Excerpted
from St. John Off The Beaten Track ©
2006 Gerald Singer
Klein Bay is
principally a cobblestone beach, where one can delight in the colorful
polished stones and beautiful pieces of bleached white coral that
make up the beach. and extend into the water along the shoreline
for about twenty feet and up to a depth of about three feet. The
bottom then changes to one of larger rocks and reef for about another
twenty feet before becoming the sand and grass bottom which characterizes
the majority of the bay.
Starting from the Texaco Station take Route 104 east 1.6 miles.
When the road forks, bear right and continue following the south
shore coastline. Make the first right turn onto the road which
leads to Klein Bay. Make the second right turn and park at the
end of the road, where a short path leads to the beach. Although
the access road is private, no attempts have been made to restrict
public access to the beach
The name Klein Bay comes from the Dutch and German word klein meaning
small.
There is good snorkeling along the rocks on both sides of the bay.
The underwater grasslands may also hold pleasant surprises for
patient snorkelers - look for conch, turtles and spotted eagle
rays.
Although the entrance into the water is a bit difficult, the swimming
is good. Enter between the center and eastern portion of the
beach. It is safe to walk on the pebble bottom. When that ends,
swim or snorkel over the area of larger rocks to avoid the sea
urchins.
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