Trunk Bay is FREE for Martin Luther King Day!

The St John Source announced:

Trunk Bay beach will have no admission fee for MLK Day

Virgin Islands National Park will have a free day on Monday, Jan. 17, at Trunk Bay Beach in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. However, fee collectors will be available to dispense passes, according to a press release from Superintendent Mark Hardgrove. Trunk Bay is one of the most visited beaches on St. John, and is home to an underwater trail. People are able to snorkel over the reef, and read the plaques which identify coral and fish along the trail.

The Secretary of the Department of the Interior has declared that ‘Fee Free Days’ include national park sites, wildlife refuges, and certain Bureau of Land Management sites. The intent of the “Fee Free” declaration is to encourage people to enjoy and learn more about the stewardship of national parks and other federal lands. 

Virgin Islands National Park/Coral Reef National Monument staff invites the public to join them in celebrating the national parks. This is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy national treasures free of charge.

For more information, call Andrea Joseph at 776-6201, ext. 249.

Trip Advisor names St John as one of the World's 10 Best Islands!

Trunk Bay St John, one of the most photographed beaches in the world

With views like this how could St John not make the list! Take a look at Trip Advisor's 2013 list of the 10 Best Islands in the World. Trip Advisor says that "Ecotourism is alive and kicking on St. John. There's more than enough to do on land, from watching for wildlife in the national park to hiking miles of trails or strolling sandy white beaches. Hit the water for amazing snorkeling, swimming, even underwater photography—of course. This is the Caribbean, after all."

Hardly a month goes by when St John or one of our beaches or dive spots does not make some sort of 'best of' list, but this one is especially sweet. 

Foder's Travel Guide showcases two of St John's 'undiscovered' beaches

Reef Bay and Little Lameshur Bay

To those who know (and love) St John, it was not surprising that St John made the list of Foder's Travel Blog's story Undiscovered Caribbean: 8 Beaches You Haven't Been To.  With well over 30 beaches, many of them small nooks reached only by secluded trails, St John is a wonderful island to discover and explore.

Here is the Foder's write-up:

Reef Bay and Little Lameshur Bay, St. JohnTrunk Bay and Cinnamon Bay steal all the glory on charming St. Johnin the USVI, but if you're looking for a little privacy head east from the main town of Cruz Bay into The Virgin Islands National Park, which covers around 60 percent of the island. Pick your way along the Reef Bay Trail, an easy 20-minute downhill walk, past petroglyphs and plantation ruins, and you'll end up at Reef Bay beach, perhaps not as dramatic as the island's showstoppers, but completely secluded and encircled by untouched green hills. Continue on the trail for another 3.6 miles if you wish to Little Lameshur Bay, another quiet stretch of sand. Just remember you've got to walk back—uphill. - I agree with the description of both beaches. Each is worth the trek! Descriptions of other secluded beaches on St John can be found in the popular books: 'St John Beaches' and 'Off the Beaten Track'.