Permit· St John· Virgin Islands (BVI, USVI and Spanish Virgins)
Cinnamon Bay Boat Exclusion Area & Dinghy Rules
18° 21.3′ N · 64° 45.5′ W · approximate
The boating rules at Cinnamon Bay, the long campground beach: a swim area closed to boats, a dinghy tether at Little Cinnamon, and no overnight park mooring field.
Practical
Position approximate: off Cinnamon Bay beach (from the Wikipedia point for Cinnamon Bay). Cinnamon Bay has no NPS pay station (none listed by the island guide) and no big-boat moorings in the Compendium list, so for overnight use Maho or Francis next door. Boats are prohibited in the buoyed swim area; vessels under 26 ft LOA may use a red-and-green-marked beach channel where one is provided and must stay in it (NPS marine page; Compendium). The green dinghy tether at Little Cinnamon beach is for vessels 16 ft LOA or less. Anchoring is prohibited in beach channels and park-wide for boats 60 ft and under except at designated anchorages. The campground store, Rain Tree Cafe and rentals are ashore. Strong current can run around the point.
Best for
Landing the dinghy at Cinnamon for lunch or the ruins walk
Nearby
- Cinnamon Bay0.1 NM away
- Cinnamon Bay Plantation Ruins & Nature Loop0.2 NM away
- Maho Crossroads0.6 NM away
- Trunk Bay Underwater Snorkel Trail0.6 NM away
- Maho Bay Moorings0.7 NM away
- Maho Bay Sea Turtles0.7 NM away
- Trunk Bay Boat Exclusion Area & Day-Use Rules0.7 NM away
- Francis Bay Moorings & Anchorage0.8 NM away