Ethel Beach
A small bay on the east coast with picnic areas and wooden steps down to the sand, suited to snorkelling and watching red crabs release their eggs into the sea.
Ethel Beach on the east coast is one of the island's better-equipped beaches, with a car park, picnic shelters and walking trails. Coral-covered reefs sit close offshore. In calm conditions you can snorkel among parrotfish and turtles. During the red crab migration season, this is one of the popular places to watch female crabs release their eggs into the sea at dawn. Another trail nearby leads to Lily Beach. It is about 20 minutes' drive from the settlement on mostly sealed roads. Do not enter the water when the tide is rising or the swell is large.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Lily Beach
- Margaret Knoll Lookout
- The Grotto
- Christmas Island Red Crab Migration
- Territory Day Park
- Greta Beach
- Flying Fish Cove
- Tai Jin House