Plum bay A beautiful, secluded beach,, well known among surfers, stretching from la Pointe Blanche des Canonniers to the rocks at Pointe Plum, which are a beautiful snorkeling site. Baie rouge Very popular, close to Marigot, it has food facilities. Good swimmers can easely reach a smaller, more intimate beach, hidden at the cliff's foot at it Eastern end.Little bay a small, accessible by the road to Devil's Hole. A wild, secluded site, facing Marigot bay. Baie nettlé , it is a long sand strip at the western end of the bay of Marigot. It has been subdivided into small "private" beaches by the hotel and restaurant owners, on the sea side as well as along Simpson's bay lagoon. Baie de la potence a beach in town, of little interest,bordering the sea front road.Watch out for current. Plage des amoureux aply named. Nested in the rocky coast of Pointe Arago, accessible y the road to the commercial harbour or from Friar's Bay. a few metres of sand, for the most confidential bay on the island!Friar's bay ,a well protected beach, with restaurants. A family beach in the daytime, it turns into a meeting place for night owls attending Kali's famous "Full Moon Parties"Happy bay, the perfect embodiment of a small tropical paradise, accessed by a path starting at the northern end of Friar's Bay(well worth the required 10 minute's walk). Baie de grand-case , a long beach, lined by the terraces of most prestigious restaurants on the island and the famous small "lolos"(creole restaurants). Petite plage , at the end of the bay of grand-Case, in front of Rocher creole, better titted for swimming than the former. Anse marcel , a beautiful beach, set in the magnificent environment of the port Lonvilliers, well protected from the winds and swell. Petites cayes , assuredly one of the most beautiful beaches on the island for nature and solitude lovers. In thin crescent of the white sand set in he wild reffs ofPointe des Froussards. A 25 minutes walk from Cul-de-Sac on an easy coastal path. Grandes cayes , near Cul-de-Sac, it is the ideal site for traditional Saint-Martin family picnics.

Great Bay , this beach stretches along the city of Philpsburg. Recently widened and mproved, it has for background the silhouettes of large cruise ships. the west end is best.Little Bay , protected by Fort Amsterdam peninsula, this site has been recently resplanted by Sint Maarten's Nature Foundation. On the east is the onlyly shore-accessible dive site. Cay Bay , this beautiful solitary beach owes its serenity to its lack of access. its only visitors are horseriders and mountain bikers. Nears gorgeous underwater seascapes. Pelican cay , a small, pleasant beach, in front of hotels facing Simpson Bay. Maho beach , right at the end of the airport runway, it is a pole of attraction during landings and takeoffs! Do not leave anything on the beach in the axis of the track, as beach umbrellas, towels and bags regulary end up in the sea... Mullet bay bordering the golf course, a magnificent beach. When the swell is from the north, it becomes a surfer's spot. Cupecoy , a succession of small beaches which form and disappear with the quiks of the sea, at the foot of ochre-colored cliffs. The west end is managed. Baie longue , the longest beach on the island, it spreads from the cliff at the Samanna to la Pointe des Canonniers. In spite of a few enclosure walls, it keeps a lot of charm.

Orient bay ,the most popular beach on the island, often called "Saint-Tropez of the Caribbean". Perfectly equiped, it offers a wide variety of beach restaurantsand boutiques, as well as the complete range of desirable water sport, from parasailing to sailing school. Le Galion , a family beach bordering a very pleasant, well-protected strech of water. Restaurant and watersports centers. Baie de l'embouchure , a long sand strip linking le Galion and l'Etang aux poissons, between the atlantic Ocean and the mangrove swamp. a good picnic site favored by wind and kite-surfers. Baie lucas , its exposure to the swells and wind make it inhospitable to regular swimmers, but its cayes make it an snorkelling site. Dawn beach , a gorgeous, uncrowded beach, lies on Oyster Pond's Atlantic side; several restaurants are nearly. Guana bay , a secluded beach, facing the islands of St Barth fairly sizeable rolling waves make it a favorite of body-borders. Black bay , less than an hour's walk from guana bay, on a beautiful coastal pach; it offers no beaches, fust volcanic rock, but one can't help adding this magnificent natural swimming pool to the list of the best swimming sites in Sint-Maarten?