This undeveloped beach of speckled coral sands offers a 30-foot-wide pool protected from the strong Atlantic Ocean currents by a rock shelf that parallels the northside of the shoreline. A new visitor facility has some simple displays on shells, coral and ecology, as well as restrooms. Off the beach are three islands: Sugar Loaf is a privately owned island with a cottage on its south shore; Green Island has a few abandoned buildings and no beach; and Sandy Island has an abandoned hotel and a nice beach for swimming and snorkeling on its leeward side. Bathways Beach can be reached by vehicle along a good road leading northeast from River Sallee, and fishing boats can be chartered from Sauteurs to the islands offshore.

This small rural island has good beaches and a pace of life that can only be described as slow motion. There are 12,000 residents on Carriacou, and half of them are goats who forage the dry scrubby landscape dotted with cacti, acacias and splashes of bougainvillea. While the island's low-key character and natural harbor have long attracted yachters, few other Caribbean travelers have Carriacou on their itinerary. Consequently the beaches are uncrowded and finding a room is seldom a problem. Carriacou has fantastic views of the neighboring Grenadines and a couple of nearshore islets of its own that can readily be visited for picnicking, snorkeling and diving. Hillsborough is the administrative and commercial center of the island; Tyrell Bay is a popular yachting anchorage and the nearest thing the island has to a beach hang-out. The island measures about 7 miles (12km) from tip to tail and just over 2 miles (3.5 km) in width. It's 17 miles (27km) northeast of Grenada and can be reached by boat from St George's or by plane from Grenada's Point Salines airport.

At the northeastern tip of Grenada a few miles east of Sauteurs is a wild sweep of sand backed by eroded sea cliffs with the pointed Sugar Loaf island (also called Levera Island) just offshore. This area, made up of the beach, a mangrove swamp and a nearby pond, has been incorporated into Grenada's national park system serving as an important waterfowl habitat and sea turtle nesting site. Although passable by 4WD, it can be a rough ride on the road leading north into Levera Beach from Bathways Beach and most visitors prefer the 30-minute walk.

This tiny circular volcanic cone rises out of the sea 3 miles (5km) northeast of Carriacou. Most of Petit Martinique's 600 inhabitants make a living from the sea, and the island enjoys one of the region's highest per capita incomes. There's not much to see here unless you're interested in quiet isolation. The islanders have a reputation for their independent spirit, as well as a bit of notoriety for smuggling. The island has a school, church, guesthouse and a grocery shop-cum-bar, but no police, customs or banks. There's one road on the western coast, though most people get around on foot. A local cargo boat plies between Petit Martinique and Hillsborough on Carriacou twice a week, or you can arrange for a speedboat to zip you over to the island from Windward on Carriacou's northern coast.