"Virgin Islands National Park is a United States National Park covering approximately 60% of the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands, plus a few isolated sites on the neighboring island of St. Thomas. The park is famous for scuba diving and snorkeling and has miles of hiking trails through tropical forests.
Ferries from Red Hook and Charlotte Amalie on Saint Thomas make regular stops at Cruz Bay, Saint John, near the park, which averages 725,000 visitors per year.
One of the Virgin Islands National Park's most famous attractions is Trunk Bay, which sports a white sand beach and underwater snorkeling trail, although the trail's chronic overuse has led to extensive coral bleaching along its path."
[MY NOTE: no, it's NOT because of too many bleached-blonde snorkelers]
Virgin Islands National Park | |
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IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
Location | United States Virgin Islands |
Nearest city | Charlotte Amalie |
Area | 14,689 acres (59 km²) |
Established | August 2, 1956 |
Visitors | 677,289 (in 2006) |
Governing body | National Park Service |
Trunk Bay
Trunk Bay is a body of water and a beach on St. John in the United States Virgin Islands. It has consistently been voted one of the Ten Best Beaches in The World by Condé Nast Traveler magazine and has received similar recognition from other publications.[1] Also the National Geographic Society has labeled Trunk Bay as the most beautiful beach in the world.[citation needed] It is one of the most popular beaches on the island whose amenities include a snack bar, showers and restrooms, lifeguards, and, most famously, an underwater trail for snorkeling its coral reef.[1] Trunk Bay is the only National Park beach on St. John which requires a fee to visit, though this can be avoided by arriving early in the day, late into the evening.
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So, how did they get that photo with no one on the beach. I wonder how crowded it is on a normal day. I'd like to be there now.
ReplyDelete@Christine H.: They must be GONE SNORKELING, including the bleached blondes.
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I understand why this beach is considered as the most beautiful beach in the world it looks like paradise. For me, for a beach to be beautiful is to be away or in a distance from tall and sprawling hotels and casinos. And since I don't know how to swim and don't like to be underwater the word hiking trails through tropical forests is for me. With my camera and hiking shoes I am in ^_^ Thanks for the post a great information here.
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