Salomon & Honeymoon Bay

Access

A short hike from the Virgin Islands National Park sign off North Shore Road, or arrive by boat. There is no parking at the beach itself.

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Facilities

No developed facilities at the beach — carry water and pack out everything you bring.

Snorkeling

A narrow fringing reef follows the shoreline with brain, lettuce-leaf, elkhorn, mustard-hill, and pillar corals and colorful fish, especially on the reef west of Salomon.

Water quality & sargassum

Live DPNR bulletins and sample history for St. John beaches are on the beach directory page, each with its own freshness.

Wind, swell & UV

Wind direction and swell decide whether this shore is calm today; UV decides how long midday sand is comfortable.

Park alerts

Trail, road, and beach closures are published by the park itself — check the official NPS conditions page before you head out.

Trunk Bay

A long white-sand beach with a marked underwater snorkel trail and the island’s fullest set of facilities.

Cinnamon Bay

The longest beach on St. John, gently sloping, with a café, beach shop, and watersports center beside the campground.

Maho Bay

A calm, roadside beach known for large seagrass beds where green sea turtles feed.

Hawksnest Bay

A close-to-Cruz Bay beach with three small Elkhorn-coral reefs near shore.

Francis Bay

A quarter-mile beach with calm water, good for beginners and turtle-watching, plus a pond trail for birds.

Leinster Bay & Waterlemon Cay

One of St. John’s best snorkeling spots, around a small cay reached on foot from the Annaberg area.