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The World’s 100 Best Beaches

Gold Rock Beach

Grand Bahama, Bahamas

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST BEACHES WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 65 2026
Gold Rock Beach

A long stretch of soft white sand slopes gently into clear, calm, shallow water, with tidal pools and sandbanks at low tide and mangroves behind. Visitors park at Lucayan National Park across the road and walk about ten minutes along a boardwalk.

Highlights

  • Soft white sand
  • Shallow clear turquoise water
  • Mangrove boardwalk walk

Good to know

  • Park entrance fee charged at parking lot
  • No shops; vendor rents chairs, umbrellas
  • Thirty minute taxi from Freeport cruise terminal

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