Beaches · St. John

Leinster Bay

Place photograph · views may be from different dates.Photo: Pi3.124, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Beaches / St. John

The beach.

A St. John bay reached along the Leinster Bay Trail from the Annaberg parking lot. Coral heads sit on a sandy bottom in the shallows, and snorkelers swim out to a cay ringed with fish, corals and gorgonians. The waterfront is part of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, used by enslaved people escaping to Tortola.

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Description sources · checked Jun 29, 2026.

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Facilities: Current toilets, changing areas, rentals and food service are not established here. Check visitor information before relying on them.
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Water conditions & advisories: This listing does not establish today’s water conditions or current bathing advisories. Check responsible local authorities before entering the water.

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1 / 1 · The turquoise shallows of Leinster Bay on St. John's north shore, looking toward the Narrows.

Photo: Pi3.124, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Francis Bay on St. John, its turquoise water and long sand arc framed by green headlands and anchored sailboats, photographed in 2014.

Photo: St. John USVI — Francis Bay by Jared (jared422_80) / Flickr · CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) · resized

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Francis Bay

Turtles, long swims and snorkeling along the rock shoreline at the north end, inside Virgin Islands National Park on St. John. A boardwalk follows the salt pond behind the beach for birding, and a trail climbs to the remains of a Great House and the Francis Sugar Factory.

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Photo: Hawksnest Bay, St. John, Virgin Islands by Skellig2008 / Flickr · CC BY 2.0

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Hawksnest Beach

Hawksnest Beach on St. John has tree shade and three small offshore elkhorn-coral reefs. The National Park Service lists picnic tables, grills and restrooms, and notes limited parking. Check conditions before planning to snorkel.

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Honeymoon Beach - St. John

White sand under palm and seagrape trees inside Virgin Islands National Park on St. John. A reef runs east toward Caneel Bay, with elkhorn and pillar coral off the rocky point. The trail in starts at the park sign off North Shore Road, and there is a kayak launch, picnic tables and parking.

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Jumbie Beach

Jumbie Bay is a small North Shore cove in Virgin Islands National Park, between Hawksnest and Trunk Bay. A short path from a limited roadside lot leads to a compact sandy shoreline with beach rock at center and no facilities beyond park trash cans. Trade winds can chop the water; calmer days are better for a quick snorkel around the rocks. Bring everything you need and expect tight parking.

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