Turks and Caicos National Parks

Aerial view of the Ramsar Nature Reserve in the Turks and Caicos — Tidal creeks in the Ramsar Nature Reserve.

National Parks were first established in the Turks and Caicos in 1975, with the introduction of the National Parks Ordinance.

There are four categories of protection: national parks, nature reserves, sanctuaries, and areas of historical interest. Every major island in the country has at least two protected sites.

Fishing is strictly prohibited in all protected areas, with fines of $50,000 per infraction. Camping, making fires, and littering are all prohibited and carry fines.

Enforcement is handled by the Department of Environmental and Coastal Resources (DECR). Some sites, such as Cheshire Hall, Wade's Green, and Bird Rock Trail, are managed by the Turks and Caicos National Trust.

Aerial view of small limestone islands in Chalk Sound National Park

Aerial view of kiteboarders at the Middle Caicos Ocean Hole

Above: Half Moon Bay in the Princess Alexandra National Park. Top right: Top left: Islands in Chalk Sound National Park. Bottom right: Top right: Kiteboarders at the Middle Caicos Ocean Hole, which is perhaps the widest blue hole on earth. This amazing feature is part of the Vine Point and Ocean Hole Nature Reserve.

National Parks, Nature Reserves, and Protected Areas
National Parks
ID	Name	Acres
NP1	Admiral Cockburn Land and Sea National Park	2,097	Map
NP2	Chalk Sound National Park	3,605	Map
NP3	Columbus Landfall Marine National Park	2,783	Map
NP4	Conch Bar Caves National Park	256	Map
NP5	East Bay Islands National Park	8,331	Map
NP6	Fort George Land and Sea National Park	1,819	Map
NP7	Grand Turk Cays Land and Sea National Park See Gibbs Cay, Penniston Cay, Martin Alonza Pinson Cay (East Cay)	490	Map
NP8	North West Point Marine National Park	4,163	Map
NP9	Princess Alexandra Land and Sea National Park	9,494	Map
NP10	South Creek National Park	242	Map
NP11	West Caicos Marine National Park	1,153	Map
Nature Reserves
NR12	Admiral Cockburn Nature Reserve See Long Cay, Six Hills Cays, Middleton Cay	791	Map
NR13	Bell Sound Nature Reserve	2,857	Map
NR14	Cottage Pond Nature Reserve	19	Map
NR15	Dick Hill Creek and Bellefield Landing Pond Nature Reserve	991	Map
NR16	Lake Catherine Nature Reserve	979	Map
NR17	North, Middle and East Caicos Nature Reserve (Ramsar)	144,747	Map
NR18	North West Point Pond Nature Reserve See Northwest Point National Park	140	Map
NR19	Pigeon Pond and Frenchman’s Creek Nature Reserve	5,948	Map
NR20	Princess Alexandra Nature Reserve See Little Water Cay (Iguana Island), Mangrove Cay, Donna Cay	523	Map
NR21	Pumpkin Bluff Pond Nature Reserve See Pumpkin Bluff	411	Map
NR22	Vine Point (Man O’ War Bush) and Ocean Hole Nature Reserve See Man O' War Bush and Ocean Hole	1,838	Map
Sanctuaries
S23	Big Sand Cay Sanctuary	442	Map
S24	French, Bush and Seal Cays Sanctuary See French Cay, Bush Cay, Pear Cay (Seal Cays)	80	Map
S25	Long Cay Sanctuary (Grand Turk)	188	Map
S26	Three Marys Cays Sanctuary	36	Map
Areas of Historical Interest
HA27	Boiling Hole Area of Historical Interest	121	Map
HA28	Cheshire Hall Area of Historical Interest	3.41	Map
HA29	Fort George Area of Historical Interest See Fort George Cay	1.2	Map
HA30	H.M.S. Endymion Wreck Area of Historical Interest	7	Map
HA31	Molasses Reef Wreck Area of Historical Interest	0.23	Map
HA32	Salt Cay Area of Historical Interest See Salt Cay Salinas	466	Map
HA33	Sapodilla Hill Area of Historical Interest	0.14	Map
HA34	Town Pond Salina Area of Historical Interest See Grand Turk Salt Salinas	178	Map
HA35	Red Salina Area of Historical Interest See Grand Turk Salt Salinas	26	Map
National Trust Protected Areas
	Bird Rock Trail	113	Map
	Crossing Place Trail	-	Map
	Haulover Plantation	-	Map
	Wade's Green Plantation		Map

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