A palm-lined beach on St. Croix where snorkelers find coral in as little as five feet of water and the Cane Bay Wall lies about 200 yards out, dropping from 40 feet to more than 13,200 feet. Divers see reef sharks, sea turtles and schooling reef fish.
A public park and beach on the north shore of St. Croix's East End, near Point Udall. Seagrape trees shade covered pavilions with picnic tables, grills, restrooms and paved parking, and camping is permitted. The water falls inside the Recreational Zone of the St. Croix East End Marine Park.
Dorsch Beach is a white-sand stretch on St. Croix’s west end, south of Frederiksted along Veterans Shore Drive. Palms and sea grapes line the shoreline, with views toward Frederiksted Pier.
More than a mile of sand, soft in most places, on the south shore of St. Croix, reached by a dirt road off South Shore Road (Route 62) at the pink pillars. Parking sits directly beside the beach, and there are no facilities.
Northstar Bay Beach lies on St. Croix’s North Shore between Davis Bay and Cane Bay—a shore-access stop known more for snorkeling and scuba than soft amenities. Destination guides note a dramatic offshore depth drop and abundant marine life that draw divers from shore or by charter; there are no on-beach restaurants or dive shops (Cane Bay nearby covers those). Park along North Shore Road (Route 80) and do not leave valuables in the car.
Pelican Cove (also called Cormorant Beach) is a North Shore St. Croix strand a short drive west of Christiansted, lined with palms and backed by resorts and condos including The Palms at Pelican Cove. Long sandy stretches alternate with rockier spots; a nearshore reef supports snorkeling, and currents can run strong—choose swim areas carefully. Resort restaurant/bar amenities are nearby; beach chairs are generally for guests.
A small cay in the middle of Christiansted Harbor on St. Croix holds the only beach in downtown Christiansted, reached by a small ferry from the boardwalk near Fort Christiansvaern. Fine white sand and a sandy bottom, palm shade, plus a hotel, a restaurant and bar, and a water sports facility.
A west-facing sandy beach with clear water, about a mile from the Frederiksted cruise dock on St. Croix. A beach bar, Rhythms at Rainbow Beach, and the West End Water Sports center sit on site.
A St. Croix wildlife refuge established in 1984 with 340 acres bought from the West Indies Investment Company, and 43 more acres added since. It protects nesting habitat for endangered leatherback and hawksbill turtles and the threatened green sea turtle, and visitors take part in guided nesting and hatching observation. The beach is closed to the public from roughly mid-April to August each year while leatherbacks are nesting.
A crescent of sand east of Christiansted, next to the Buccaneer Hotel, reached by passing two hotel guard booths to a small parking lot and then a footpath through the trees. There are no facilities, some shade, private residences behind the beach, and snorkeling off it.
A snorkeling beach on St. Croix that runs between Tamarind Reef Resort & Spa and Green Cay Marina, fronting the resort's 40-acre property at 5001 Tamarind Reef in Christiansted. Green Cay and Buck Island Reef National Monument sit in view offshore.
A long beach behind a barrier reef on the north shore of St. Croix's East End, with shallow water broken by rocks and seagrass. The St. Croix Yacht Club and Duggan's Reef stand on it, inside the recreational zone of the St. Croix East End Marine Park.
Tan Tan runs guided four-wheel-drive Jeep tours across St. Croix, going off-road to the Annaly Bay tide pools, rainforest, beaches and historical sites. The company is based at 33 Queen Cross Street in Christiansted, with some departures from the Domino Club.
Farm-to-fork cooking from locally sourced food with global flavors, at 1 Strand Street in Christiansted. Tables are either inside the building, which dates to about 1756, or outside in the garden grotto.
AMA at Cane Bay is an oceanfront seafood restaurant and craft-cocktail bar at The Waves (112C North Shore Road / Cane Bay) on St. Croix. The kitchen works with local farmers and environmentally responsible fishermen and divers, so the menu leans seasonal and seafood-led. Confirm the current schedule with the operator before you go.
The dining room of the Sand Castle on the Beach hotel on Veterans Shore Drive in Frederiksted, St. Croix, set on an open-air seaside terrace. The menu runs from traditional dishes to local island specialties, and the bar pours local draft beer, wine and spirits.
A cafe on St. Croix pouring espresso drinks including flavored lattes and frappuccinos, with bagels and sandwiches to go and pastries such as cheesecake. The broad location is retained because a precise business-controlled street address was not verified.
A bar and restaurant on Peter's Rest Road outside Christiansted, St. Croix, where the menu runs from Crucian cooking to Latin American dishes and American plates. The business states twenty-six years of operation.
French-Asian cooking in the 1789 Great House at 2205 Church Street in Christiansted, open since 2008. The indoor dining room comes with hand-crafted cocktails and a wine list, and the kitchen says it buys its seafood from local fishermen.
Ital cooking, the Rastafarian tradition, at 22-20B Queen Cross Street in downtown Christiansted on St. Croix. Vegan and vegetarian plates come out alongside grilled fish and meat, served in a small upstairs dining room.
A St. Croix chicken restaurant with a wood-paneled dining room and covered patio. The menu centers on rotisserie and curry chicken, alongside stews and sides such as rice and beans and johnnycakes.
A bistro at 4C Hospital Street in Christiansted, St. Croix, running since 1998. The farm-to-table menu mixes Caribbean, Asian and Mexican dishes, and there is a back patio as well as the indoor room.
Waterfront on the Christiansted Harbor boardwalk at 1 Strand Street, serving pizza made with house-made dough alongside wood-fired wings, roasted cauliflower and salads.
A bar and grill at 5001 Tamarind Reef in Christiansted, between Tamarind Reef Resort & Spa and Green Cay Marina. Seating is undercover, poolside or on the beach, and the lineup covers food, tropical blender drinks and entertainment.
A restaurant in a historic 1750s building in downtown Christiansted, St. Croix, with courtyard dining. The tourism board describes a French-influenced menu with American elements.
Turtle's Deli (operator branding also uses Turtle's Deli & BBQ) is a sandwich and barbecue counter at 37 Strand Street on the Frederiksted waterfront, St. Croix. Destination directories list sandwiches, BBQ, salads, and drinks; confirm what is on the board before you go—there is no durable operator website.
The Virgin Islands Coffee Roasters cafe at 1102 King's Wharf in Christiansted, St. Croix, set inside the King Christian Hotel with espresso served in an indoor dining room. The company's roastery and self-serve retail shop are on St. Thomas.
West Yam Yam is a casual Frederiksted eatery on King Street serving wings, burgers, fried shrimp, salads, fries, and other quick plates. Multiple local directories describe dine-in and takeout. The address remains broad because current sources disagree on the street number. Confirm the door and open status with the operator before you go.
A wooden boardwalk on the water in Christiansted, with harbor views over moored boats and jewelry shops like Crucian Gold sharing it with restaurants including Brew STX and Shupe's. The wharf here is the center of the seven-acre Christiansted National Historic Site, which takes in Fort Christiansvaern and the Danish Customs House.
A renovated 1960s hotel at 5000 South Grapetree Bay Road on St. Croix, holding 18 guest rooms and eight seaside bungalows with patios and single-level beachfront layouts. Every room and villa faces the ocean, and three restaurants operate on the property.
A pharmacy at the corner of Company and Queen Cross Streets in Christiansted, established in 1820 by a Danish pharmacist and in service for more than 140 years until its last owner retired in 1970. The restored pharmacy reopened on its original site in 1987, holding apothecary bottles, drawers of dried and powdered medicines and antique pharmacy equipment.
Gallery exhibitions, a permanent collection and an archive of Caribbean cultural and artistic heritage at 10 Strand Street in Frederiksted, St. Croix. The nonprofit museum also runs an artist-in-residence program, art classes for all ages and school field trips.
A twenty-five-acre Nature Conservancy preserve on St. Croix, established more than 250 years ago as a Danish sugar plantation worked by enslaved Africans. The Hospital Building and Great House still stand in Afro-Danish architecture, and the grounds hold the Conservancy's Coral Innovation Hub along with trails for walking, birding and reaching the beach.
A twelve-acre St. Croix Landmarks Society site on Centerline Road at the west end of the island, where a colonial-era great house, laborers' quarters and mill factory complex still stand. Programming covers Crucian music, visual arts, food ways and customs, and there is a research library and archive on the grounds.
A Danish colonial fort in Frederiksted on St. Croix, built between 1752 and 1760 and now a National Historic Landmark restored to its 1780 configuration as a local history museum. It was the site of the earliest reported foreign-government salute to a United States ship, in October 1776, and of the 1848 emancipation revolt.
Estate Little La Grange on St. Croix, the cattle and dairy farm Carl Lawaetz took over in 1896 and where breeding records begin in 1901. The St. Croix Landmarks Society has run it as a farmstead museum since 1996, and the house is shown with the family's original furnishings.
A 1,015-acre park at Salt River Bay, jointly managed by the National Park Service and the U.S. Virgin Islands government, on the site of the 1493 encounter with Columbus. Inside are the largest remaining mangrove forests in the Virgin Islands, coral reefs, a submarine canyon and a masonry tower of brick and coral block built in the 1790s. Visitors dive, snorkel, kayak and hike.
Crucian Heritage and Nature Tourism runs walking tours of Frederiksted and an Alexander Hamilton tour, with the stated purpose of preserving Crucian culture and heritage. Its Cultural Center runs educational, art and workforce-development programming, and a Building Arts Institute works on derelict historic buildings in Frederiksted.
Guides walk about a mile of Christiansted on St. Croix after dark, on mostly even ground over an hour and a half to two hours, carrying ghost-hunting equipment and covering the town's history, culture and legends. The route steps inside a haunted hotel. Confirm the date and the meeting point when you book.
An independent bookstore on Anchor Way in Christiansted, with shelves running from novels and mysteries to cookbooks and classics and sections on Crucian history and culture, sailing and Caribbean authors. It also sells locally made jewelry, soap, candles and puzzles, and hosts readings and book signings.
Over 19,000 acres of submerged and dry land a mile and a half off St. Croix, protecting endangered elkhorn coral reefs and holding a marked underwater snorkel trail. Trails on the 176-acre island lead to an observation platform. Reachable only by boat, with concession trips from Christiansted Wharf or Green Cay Marina.
A rum distillery at Estate Diamond in Frederiksted on St. Croix, where the rum is made with water drawn from tropical aquifers. The tour is mostly outdoors and crosses uneven ground at a working production facility.
A distillery that opened in June 2025 on the historic Estate Prosperity in Frederiksted, across the road from Rainbow Beach. Sugar cane is cut and milled on the farm each morning, then distilled on site in Vendome copper pot stills. Guided tours cross the fields.
The interactive visitor center for the St. Croix East End Marine Park, at Estate Great Pond Park on the former site of Camp Arawak. Established in 2003, the park was the first territorially designated and managed marine protected area in the U.S. Virgin Islands, protecting coral reefs, sea grass beds and wildlife habitats. Confirm opening times before you visit.
Sixteen acres at Estate St. George in Frederiksted, St. Croix, where more than a thousand Caribbean and pan-tropical plants grow among ruins and repurposed buildings. The grounds were an 18th-century Danish colonial sugarcane plantation, on a site occupied for roughly 2,000 years. It also holds the St. George Village Museum, in a restored colonial-era worker's cottage, and a herbarium of over 6,000 pressed specimens.
Bowling lanes at Castle Coakley on St. Croix, with a bar, a restaurant and a lounge under the same roof. The operator calls it the only bowling center on the island. Confirm opening times and lane availability before you go.
The Taste of Twin City Food Tour is this St. Croix operator's main outing, a one to one-and-a-half-mile walk with six tastings. A traditional Crucian lunch is part of it, along with one alcoholic and one non-alcoholic drink tasting.
Family-run since 1998, launching from Salt River Marina on North Shore Road, St. Croix, with pedal-driven Hobie Mirage kayaks and stand-up paddleboards on Salt River Bay. Guided bioluminescent bay trips run alongside self-guided rentals.
A St. Croix taxi and tour operator handling airport and cruise port transfers, on-island transfers and shuttles, with pickup points that include downtown Frederiksted and downtown Christiansted. It also runs private and group tours. Confirm the pickup point and the fare when you book.
Boat trips to Buck Island Reef National Monument, leaving from 81 Queen Cross Street in Christiansted. Full days run under sail on the catamaran Renegade and half days go out on a power catamaran.
Guided ATV and UTV rainforest tours out of 276 Custom House Street East in Frederiksted, St. Croix, running 16 miles across coast, rainforest, mountaintops and historic ruins. The machines are US-made Polaris ATVs with automatic transmissions, and the first tour ran in 2009. Confirm the departure time and the meeting point when you book.
A certified organic farm in the Frederiksted rain forest, on the northwest corner of St. Croix, growing fruits and vegetables for a CSA produce share. Visitors come for tours, farm stays and special events.
Glass-bottom and see-through kayaks launched from 9001 Salt River Marina on St. Croix, with every paddle staying inside Salt River Bay National Park and Ecological Preserve. Tours range from the bay's nighttime bioluminescence and an LED moonlight paddle to daytime glass-bottom, national park and paddleboard routes. It also rents sit-on-top ocean kayaks and paddleboards.
Kayak trips launch from Salt River Marina, a morning paddle on Salt River and a bioluminescent trip. There is also a hike to the Annaly Bay tide pools, and stand-up paddleboards for rent.
A zip line operator at 1-C Estate River in Frederiksted, St. Croix, whose advertised tour begins with a safari bus ride and crosses Carambola Valley on three lines. One line, The Gauntlet, is described with a 205-foot vertical drop over a 2,473-foot span. Confirm welcome centre hours, participant requirements and reservation availability directly before you book.
Horseback rides on St. Croix that run along the beach, into the water of the Caribbean Sea, and through rainforest shaded by giant Saman trees. A small family-run operation going since 2013, all of it on rehabilitated rescue horses. Confirm the ride time and the meeting point when you book.
A horseback riding operator on the North Shore of St. Croix led by Stephen 'Cowboy Steve' O'Dea. Its advertised rides visit the Danish ruins and sugar plantation at Rust Op Twist, follow the beach and enter the sea with the horses. The operator describes options for beginners and experienced riders. Confirm participant eligibility, the route, meeting point and availability directly before you book.
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2002 that runs education programs for students aboard tall ships, and also offers public sails. The schooner Roseway was retired from the fleet in 2022. The St. Croix office is at 9B Hospital Street in Christiansted.
A PADI five-star Instructor Development Center at 2 Strand Street in Frederiksted, teaching from Discover Scuba up to instructor level. Boat dives leave the Salt River boat launch aboard the Ibis, and the Cane Bay Wall drops to 1,400 feet about 300 yards offshore past sheer faces of sponges and sea fans. The shop also runs guided shore dives, snorkeling tours and private charters.
Vodka distilled from breadfruit at Sion Farm Distillery in Christiansted, St. Croix. The distillery holds a bar and tasting room with a glass wall onto the copper still, and tours are given to walk-in guests.
A beachside bar and restaurant on the sand at Rainbow Beach in Frederiksted, St. Croix. Jet ski rentals, ATV tours and chair rentals are run by its partner West End Watersports.
Airport pickups and drop-offs, cruise ship transfers, point-to-point rides and hourly charters on St. Croix. The company also runs island tours and sightseeing and provides group transportation for weddings and special events. Confirm the pickup time and the fare when you book.
Private charters on a Robertson and Caine Leopard 47 catamaran, all of them leaving from St. Croix. Itineraries reach Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands, and the boat carries a swim ladder for snorkeling and swimming.
A Christiansted charter operation on King Street, running half-day powerboat snorkel trips to Buck Island Reef, a national monument. It also runs sunset sails and cruises, fishing charters and private boat charters.
Day sails on Jolly Mon, a custom-built 63-foot catamaran that boards at the Frederiksted Pier on St. Croix. Guided snorkeling over reefs and shipwrecks comes with gear provided, and the company also runs sunset sails, monthly full-moon sails and private charters.
A dive shop on Strand Street in Christiansted, St. Croix, open since July 1998, running trips to a wall, a reef, a wreck and a pier. West shore dives leave from the Frederiksted Pier.
An oceanfront resort at 5001 Tamarind Reef in Christiansted, St. Croix, where rooms come with a balcony or patio. The waterfront spa offers massage and botanical body wraps, the Deep End Bar & Grill is poolside, and charter boats leave the marina for Buck Island Reef National Monument.
On the boardwalk in downtown Christiansted, a two-level restaurant and microbrewery brewing on a five-barrel, 155-gallon system. The kitchen runs to local fish, Caribbean-style tacos and surf and turf, with vegetarian and vegan plates too.
A pub on Company Street in Christiansted, St. Croix, with beer, cocktails and food. Four televisions carry sporting events, and the floor holds Golden Tee plus Ghostbusters and Star Wars pinball.
A brewery and taproom at 9902 Industrial Park in Kingshill, making craft beer since 2018 and canning and kegging it on site in St. Croix. Rainwater is the primary ingredient, and a second taproom sits on St. Thomas at 9718 Estate Thomas in Charlotte Amalie.
A live music venue and bar in a multi-level space at 54B Company Street in Christiansted on St. Croix, across from Luncharia. The space previously ran as a nightclub and live music venue where Midnite, Pressure Bus Pipe, Dezarie, Kurt Schindler and Tippy of IGRADE performed.
Louie & Nacho's Beach Bar is at 37 Strand Street on the Frederiksted waterfront, St. Croix. The operator lists upstairs and downstairs bars, beach service, and food and beverage menus. Confirm current service directly before visiting.
Freshly ground burgers made to order at 1102 Strand Street in Christiansted, with hand-cut fries, house-made veggie burgers, chicken wings and sandwiches alongside.
A wine cellar and tasting lounge on Queen Cross Street in the historic Christiansted district, pouring still and sparkling wines sourced internationally with charcuterie boards and small plates. It started out producing its own wines before shifting to the cellar and tasting model.
A bar across the street from Cane Bay Beach on the north shore of St. Croix, on 90 acres once worked as a sugar plantation. American bar food leans seafood, with vegetarian and vegan dishes, and the taps pour Leatherback, brewed on St. Croix.
A working jewelry studio and art gallery at 55 Company Street in Christiansted, St. Croix. Founded by jeweler and gemologist Nicole Gariepy, it turns natural gemstones and precious metals into one-of-a-kind and small-batch pieces made on the island.
Jewelry made on St. Croix, sold from a storefront on Company Street in Christiansted. Whealan Massicott, a native of Dominica, started the business in 1996 and opened this shop in 1999. A separate working space sits elsewhere in downtown Christiansted.
A beachfront hotel and spa at 605 Strand Street in Frederiksted, St. Croix, with a poolside grill and massage treatments on site. It sets a minimum age of 21, with accompanying guests at least 18.
Waxing, facials and skincare, eyelash extensions, nails and massage at 54 King Street in Christiansted, St. Croix, from a day spa that opened in 2015. A courtyard juice bar sits on site, alongside a yoga studio and Barre Fitness classes.
Massage, facials, full body skin care, Reiki, waxing and lash and brow tinting inside Tamarind Reef Resort at 5001 Tamarind Reef in Christiansted. The spa started in 2020.
The massage and wellness service at The Buccaneer on St. Croix, working out of room 124 across from the hotel's historic sugar mill. Treatments run from deep tissue and sports massage to facial, scalp and foot work, and the business also trades as Massage Academy VI.
Handcrafted jewelry at 2209 Queen Cross Street in Christiansted, St. Croix, with Larimar pieces among the collections and curated crystals and gifts alongside.
Christa Ann Davis Molloy's gallery at 57 Company Street in Christiansted, hung with her paintings of moko jumbies, quadrille dancers and other Caribbean cultural figures. Originals, reproductions and commissions are for sale, and the gallery runs sip-and-paint sessions and art classes.
A renovated boutique hotel at 2 Company Street in Christiansted, beside Fort Christiansvaern and the Christiansted National Historic Site. There is a guest pool, and one room category opens straight onto it.
Mid-island on St. Croix's north shore, this boutique hotel at 62 Salt River Road in Christiansted sleeps up to 36 guests across King and Premier suites, with three little birds marketplace off the lobby.
An oceanfront hotel in downtown Frederiksted, where guests reach the beach through Louie and Nacho's Beach Bar and breakfast is served at the restaurant on site.
Studios, suites, beachfront villas and a cottage on Veterans Shore Drive in Frederiksted, St. Croix. The courtyard pool and the area around it are clothing optional, guests under 16 are not accepted, and there is an open-air seaside terrace restaurant on site.
Formerly Arawak Bay Inn, The Cove is a boutique hotel on St. Croix’s north shore. The property features handcrafted décor and artwork by women artists, with the Three Little Birds marketplace beside the lobby for snacks, drinks and beach essentials.
The Caravelle combines a hotel and a casino on one property at the water's edge, on the boardwalk in the historic district of Christiansted at 44A Queen Cross Street. It has been renovated.
A family-owned full-service supermarket on St. Croix, tracing back to the mid-1970s. Aisles carry groceries and dry goods alongside fresh, organic and local produce and meats, with a deli and bakery in house, and the company runs online grocery ordering for St. Thomas and St. Croix.
A Divi Resorts property on St. Croix. The associated casino, at 5035 Turner Hole in Christiansted, is operated by Treasure Bay, LLC, a separate company from the resort brand.
A hotel at King's Wharf on the Christiansted waterfront, facing the harbor next to the Christiansted National Historic Site. Studios, standards, balcony superiors and one-bedroom suites, the boardwalk at the door, and a private dock where a water taxi crosses to the Cay beach.
Eleven air-conditioned suites built directly on the water at 112C Cane Bay on St. Croix, some with kitchenettes. A natural grotto sits on the property, and AMA, a seafood restaurant, is on site.
A farm on South Shore Road between Ha'Penny and the Boy Scout Camp, run by two local artists who grow salad greens, heirloom tomatoes, herbs, vegetables and tropical fruits by organic methods. The produce is sold at a farmstand on the property, which also holds the ARTbarn Gallery.
Guests stay in separate houses on Estate Butler Bay in Frederiksted, St. Croix, a sugar plantation built in 1760 under Danish rule. The food is plant based and locally grown, and there are bees on the property and a coral restoration project running in Butler Bay. Outside leaders also run multi-day retreats here.
The Buccaneer spreads over 340 oceanfront acres at Shoys near Christiansted on St. Croix, with views of the Caribbean Sea and the harbor. Rooms are oceanfront, cottage and great house suites fill out the range, and the property has an 18-hole golf course and Beauregard's on the Beach.
Rooms and suites on Protestant Cay, an islet in Christiansted Harbor on St. Croix, reached by ferry from the Christiansted waterfront. The cay has a white sand beach, and the hotel has a pool and a beach bar.
The St. Croix studio of textile designer Debbie Sun, who turns her original silk paintings into textile designs and wearable art. She holds the designation Official Designer of the US Virgin Islands Madras. The listing stays island-wide because a current physical storefront was not verified.
Cars, jeeps, SUVs, vans and trucks from three counters on St. Croix, one inside the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport terminal at baggage claim, one in Christiansted across from the seaplane dock and one mid-island at the La Reine light on Centerline Road. The company has been renting here since 1990.
A car rental company that has been renting on St. Croix for more than fifty years, with economy and intermediate cars, SUVs and minivans. Vehicles are delivered to the renter at the airport, a hotel or a vacation rental rather than picked up at a counter.
A locally built ride-hailing app for St. Croix. Riders request a pickup in the app, track the driver and pay without cash. Confirm current coverage, pickup and payment terms directly with VI Hail.
Chef Jamey Hughson cooks in homes, villas and vacation rentals across St. Croix, working out of the Pentheny Building on King Street in Christiansted. The range runs from custom dinners for small groups to appetizer spreads and drop-and-go meals in oven-ready containers with reheating instructions. Confirm the menu and the lead time when you book.
A car rental agency at Kingshill La Reine Commercial Park on St. Croix that also advertises service to Frederiksted and Christiansted. Its published vehicle range includes cars, SUVs, Jeeps, mini-vans and trucks, with airport and seaport pickup and delivery options. Confirm office hours, pickup charges, rental terms and vehicle availability directly before you book.
A car rental franchise on St. Croix listing counters at Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport, on Prince Street in Christiansted and at the Frederiksted cruise pier. Its published vehicle range includes sedans, Jeeps, SUVs, vans and trucks. Confirm which counter is operating, its hours, rental terms and vehicle availability directly before you book.