St. John Beach Guide
Northside
Beautiful waters and wonderful white sand has made picturesque Trunk Bay one of the most popular beaches on St. John.
Southside
Salt Pond Bay is a beautiful bay with amazingly clear water.
East End
Brown Bay, a relaxing find at the end of a trail on the Eastend.
West End
A beautifully manicured beach, Great Cruz Bay is the location of the Westin Resort.
Most visitors and locals will agree that when it comes to beaches on St. John a 'good to best' scale just would not do. The scale for describing St. John's beaches is 'Great', 'Greater' and 'It's a secret so I am not telling anyone'. All beaches on St. John are open to the public. Beachfront property however, in many cases is private and a few popular beaches have hotels nearby. Respect private property when accessing beaches. It is illegal to collect shells from beaches in the Virgin Islands; shells are confiscated at airport customs. There are no clothing optional beaches in the Virgin Islands.
Beaches at a Glance
Click on Overview or Beach Name for more details.
| Northside Overview | Map | |||||||||
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| Trunk Bay | |||||||||
| Hawksnest | |||||||||
| Cinnamon Bay | |||||||||
| Salomon Bay | |||||||||
| Honeymoon Bay | |||||||||
| Caneel Bay | |||||||||
| Denis Bay | |||||||||
| Jumbie Bay | |||||||||
| Leinster/Waterlemon Bay | |||||||||
| Francis Bay | |||||||||
| Maho Bay |
| Southside Overview | Map | |||||||||
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| Salt Pond Bay | |||||||||
| Great Lameshur Bay | |||||||||
| Lameshur Bay |
| East End Overview | Map | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Bay |
| West End Overview | Map | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Cruz Bay | |||||||||
| Great Cruz Bay |
Note Resort beaches are open to the public; only some however rent chairs and water sports gear to non-guests. Swimming pools and similar resort amenities are typically reserved for registered-guests only.
Beach Information and Tips
- All beaches on St. Thomas are open to the public. Beyond the tree line however is often private property and should be respected as such.
- There are no clothing optional beaches on St. Thomas; public nudity is illegal.
- Removing shells from beaches on St. Thomas is illegal.
- Don’t feed marine life or sea birds. Food not naturally in their diet, like various human foods, can create health problems for these animals.
- Protect yourself from the sun. Wear sun block, a hat and sunglasses.
- Sun, rum and fun can spell dehydration; drink plenty of water.
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Frankos Guide Map of the USVI
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This beautiful map is full of information, a definite Map Guide! On side 1 are St. Thomas and St. John with close ups of main towns/areas like Cruz Bay, Coral Bay and Charlotte Amalie. On side 2 is St. Croix with close ups of Frederiksted and Christiansted.
