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Explore 20 protected areas in Antigua and Barbuda, rated across 10 categories

A protected cave system in southwestern Antigua that serves as an important roosting site for several bat species.

Bat Cave

A small protected island off the southeastern coast of Antigua, designated as a national park for its coastal habitats.

Blake Island

National park encompassing the summit of Mount Obama (formerly Boggy Peak), at 402 meters the highest point in Antigua, with hiking trails through tropical forest.

Boggy Peak

Marine reserve on Antigua's southwestern coast protecting Cades Reef, a two-mile-long barrier reef located a quarter mile offshore. Encompasses mangrove wetlands, extensive seagrass beds, sandy beache

Cades Bay

Vast coastal lagoon stretching along the entire western coast of Barbuda, home to the largest magnificent frigatebird colony in the Caribbean with over 5,000 birds. A Ramsar Wetland of International I

Codrington Lagoon

Dramatic natural limestone arch formation on Antigua's rugged Atlantic coast at Indian Town Point. Carved by centuries of ocean waves, the bridge features powerful blowholes that shoot water and spray

Devil's Bridge

One of Antigua and Barbuda's oldest marine protected areas, established in 1973 to safeguard two important reef systems off Antigua's coast. The reserve protects coral reef formations, associated mari

Diamond Reef and Salt Fish Tail Reef

National park on Goat Hill overlooking Deep Bay and St. John's Harbour, featuring the remains of a 1779 British fort, hiking trails through tropical vegetation, and panoramic views of the Caribbean Se

Fort Barrington

Barbudan marine sanctuary declared by the Barbuda Council in 2014; reg. 10(1) prohibits only fishing, leaving other visits open.

Goat Point

Tiny offshore islet 2.5 km northeast of Antigua that is the last remaining wild habitat for the critically endangered Antiguan racer, once considered the world's rarest snake. Part of Antigua's Offsho

Great Bird Island

Hilltop national park rising 172 meters in central Antigua, known for mysterious megalithic rock formations sometimes called the Caribbean Stonehenge. The summit offers panoramic 360-degree views of t

Green Castle Hill

Crescent-shaped bay on Antigua's southeastern Atlantic coast featuring a pristine white sand beach framed by coral reef and limestone cliffs. A 27-acre national park to the north showcases diverse tro

Half Moon Bay

A protected beach and wetland area on the northern coast of Antigua, important for shorebird habitat and coastal conservation.

Jabberwock Beach

Low Bay

Historic naval dockyard turned national park encompassing scenic nature trails, white sand beaches, natural rock pools, mangroves, and fortifications across English Harbour. UNESCO World Heritage Site

Nelson's Dockyard

Antigua's largest marine protected area spanning 108 km² on the Atlantic windward coast from Beggars Point to Friars Head. Contains over 30 islands, islets, and rocks with extensive coral reefs, seagr

Northeast Marine Management Area

No-take marine sanctuary off the coast of Barbuda protecting one of the region's most important reef ecosystems. Created through the Barbuda Blue Halo Initiative in collaboration with the Barbuda Coun

Palaster Reef

Uninhabited volcanic island and surrounding marine ecosystem representing one of the Caribbean's greatest conservation success stories. After removal of invasive rats and goats in 2017, vegetation bio

Redonda

Two Foot Bay

Antigua's first community-managed nature reserve protecting 680 hectares of the island's largest remaining tract of moist evergreen forest in the volcanic Shekerley Mountains. Supports nine of the ele

National Parks in Antigua and Barbuda

Top 10 Parks in Antigua and Barbuda

Nelson's Dockyard

Great Bird Island

Green Castle Hill

Redonda

Codrington Lagoon

Half Moon Bay

Cades Bay

Boggy Peak

Devil's Bridge

Bat Cave

Top Parks by Category

Top 10 Parks for Uniqueness in Antigua and Barbuda

Redonda

Great Bird Island

Nelson's Dockyard

Codrington Lagoon

Green Castle Hill

Northeast Marine Management Area

Devil's Bridge

Cades Bay

Boggy Peak

Bat Cave

All Parks (20)

Nelson's Dockyard

Green Castle Hill

Redonda

Great Bird Island

Codrington Lagoon

Half Moon Bay

Cades Bay

Boggy Peak

Devil's Bridge

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