: Public beach (government owned, with access to the general public, with or without an entrance fee)
- Property owner: National Land Agency
- Owner contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Property manager:
- Manager contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- 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 (11 - 50 cars)
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: No
- Pets: Not sure
- Facility costs:
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Other
No activities - Family environment: Not sure
Facility is not open for business. - Alcohol: Not sure
- Smoking: Not sure
- Parties:
- How often:
- Party days:
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: None
- Offshore structures:
- Pier/Jetty
Animals
- Domestic animals: Dogs
- Sea turtle nests: No
- Sea turtle poaching: No
- Wild animals:
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 20% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Shrubs
- Names of vegetation:
- Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses
- Sargassum issues: 1
Sand
- Sand color: Light Brown
- Sand texture: Gravel
- Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
- Erosion: There are no evidence of erosion.
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: Not sure
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: No
- Drainage:
- Not applicable
- Drainage state: [""]
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are no 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:
- Not sure
- Garbage collection: