Exuma Cays Land & Sea Park

What the official park sources establish

The Bahamas National Trust describes the Exuma Cays Land & Sea Park as established in 1958 and managed as a marine protected area with reefs, mangroves, seagrass, beaches, trails, wildlife, wardens, and moorings. The official Bahamas tourism page describes it as a reserve where fishing is prohibited. Read the Bahamas National Trust park page and its current fee information before visiting.

Park information, fees, access arrangements, and operating details can change. Treat the official park source and current warden or operator instructions as the final authority.

Responsible visitor checklist

• Follow posted instructions, warden guidance, and the protected area's current rules.
• Do not fish or remove marine life, shells, coral, plants, archaeological material, or other natural resources from a protected area.
• Use designated moorings or follow current anchoring instructions; avoid damage to coral and seagrass.
• Keep wildlife wild, give animals space, and never treat a sighting or interaction as guaranteed.
• Pack out rubbish and avoid leaving food, plastic, or other waste behind.
• Ask the park or your operator about current fees, access, communications, and emergency procedures before departure.

Arriving by dinghy at Shroud Cay

Decide how you will explore the creeks before launching a motorized dinghy. The Trust permits motors in the north tidal creek at idle speed with no wake. Its rules close the other Shroud Cay tidal creeks to motorized vessels. At an overnight stop, keep anchors off reefs and outside mooring fields. Check the Trust’s fee and payment page for your vessel.

What can you take home from the park?

Leave shells on the beach, including empty ones. The no-take protection also covers fish, conch and lobster. Pack a bag for your own rubbish because the park has no disposal service. Ashore, follow the marked trails. See the park rules from the Bahamas National Trust. For a trip overview that compares a day tour with a visit aboard your own boat, see the independent Exuma Park guide.

Plan the park day with conditions and a verified operator

Most visitors reach the park as part of a boat or sailing plan. Compare Exuma boat tours, ask the provider which park areas are included, and confirm the departure dock, return plan, weather policy, food and water, shade, and any current park charges. Use weather and marine conditions as a planning input, not as a promise that a route will operate.

For a broader trip, place the park day inside the Exuma itinerary guide and keep a road-access alternative available if conditions or the operator's safety decision change. For a separate protected-area day around Great Exuma, see the Moriah Harbour Cay National Park planning guide rather than assuming the same access or rules apply.