Unlike Coral Gardens Reef, not many snorkelers visit here. Located off of Bridge Road by Turtle Cove, Smith Reef is actually easy to get to. At low tide, you can actually see the reef system, which is part of the Princess Alexandra National Reserve.
Bridge Road quickly turns to Coconut Road and I like to go north and park at the beach access by the harbor. We walk along the beach until you are opposite a two story tower. A small sandy area allows you to enter between the “iron rocks.” The first line of reefs is actually not very far. Further swimming over twenty feet of water will allow you to visit other reefs in the area.
There are a number of good fans, brain coral and varieties of fish. It is not, though, like snorkeling in Hawaii.
On my first journey we spotted a Hawksbill Turtle.
Our last experience we actually saw two Spotted Rays eating off the bottom. One was quite large. I have been told there is a large Nurse Shark in the area.
