In 1955 a formal proposal was submitted and on February 13, 1956 the Governor of the Bahamas confirmed that 22 miles of Exumas had been set aside providing some organization would undertake to give concrete recommendations to the Bahmamian Government.

There is a small store that sells sodas, candy bars, and ice, rents videos, and collects mooring and anchoring fees, but that is it.

If a person has a BTC phone - or other provider with an international plan - the best option for cell coverage is to stand at the top of the headquarter stairs and face Staniel Cay.

[3] There are a number of seabirds that nest in the park, including Audubon's shearwater, white-tailed tropicbird, brown noddy and six species of terns (bridled, least, roseate, royal, sandwich and sooty).

[3] Overfishing has caused many commercial species to show large declines, but the Exuma Land and Sea Park still has a healthy breeding population of conch, grouper and lobster.

In 1985, the Bahamas National Trust took a bold conservation stance: the Exuma Park was made a protected replenishment zone.