Hawksnest 

Popular swimming and snorkeling beach attracts St. John locals and visitors alike. Hawksnest is a beautiful sandy expanse with excellent snorkeling along the coral reefs. It is a great spot for a family picnic. The water around St John Virgin Islands can get rough for swimming during the winter months. 

Trunk Bay 

Classic St. John Virgin Islands beach.   Trunk Bay is the most visited and arguably one of the most beautiful beaches on St. John Virgin Islands. This gorgeous palm-fringed beach is excellent for swimming and sun-bathing. The Trunk Bay Snorkeling Trail (200 yards, 30 minutes) offers St. John visitors a chance to snorkel around the coral reef and identify various forms of reef life with the aid of a signed underwater trail.

Trunk Bay is owned and operated by the Virgin Islands National Park. If you are going swimming, there is an admission charge, but those paying admission at St. John's Trunk Bay can enjoy same day admission at the Annaberg sugar plantation.

Cinnamon Bay 

Beautiful, long, white sandy beach with plenty of areas to get shade from the hot Caribbean sun. Cinnamon Bay offers St. John Virgin Islands visitors many things to do. Besides swimming and snorkeling, St. John sightseers can observe Pre-Columbian Indian artifacts unearthed in a recent dig near the beach. There is also a nature walk, which takes hikers through the ruins of the old Cinnamon Bay sugar factory. Additional amenities include a water sports center, snack bar, retail store, restrooms and changing facilities. 

Salt Pond

Fast becoming one of the more popular swimming spots on St. John Virgin Islands. Idyllic crescent-shaped beach, which is ideal for swimming. St. John visitors will find a bounty of shells and broken pieces of coral scattered about the sand. Snorkeling is great along the rocky shores on either side of the beach. Salt Pond Beach takes its name from the salt pond located directly behind the beach. Salt ponds are found throughout the Virgin Islands. Salt ponds produce salt through a process of evaporation. Salt water seeps into a pond via underground channels from the sea. As the wind blows across the pond’s surface, the water evaporates, leaving a foamy residue of sea salt ready for harvesting.

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