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If you enjoy spectacular scenery and there's only one trip you take while at
Club Fortuna, it ought to be to the Lucayan National Park. The Park includes
Gold Rock Beach which is probably one of the most stunning beaches in existence
along with caves that have water and fish in them.
The park is located 30-40 miles east of Freeport on the southern shore of Grand
Bahama Island. The excursion we took included round-trip transportation, about 45
minutes of free time on the beach, and a tour of the caves - other excursions
include kayak tours.
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The parking area for the Lucayan National Park is located right off the main east-west island
road.
There's not much there in the way of facilities with the exception of one
unisex restroom. During the main part of the day, there are usually vendors
working out of their vehicles selling souveniers, snacks, and drinks.
From the parking area, you cross the road,
and it's less than a mile walk to Gold Rock Beach.
The path to the beach changes, at different points,
from path to boardwalk to bridge and back again. It makes it's way through
pine forest, mangrove swamp, sand dunes, and palm trees finally ending at
the beach itself.
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Along the path to the beach, you'll find many different colored flowers,
ferns, and other
plants of all kinds.
When we were there in late June we didn't find there was any problem with bugs
so it's well worth your while to take your time along the way to
"stop and smell the roses" - well, maybe not roses, but there are plenty of
others from which to choose.
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At the end of the path, you're rewarded with one of the most spectacular
beaches of all time.
There's loads of clean white sand beach as far as the eye can see in either
direction. The water is crystal clear in the tide pools and inlets, sandy
where the gentle waves break, changing to various shades of turquoise as
the water gets deeper, ending up a deep blue far offshore.
About a half mile offshore you can see a very small island - it's actually just
a rock - called Gold Rock after which the beach is named.
With the exception of a few picnic tables under the trees, you won't find any
intruding signs of civilization anywhere.
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