From caves and petroglyphs to a beautiful beach and tremendous biodiversity, this national park in northeast Barbuda begs exploration
Located on the northeast coast of Barbuda — Antigua’s sister island — this is so much more than a beautiful stretch of beach. Dramatic cliffs and caves line the coast, rising some 140 feet above sea level. The most important of the caves here is Indian Cave, where you can see petroglyphs — carved by the island’s First Peoples — among the stalagmites and stalactites. The park is also full of biodiversity — including several species endemic to Barbuda — like red-billed tropicbirds, red land crabs, pearly-eyed thrashers, Caribbean elaenias, Lesser Antillean bullfinches, Antillean crested hummingbirds, and Griswold’s ameiva (a ground lizard).