This study investigated the environmental and socio-economic impacts of small scale sand winning and quarrying in the Ga West municipality, Greater Accra Region. In all, five (5) water and fourteen (14) soil samples were taken from sand winning and quarrying sites for laboratory analysis. One hundred and fifty (150) questionnaires were also administered at the sites and in the surrounding communities. For the soil samples, pH varied from 4.5 – 6.5 (mean 5.8) at sites with active sand winning activities.