Swimming is safe. The approach is down a grassy bank, easily traversed. A green grass and flower plateau gives an alternative picnic place. It stretches from Bibette Head on the left to Chateau a L'Etocq on the right, while rocky promontories close the seaward gap. These are topped with grass and flowers and beckon the energetic, either climbers or campers.
Sand dunes separate the beach from the camp site and form a protection from the wind.
On the beach little children can run and run while their elders play beach games or relax in the soft sand. Butterflies and birds fly in from the nearby vegetation. This beach is for naturalists and fishermen but, because of the severe undertow, swimming is not recommended at Platte Saline. The good news for our 4-legged friends is that this is a beach they too can enjoy all year round. Facing north but with an uninterrupted view of the west, Platte Saline has a wide shingle beach sloping steeply towards the sea.