Island One — Saipan

Wing Beach

Wing Beach — a long sandy shoreline with clear blue water

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About This Place

A long, secluded white pebble and coral-rubble beach sheltered by a fringing reef, used for swimming, fishing, snorkeling and diving. Access is a narrow, poor dirt track to an unpaved lot, and there are no facilities of any kind. The northern reef cut has a strong outgoing rip current when waves are high. Turtle-nesting beach.

Information source: Local dive and beach guides

Record updated: 11/9/2026 · Current access not independently verified

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San Roque, northwest coast

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