Wonderful empty beach on the French side. The beach is beautiful, and the water is amazing. There are very few beach goers as the parking lot is small. Bring your own food, beach chairs, and beverages as there are no facilities at this beach. Clothing optional/nude section is about 400 yards to the left of the entrance. Great place to get a seamless tan if one desire. The beach is very long and great to walk. As you head left from the entrance the beach is lined with several villas. We were fortunate that for this trip we were in one of the villas with direct access to the sand off our expansive deck. The only downside, and it just me being picky, is the beach by the water is lined with large rocks, but there are areas with openings, so you have direct access into the amazing water. One of the best beaches on the island. Definitely worth the visit.

It’s beautiful but not good for kids or fun water playing. We stared at the unpredictable waves and lied in beach for 1.5 hours . Saw families came and left quickly. It’s hard to find the entrance via GPS. There is an open gate entrance that you would easily miss. We had to ask a local nice guy.

It is on the french side, fairly secluded so expect topless and some nude bathing if you have children. Parking is tough very small area to park. Beautiful beach to just chill. We brought our own chairs and lunch as there is no venders there or restaurants.

We love Baie Rouge Beach. It is rustic, clean & peaceful with beautiful surroundings. There are no services or restaurants on this beach. Access is a little tricky as you must enter through a gate that states it is private however you do have access to the beach as you do to all the public beaches of St. Martin & Sint Maarten. Be wary of the access road & parking area as it is quite rough with deep grooves in the ground where a car can easily be damaged. You may find families gathered near the entrance to the beach at the foot of the colourful stairs enjoying the wide spaces & clear waters. Some couples gather a little further South along the beach, never crowded. Further still you will come upon nude bathers enjoying the sun & surf. Something for everyone. Enjoy safely.

Baie Rouge Beach is about 30 minutes by car from the Orient Beach area where my husband and I stayed. The trip requires going through Marigot, the largest city on the French side of the island. Google Maps will direct you to the gate on the short road that leads to the dirt parking lot that holds about 50 cars. The beach is down a staircase on the right side of the lot. People generally wear swimsuits on the first 100 yards or so of the beach. Beyond that point nudity is the norm, although some people do wear swimsuits. There is no snack bar. There are no umbrellas or lounge chairs for rent. There are some homes and resorts along the one mile+ long beach, but they are sparsely occupied or still not rebuilt after hurricane Irma in 2017. Hence, hardly anyone is on the beach beyond about 200 yards from the entrance. My husband and I (in our mid-thirties) had purchased an umbrella at the Ace Mega Center in the Cole Bay area on the Dutch side of the island, and we brought sufficient liquids and food to meet our needs. Beach equipment at Ace is on the second floor, and prices are listed in US dollars. The price of the umbrella that we bought (Rio Beach 6.5' UPF 50+ Beach Umbrella with Built-in Sand Anchor) was actually a few cents less than the same model on Amazon for delivery in the US. The sand was deep and soft. The water was warm, clear, and seaweed-free. The breeze was pleasant. There is ledge/lava along the shoreline, so care is advisable when selecting a spot to enter the water. The beach is so huge and the parking lot so limited that we felt as though we had the beach all to ourselves on each of the three days that we were there. There is no place to hide on the beach, but by setting up near the bushes at the edge of the sand and positioning our umbrella as a visual barrier, we were able to enjoy the pleasures of each other’s company to the max. If you like peace and calm, beautiful scenery, no worries and no clothes, Baie Rouge Beach will fill the bill.