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![it may be hard to find, but Anguilla's Little Bay Beach is a sandy secret worth discovering. Tucked away with ridiculous views of just about everything, the unspoiled spit that is bookended by cliffs is one of those coveted unsullied spots on the sand.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/03/USAT/f8ea91eb-d2e0-47f4-8fc2-55ec723ff39e-ANG_Little_Bay_Beach_in_Anguilla_is_coveted_for_its_serenity_and_seclusion_Credit_anguilla-beaches.com.png?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
it may be hard to find, but Anguilla's Little Bay Beach is a sandy secret worth discovering. Tucked away with ridiculous views of just about everything, the unspoiled spit that is bookended by cliffs is one of those coveted unsullied spots on the sand.
Anguilla-Beaches.com![Surrounded by layered limestone, Little Bay Beach is a blink-and-you-miss-it beach that is Anguilla’s least crowded. Keep your eyes open and your camera charged as graceful pelicans fly from the beach to the sea and back.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/03/USAT/511dd1a4-5cdb-414c-af10-9a47717093e3-ANG_Little_Bay_in_Anguilla_is_a_tranquil_beach_book-ended_by_cliffs_Credit_Anguilla_Tourist_Board.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Surrounded by layered limestone, Little Bay Beach is a blink-and-you-miss-it beach that is Anguilla’s least crowded. Keep your eyes open and your camera charged as graceful pelicans fly from the beach to the sea and back.
Anguilla Tourist Board![Less than an hour from the resorts and dive shops that line Palm Beach on Aruba, Baby Beach near the funky town of San Nicolas is a delightful half-moon in an unruffled sheltered lagoon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/03/USAT/0bcccf34-586c-4c83-91f9-9bc4bbb83e42-ARUBA_In_Aruba_Baby_Beach_is_a_sheltered_lagoon_on_the_southeast_end_of_the_island_Credit_Aruba_Airport_Authority.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Less than an hour from the resorts and dive shops that line Palm Beach on Aruba, Baby Beach near the funky town of San Nicolas is a delightful half-moon in an unruffled sheltered lagoon.
Aruba Airport Authority![Family-friendly Baby Beach in Aruba is aptly named, with calm, shallow water ideal for young swimmers.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/03/USAT/69c6f4b4-29bc-447b-a8af-b232964872d4-ARUBA_Baby_Beach_in_Aruba_is_aptly_named_and_family-friendly_with_calm_shallow_water_Credit_Aruba_Tourism.jpg?width=660&height=496&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Family-friendly Baby Beach in Aruba is aptly named, with calm, shallow water ideal for young swimmers.
Aruba TourismThe water at Baby Beach is so shallow that young swimmers can wade out quite a distance and still touch the bottom with their feet as the grown-ups relax on a comfy beach bed or under a tiki hut-like palapa.
Melanie Reffes For USA TODAYCheap and cheerful, Big Mama Grill serves juicy slabs of sticky ribs on Baby Beach in Aruba.
Melanie Reffes For USA TODAY![On the northwest coast of Anegada, or the "Drowned Land" as the Spanish named it, Lo’Blolly Bay is a blinding white beach guarded by Horseshoe Reef.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/03/USAT/fefaae78-f0e6-4165-a167-169de07ec6f4-BVI_Beaches_in_Anegada_in_the_British_Virgin_Islands_are_blindingly_white_and_never_crowded_Credit_Anegada_Tourism.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
On the northwest coast of Anegada, or the "Drowned Land" as the Spanish named it, Lo’Blolly Bay is a blinding white beach guarded by Horseshoe Reef.
Anegada Tourism![Twenty miles from Tortola, the nearly deserted beach at Lo’Blolly Bay has a 50-foot walkout to the ocean.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/03/USAT/ecdb5c35-6dfe-41a0-9b05-a3e96c122613-BVI_In_Anegada__one_of_the_BVIs__LoBlolly_Bay_Beach_has_a_50_foot_walkout_to_the_ocean_Credit_British_Virgin_Islands_Tourist_Board.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Twenty miles from Tortola, the nearly deserted beach at Lo’Blolly Bay has a 50-foot walkout to the ocean.
British Virgin Islands Tourist Board![With only a few hundred lucky souls who call the second-largest of the British Virgins home, Lo’Blolly Bay never gets busy.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/03/USAT/d2ff1474-8fb8-4eca-befc-6d6185d0d1ff-BVI_On_the_north_side_of_Anegada_in_British_Virgin_Islands_LoBlolly_Bay_is_a_sandy_beach_protected_by_Horseshoe_Reef_Credit_Coch.vg.jpg?width=640&height=480&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
With only a few hundred lucky souls who call the second-largest of the British Virgins home, Lo’Blolly Bay never gets busy.
Coch - BVI![It's no surprise that the best-kept beach secret is on the smallest of the three Cayman Islands. Point of Sand on Little Cayman is the prettiest sandy perch this side of a postcard.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/03/USAT/b357367f-176b-4bc9-881c-d7a84193b684-CAY_In_Little_Cayman_Point_of_Sand_Beach_is_primo_for_privacy_seekers_Credit_Cayman_Islands_Department_of_Tourism.jpg?width=660&height=442&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
It's no surprise that the best-kept beach secret is on the smallest of the three Cayman Islands. Point of Sand on Little Cayman is the prettiest sandy perch this side of a postcard.
Cayman Islands Department Of Tourism![Accessible by car or scooter, Point of Sand is home to at least a dozen varieties of brightly colored reef fish just below the water’s surface.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/03/USAT/7fc9c6e9-9979-4385-a706-cd4bda8e94e2-CAY_In_Little_Cayman_Point_of_Sand_Beach_hosts_quite_a_show_at_sunset_Credit_Cayman_Islands_Department_of_Tourism.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Accessible by car or scooter, Point of Sand is home to at least a dozen varieties of brightly colored reef fish just below the water’s surface.
Cayman Islands Department Of Tourism![The water at Point of Sand is ankle-deep for the first 15 feet and gradually drops off, making the beach primo for snorkeling, swimming and staying cool in the water on a sunny afternoon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/03/USAT/a4dcbc4d-37fe-4673-a5cb-623e1695ddc9-CAY_Nary_a_soul_on_the_Point_of_Sand_Beach_on_Little_Cayman_in_the_Cayman_Islands_Credit_Visit_Cayman_Islands.jpg?width=660&height=326&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The water at Point of Sand is ankle-deep for the first 15 feet and gradually drops off, making the beach primo for snorkeling, swimming and staying cool in the water on a sunny afternoon.
Visit Cayman Islands![Playa Kenepa, on the west side of Curacao, is really two beaches rolled into one. The bigger beach, known as Grote Knip, is carpeted in white sand while the smaller, more intimate beach called Klein Knip is favored for the snorkeling hot spots close to the coastline.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/03/USAT/86b51e2a-7cf6-4096-89d5-a9c0016fef88-CUR_Grote_Knip_is_an_out_-of-the-way_cove_beach_on_the_west_coast_of_Curacao_Credit_CTB.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Playa Kenepa, on the west side of Curacao, is really two beaches rolled into one. The bigger beach, known as Grote Knip, is carpeted in white sand while the smaller, more intimate beach called Klein Knip is favored for the snorkeling hot spots close to the coastline.
Curacao Tourist BoardWith only one road which leads to both, these bucket-list beaches at Playa Kenepa are never crowded, apart from locals who make a beeline for the soft sand on weekends.
Curacao Tourist Board![Away from the busy beaches on Jamaica's resort-lined northwest coast, Doctor's Cave on the Hip Strip in the heart of Montego Bay is the beach less-traveled.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/03/USAT/fdf46da9-ba3e-4da6-9ea2-b7a0630dd83f-JAM_Doctors_Cave_Beach_in_Jamaica_is_reputed_to_have_healing_water_Credit_Jamaica_Tourist_Board.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Away from the busy beaches on Jamaica's resort-lined northwest coast, Doctor's Cave on the Hip Strip in the heart of Montego Bay is the beach less-traveled.
Jamaica Tourist Board![The warm water at Jamaica's Doctor's Cave is the perfect prescription for relaxation.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/03/USAT/abadecdf-af1e-469c-99df-b95eca0698e0-JAM_Doctors_Cave_Beach_in_Jamaica_opened_in_1906_as_one_of_the_islands_first_bathing_clubs_Credit_Jamaica_Tourist_Board_.jpg?width=427&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The warm water at Jamaica's Doctor's Cave is the perfect prescription for relaxation.
Jamaica Tourist Board![There are plenty of restaurants and bars at Doctor's Cave, although a picnic on the sand is the recommended choice on a sunny afternoon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/03/USAT/b23b23c8-aa55-48b2-bc06-97058dbbcb84-JAM_Doctors_Cave_Beach_is_a_world_way_from_the_resort_beaches_on_Jamaicas_northwest_coast_Credit_Visit_Jamaica.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
There are plenty of restaurants and bars at Doctor's Cave, although a picnic on the sand is the recommended choice on a sunny afternoon.
Visit Jamaica![Doctor's Cave, part of the Montego Bay Marine Park, allows visitors easy access to a boatload of water sports while a spirited underwater awaits the snorkelers in the crowd.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/03/USAT/8abd1765-730a-40f3-9b50-da667eff1385-JAM_Superb_snorkeling_at_Doctors_Cave_Beach_in_Jamaica_part_of_the_Montego_Bay_Marine_Park_Credit_Travel_Around_Jamaica_Tours.png?width=660&height=439&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Doctor's Cave, part of the Montego Bay Marine Park, allows visitors easy access to a boatload of water sports while a spirited underwater awaits the snorkelers in the crowd.
Travel Around Jamaica Tours![Despite its name, St. Lucia's Pigeon Island is connected to the mainland and there's nary a pigeon in sight – although a variety called the common wood pigeon once lived there, hence the island's name.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/03/USAT/3cfb0057-1f32-4adc-8eb2-d8ef5b96078f-LUC_Pigeon_Island_beaches_in_St._Lucia_are_part_of_the_National_Park_Credit_St_Lucia_Tourist_Board.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Despite its name, St. Lucia's Pigeon Island is connected to the mainland and there's nary a pigeon in sight – although a variety called the common wood pigeon once lived there, hence the island's name.
St. Lucia Tourist BoardA placid alternative to Reduit Beach across the bay, two petite strips of golden sand are just inside the entrance to the 40-acre national park on the northwest coast.
St. Lucia Tourist Board![With a big thumbs-up from swimmers and sunbathers, Pigeon Island is also popular with carb-cravers who rave about the West Indian rotis and icy cold Piton beer at Jambe de Bois, a rustic waterfront café.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/03/USAT/111b8f2d-e890-4b80-b59a-3f280f3de900-LUC_Pigeon_Island_on_the_north_coast_of_St._Lucia_invites_with_a_pair_of_secluded_sandy_beaches_Credit_St_Lucia.org.jpg?width=490&height=348&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
With a big thumbs-up from swimmers and sunbathers, Pigeon Island is also popular with carb-cravers who rave about the West Indian rotis and icy cold Piton beer at Jambe de Bois, a rustic waterfront café.
StLucia.orgMullet Bay in St. Maarten is a word-of-mouth beach without a lot of guidebook hype. A pretty palette of teal blue and talc white, the long sandy ribbon on the southwest coast is dotted with palms and sea grape trees.
Melanie Reffes For USA TODAYNo frills apart from polite vendors hawking sun loungers, cold beer and rum punch, Mullet Bay is easy to find off Rhine Road near the St. Maarten's only golf course.
Melanie Reffes For USA TODAYOn weekdays, there’s plenty of prime real estate on the sand while the weekend vibe is livelier with locals playing volleyball on the sand, party catamarans skirting the shoreline, and fishermen on the jetty 50 yards from shore ready to land the big one.
Melanie Reffes For USA TODAYStretching for 3 miles along the southeast coast of Providenciales on Turks and Caicos, Long Bay Beach is a world away and a short drive from the more popular Grace Bay Beach.
Melanie Reffes For USA TODAY![Courtesy of the easterly trade winds, Long Bay Beach is big with kiteboarders and stand-up paddleboarders.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/03/USAT/356afc10-1307-4051-9340-256772ee074f-TURKS_Long_Bay_Beach_in_Turks__Caicos_is_big_with_kiteboarders_courtesy_of_the_easterly_trade_winds_Credit_visittci.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Courtesy of the easterly trade winds, Long Bay Beach is big with kiteboarders and stand-up paddleboarders.
Visit Turks And Caicos IslandsA good bet for families, the water is so clear and shallow, you can easily walk (or ride a horse) hundreds of feet beyond the shoreline.
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