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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.
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Francis Bay

St. John

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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Place photograph from 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 on St. John, its turquoise water and long sand arc framed by green headlands and anchored sailboats, photographed in 2014.
St. John / Beaches

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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Place photograph from 2014.St. John USVI — Francis Bay by Jared (jared422_80) / Flickr · CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) · resized
Representative USVI beaches image for Maho Bay; not a photograph of this listing and may depict another island.
St. John / Beaches

Maho Bay

About three tenths of a mile of sand on North Shore Road, roughly five miles east of Cruz Bay. The snorkeling is over large seagrass beds where sea turtles graze. Parking is at the eastern end, restrooms at the western, and food, drink and snorkel, kayak and SUP rentals sit across the road.

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Salt Pond Bay’s sandy shoreline and green hillside seen across the water on St. John in 2011.
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Salt Pond Bay

A long curved beach on St. John with a gentle slope into the water, reached by a quarter-mile walk over uneven, rocky ground. Swimming and snorkeling are the water activities, and parking, picnic tables and restrooms are on site. Two trails start from the bay, the steep 0.9-mile Ram Head and the quarter-mile Drunk Bay.

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Place photograph from 2011.Blake Carroll / Flickr · CC0 1.0
White sand, turquoise water, swimmers, and a cloud-filled sky at Trunk Bay on St. John.
St. John / Beaches

Trunk Bay

Choose a national-park beach with a marked underwater snorkeling trail. Check park conditions and admission before making it your main stop.

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Representative USVI beaches image for Jumbie Beach; not a photograph of this listing and may depict another island.
St. John / Beaches

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

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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Representative USVI tours activities image for Friends of Virgin Islands National Park; not a photograph of this listing and may depict another island.
St. John / Tours & Activities

Friends of Virgin Islands National Park

A 501(c)(3) founded in 1988 that partners with Virgin Islands National Park and the Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument on St. John to protect their terrestrial and marine resources. The public can join trail work, snorkeling, sea turtle volunteering and the Annaberg Cultural Program, and the group keeps a shop at the park Visitor Center in Cruz Bay.

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Representative USVI photograph · not this listing; may depict another island.Eoghanacht / Wikimedia Commons · CC0
A small charter-style motorboat beside clear water. Representative USVI-inspired AI illustration for Love City Excursions; not a photograph of this listing and may depict another island.
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Love City Excursions

Private boat charters out of St. John on 33-foot World Cat power catamarans rated for up to twelve passengers, plus a 36-foot catamaran. Days run through USVI and BVI waters and mix snorkeling, beach bars and private island lunches.

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Representative USVI excursions charters image for Low Key Watersports; not a photograph of this listing and may depict another island.
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Low Key Watersports

A PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Center at 1 Bay Street in Cruz Bay on St. John, running daily boat dives for certified divers, students and first-timers, plus Discover Scuba and Open Water courses, night dives and two-stop snorkeling trips. Gear rental, private charters and powerboat rentals through its sister company Ocean Runner.

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Representative USVI excursions and charters image for Voodoo Charters; not a photograph of this listing and may depict another island.
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Voodoo Charters

Private and shared catamaran day trips out of St. John and St. Thomas, running to the USVI and BVI, with snorkeling, swimming and beach time. The M/V Voodoo carries up to 49 guests and the M/V Vorado seats 12.

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Representative USVI excursions charters image for Kekoa Sailing Charters; not a photograph of this listing and may depict another island.
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Kekoa Sailing Charters

Sailing charters out of St. John that snorkel the north shore, Lovango Cay and the St. James Islands and cross to White Bay on Jost Van Dyke in the BVI. Snorkel instruction and gear come aboard, and this is a larger boat that anchors further offshore.

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Representative USVI tours activities image for Virgin Islands Ecotours - St. John; not a photograph of this listing and may depict another island.
St. John / Tours & Activities

Virgin Islands Ecotours - St. John

Kayak, snorkel, hike and combination tours inside Virgin Islands National Park, leaving from Honeymoon Beach at Caneel Bay on St. John. Routes take in Maho Bay's seagrass, Coral Bay, Salt Pond and Drunk Bay, and the meeting beach is a one-mile walk from Cruz Bay along the Lind Point Trail.

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