Peach Beach
Overview
Peach Beach
Discovery Bay, St. Ann
0.0
Admission
FreeOpening Hours
Always open
Websites
Features
2
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: Lauren Creary
- Organization: Jamaica Environment Trust
- Survey date & time: 6th April, 2019, 8:50pm
- Beach: Peach Beach
- Other names: Red Cross Beach
- Location: Discovery Bay, St. Ann
- Latitude: 18.46351
- Longitude: -77.39935100000002
- Beach length: 250.00 ft
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: No
- Fish vending: Yes
- Commercial activity level: Low levels of commercial activity (1 - 5 vendors/stalls/business places)
- Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
- Protected area: Discovery Bay Fish Sanctuary
- Opening hours Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Sunday
- Attendance on typical days: More than 100
- Attendance on busiest days: More than 100
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: Red Cross Jamaica
- Owner contact
- Name: Dr. Edwards
- Phone: (876) 984-7860
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Property manager: Discovery Bay Community Development Committee
- Manager contact
- Name: Sharon Chin Que (Dbay CDC PRO)
- Phone:
- Mobile: (876) 854-5011
- Email:
- Management arrangement: Informal arrangement
- Community organization: Discovery Bay Community Development Committee
- 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
- Vending (food)
- Family environment: Yes
Families and groups use this beach frequently. The water is calm and shallow as the beach is located in a protected bay. However, note no lifeguard present - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often:
- Party days:
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: 1
- Offshore structures:
- None observed
Animals
- Domestic animals: Dogs
- Sea turtle nests: No
- Sea turtle poaching: No
- Wild animals: Crabs
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 70% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Trees
- Grasses
- Shrubs
- Names of vegetation: Almond Trees
- Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses
- Sargassum issues: 6
Sand
- Sand color: White
- Sand texture: Fine
- Sand dunes: There are sand dunes less than 3 feet with about 50% covered with vegetation.
- Erosion:
- Exposed tree roots
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: No sewage/wastewater management necessary
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: No
- Drainage:
- Not applicable
- Drainage state: Not applicable
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are 3 bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 2 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: More than once per week