Smith’s Reef

Calm water, great snorkeling. If you're here for snorkeling walk ~200m until you see the round blue Welcome to Smith's Reef to your right. You have easy access to the water here (a sandy path between the rocks). Just swim away from the beach and you hit the reef. There are several parts of the reef both to your left and your right. We saw the most sea turtles (over a dozen) at the end of the grassy patch, towards your right ~50-100m away from the beach. Don't bother to try snorkeling close to the marina - there is not a lot to see.

Absolutely beautiful area to spend a day snorkkelling at. We didnt get snorkelling as it was very windy and wavy the week we were there. But we did visit Smiths Reef for a couple of hours. A couple of suggestions would be to build a small bathroom with a change room by the parking lot as there are no facilities close by. Also to rope a section with buoys for snorkellling so boats are not allowed to enter that area. Being right beside the marina and having boats going in and out right there could be dangerous for the snorkellers. You dont have to rope off the entire reef just the canal entrance and a section of the reef and shore so there is a part boats would steer clear of. I had friends who snorkelled here a couple of weeks before our arrival tell me they saw many fish, turtles and rays here.

One of the best places to swim with sea turtles in Turks and Caicos. The beach is nice and peaceful since it's not in the commercial area of the Island. Entry into water is rocky so water shoes are must. One of the best snorkeling spots on the island since the reef is close to the beach and don't have to swim very far to find plenty of fish and sea turtles.

Great place to snorkel. Easy to get to, well marked. Reef is super close to shore. Walk further down beach to get in and float, drift back towards marina. We saw several turtles, puffers, squid and barracuda. Beautiful beach, narrow during high tide but find a rock and place your belongings. Get out before jetty for easier return to shore.

Amazing reef for snorkeling day or night. Safety first- be cautious the glass bottom boat will right to the reef so stay visible and alert. Secondly don't go too deep or you risk being in the lane boats to/from the nearby harbor use. That out of the way, you will see lots of turtles, rays, and even some eagle rays. Look close there are all sorts of cool critters hidden in the coral. Please be respectful and don't harrass or touch coral, I got these pics without doing so!

Absolutely stunning! If you want to see sea turtles, we have seen them here 3 days in a row. We have also seen a ray, barracuda, tiny jellyfish (no one got stung and we swam with them for a while), a short nose bat fish (wild looking creature, google it) lobster and a ton of gorgeous fish. The reef is fairly close to shore and you can absolutely snorkel as a novice here. Pretty good size parking lot and one of the better roads that leads to a beach. Turtle harbor entrance/exit is here and the boats are very aware of snorkelers, they keep a good distance and I’ve felt safe snorkeling with my family here. There’s some shallow beaches for little ones in the inlet. This beach is a snorkeling and swimming beach, no surf.

Gorgeous snorkeling, easily accessible and not crowded. There is a bit of boat traffice but it doesn't seem to bother the sea turtles!

A little gem for some snorkeling off the proverbial beaten path. At the end of a dirt road located with a small parking lot right next to it. The reef basically starts at the beach thus entering is a bit treacherous but still easily doable without shoes. Note - there is no infrastructure there, i‘e no shower, umbrellas etc so come prepared.