Whitehouse Beach Park
Overview
Whitehouse Beach Park
Whitehouse, Westmoreland
0.0
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: Deceita Turner
- Organization: Bluefields Bay Fishermen's Friendly Society
- Survey date & time: 26th March, 2019, 9:30pm
- Beach: Whitehouse Beach Park
- Other names: South Sea Park Development
- Location: Whitehouse, Westmoreland
- Latitude: 18.089688
- Longitude: -77.96846600000003
- Beach length: 0.50 mi
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: Yes
- Fish vending: Yes
- Commercial activity level: Low levels of commercial activity (1 - 5 vendors/stalls/business places)
- Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
- Protected area:
- Opening hours Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Saturday
- Attendance on typical days: 5-10
- Attendance on busiest days: 0 - 20
Beach Management
- Beach type: Private beach (privately owned/leased, operating as a public beach (with access to the general public) with or without an entrance fee)
- Property owner: South Sea Park West Bay Home Owners Association
- Owner contact
- Name: Dr. Linda Chidester
- Phone:
- Mobile: (876) 383-6982
- Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Property manager:
- Manager contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Management arrangement:
- Community organization:
- Website & social media pages:
- Permits:
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees:
- Changing room: Yes
- Running water: Yes
- Toilet: Yes
- Parking: Yes (11 - 50 cars)
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: Yes
- Facility costs: Cooking facilities: US$200.00
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Fishing
- Boat repair/storage
- Leisure boats/yachts (drop anchor/moorings/dock/tie up)
- Parties
- Motorized watersports
- Family environment: Yes
The beach is used by locals .There is no harassment on the beach. Please note there is no lifeguard on this beach. - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often: 3 - 5 times per year
- Party days:
- Weekends only
- Public Holidays
- 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: Not sure
- Sea turtle poaching: No
- Wild animals: Birds
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 40% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Trees
- Names of vegetation: Seaside Mahoe
- Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses 4
- Sargassum issues: 6
Sand
- Sand color: White
- Sand texture: Fine
- Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
- Erosion: There are no evidence of erosion.
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: On-site sewage/wastewater treatment plant which discharges into a central sewage line
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: Yes
- Drainage:
- Drain
- Drainage state: ["Garbage"]
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are 3 bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 4 out of 5 for cleanliness.
- Fish cleaning: Fish are cleaned on the beach/ in the water and fish waste is left in the environment
- Responsible for garbage: Community member(s)
- Garbage management:
- Garbage collection by NSWMA
- Garbage collection: Once per week