Aruba's Blackstone Beach is hard to reach, but rewards visitors with a unique and dramatic area of coastline with the island's only black rock shore.
The black beach is made up of pebbles eroded from the surrounding black rocks and cliffs. While the beach itself is only a small cove, the surrounding cliffs funnel incoming surf into bursts of sea splash interacting with the pillars and rock walls.
The surf can be extremely hazardous at the beach, and combined with the sharp cliffs, it is generally unsafe to swim here. However a shade structure over a picnic bench makes it a great spot for a lunch or an early morning sunrise.
Adjacent to Blackstone Beach is Trinity Natural Bridge, a formation of three natural bridges that meet at a center point similar to a tripod.
Reaching the beach is a challenge in itself. The beach lies along a series of rough dirt roads that only high clearance 4WD vehicles would be able to reach, and even with these vehicles the roads may still present a challenge. Otherwise, visitors can park at the Natural Bridges parking lot and walk to the beach via the 1.1 mile long Blackstone Beach Trail. It is the difficulty in reaching the beach that keeps this unique area pretty quiet, and visitors will often find themselves alone here.
Aside from the shade structure and tables, there are no amenities of any kind at Blackstone Beach.
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