Fodor's Expert Review Black Point Heritage and Recreational Park

In 1815, under the supervision of British Colonel Thomas Browne, Carib and African slaves drilled a 360-foot tunnel through solid volcanic rock—an engineering marvel at the time—to facilitate the transportation of sugar from estates in the north to the port in Kingstown. Today, Black Point Tunnel (also known as Jasper Rock Tunnel) is the centerpiece of Black Point Historic and Recreation Park, which also has an interpretation center, children's playground, and bathrooms. The tunnel, just off beautiful (black-sand) Black Point Beach between Georgetown and Colonarie (pronounced con-a-ree), links Grand Sable with Byrea Bay. The park—a film location for the film Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl—is about an hour's drive from Kingstown and is open daily, 7 am to 5:30 pm.

Swimming at Black Point Beach is unsafe due to high surf and strong ocean currents.