Travel Reference
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BEST BEACHES
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Honeymoon Beach
An easy, mile-long trail from Cruz Bay drops you at this se-
cluded beauty.
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Cinnamon Bay
The island's longest beach also has the most going on: there's an
archaeological dig, stand-up paddleboarding and trails through mill ruins - and that's
just for starters.
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Salt Pond Bay
(
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) A perfect blend of cool hikes, groovy beachcombing
and turtle-and-squid snorkeling.
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Maho Bay
A big sandy crescent kissed by shallow water that's good for families
and snorkeling newbies.
Salomon Beach
SECLUDED BEACH
Salomon is the closest wild beach to Cruz Bay and one of the few you can walk to from
town. To get here, follow the Lind Point Trail (
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), which departs from behind the
national park visitors center. After about 1 mile, the trail descends to this secluded beach.
It's on national park land, where nude sunbathing is prohibited. Nevertheless, it is popular
with nudists and gays, who slip into something when the 'Ranger call' echoes up the beach,
announcing the arrival of a Park Service patrol. You will find good snorkeling at each end
of the beach, but no facilities at Salomon.
Honeymoon Beach
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If you follow the Lind Point trail from Salomon Beach past a pile of rocks, you reach
Honeymoon Beach, a long thin strand. It has no facilities, other than shady sea-grape trees
to hang your towel on. It's often empty and quiet - except when tour boats dinghy in big
groups to soak up the scene from mid-morning to mid-afternoon. Snorkeling is good off
the rocks to the west and from the end of Honeymoon east to Caneel Bay. For a shorter
walk, drive to the Caneel Bay Resort and park in the visitors' lot ($10 fee), then follow the
shoreline west away from the buildings.
Caneel Bay
RESORT BEACH
This is the main beach in front of the dining terrace at the Caneel Bay Resort. The resort
has seven beaches, but this is the one it permits visitors to use. It's a lovely place, with fair
