Gold Rock Beach

Freeport, Bahamas
Managed by Save The Bays / Waterkeepers Bahamas

Gold Rock Beach is part of the Bahamas National Trust. The beach is located nearly 25 miles away from Freeport and is pristine. This beach has a vast intertidal zone that adds to its allure. The beach was one of the locations for the filming of the Pirates of the Caribbean films and is generally used for swimming and snorkeling.

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Water Quality
  • Passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time

  • Historical Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on January 8th, 2020. Save The Bays / Waterkeepers Bahamas updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on January 15th, 2020 at 10:41 AM.
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Monitoring Frequency

Gold Rock Beach is sampled bi-weekly from January 1st from December 31st.

Source Information

Waterkeepers Bahamas monitors 17 beach sites within its region, on the islands of Bimini, Grand Bahama and the western-bays in New Providence. These samples are collected and processed by Waterkeepers Bahamas staff, volunteers and students Cadets.

All sites are marine (salt) water. Water samples are tested for Enterococcus at all sites, utilizing the standardized US EPA criteria of 141 CFU/100 ml for collecting and analyzing water samples. Sampling is collected all year long, but the frequency of collection is few during the colder months. Water samples collected from April 1 to October 31. Samples are collected every 2 weeks. From November to March, samples are collected once per month. Samples are typically collected on Wednesdays or Thursdays.Results are communicated through the Swim Guide app, and are also posted on the Save The Bays (www.savethebays.bs) website, and on social media for Waterkeepers Bahamas and Save The Bays. Beaches are marked GREEN when single sample results are under 141 Enterococcus per 100 ml water. Beaches are marked RED when single sample results are equal to or over 141 Enterococcus per 100 ml water. They have FAILED to meet water quality standards. Beaches are marked GREY when there is no current information or water sample results.

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Gold Rock Beach

Freeport, Bahamas
Managed by Save The Bays / Waterkeepers Bahamas
Water Quality
  • Passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time
  • Historical Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on January 8th, 2020. Save The Bays / Waterkeepers Bahamas updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on January 15th, 2020 at 10:41 AM.
For water quality icon legend, click:  

Gold Rock Beach is part of the Bahamas National Trust. The beach is located nearly 25 miles away from Freeport and is pristine. This beach has a vast intertidal zone that adds to its allure. The beach was one of the locations for the filming of the Pirates of the Caribbean films and is generally used for swimming and snorkeling.

Get directions to this beach
  • Report Pollution
Monitoring Frequency

Gold Rock Beach is sampled bi-weekly from January 1st from December 31st.

Source Information

Waterkeepers Bahamas monitors 17 beach sites within its region, on the islands of Bimini, Grand Bahama and the western-bays in New Providence. These samples are collected and processed by Waterkeepers Bahamas staff, volunteers and students Cadets.

All sites are marine (salt) water. Water samples are tested for Enterococcus at all sites, utilizing the standardized US EPA criteria of 141 CFU/100 ml for collecting and analyzing water samples. Sampling is collected all year long, but the frequency of collection is few during the colder months. Water samples collected from April 1 to October 31. Samples are collected every 2 weeks. From November to March, samples are collected once per month. Samples are typically collected on Wednesdays or Thursdays.Results are communicated through the Swim Guide app, and are also posted on the Save The Bays (www.savethebays.bs) website, and on social media for Waterkeepers Bahamas and Save The Bays. Beaches are marked GREEN when single sample results are under 141 Enterococcus per 100 ml water. Beaches are marked RED when single sample results are equal to or over 141 Enterococcus per 100 ml water. They have FAILED to meet water quality standards. Beaches are marked GREY when there is no current information or water sample results.

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  Beach Location Water Quality
Freeport, Bahamas
Freeport, Bahamas
Freeport, Bahamas
Freeport, Bahamas
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