If you drive away from all of the excitement of the Douglas Visitors’ Center toward the South West corner of the island you will find a little patch of paradise called Elliott’s Beach.  It is named after the Elliott family, owners of a Plantation on the Island long before it became part of the USMC Recruit Depot.

My original post for this week described Elliott’s Beach as a place to take your family to eat lunch or just sit and enjoy the view.  But when I called to verify my information I found out MCCS, (the Marine Corps Community Service), takes reservations for the beach area.  The reserved area includes the pavilion, covered picnic tables, children’s playground, etc…   This means you can visit the beach but  if you are using the facilities and someone arrives who reserved the area, you will have to make other arrangements.

Here are the directions if you decide to check it out.  Once you get there, enjoy the beautiful view of the ocean as you sit on one of the bench swings or have lunch on one of the covered picnic tables.  Clean up is easy with plenty of garbage cans around to dispose of your trash.  For your convenience there are three port-o-potties.

Next to the Pavilion children can play on the playground which includes places to slide, a rope ladder, and  a bridge .  There are park benches so you can keep a watchful eye on little ones as they climb and crawl through.

Just keep in mind, if someone arrives who reserved the area, you will have to leave.  If this happens, you can always go to one of the other picnic areas.

Did you find my post useful?  If so, please leave a comment in the area below.  Have you visited Elliott’s Beach?   Comment below and share your thoughts.