Wildlife· Jost Van Dyke· Virgin Islands (BVI, USVI and Spanish Virgins)
Diamond Cay National Park
18° 26.9′ N · 64° 43.5′ W
A 1.25-acre islet tied to Jost Van Dyke by a sandbar at low tide, protected since 1991 as a bird sanctuary: bare windward cliffs, sandy leeward beaches, and nesting brown boobies, terns and brown pelicans.
Practical
National Parks Trust: established 1991, 1.25 acres; part of a proposed protected area of the northern cays (Diamond Cay, Green Cay, Sandy Spit, Sandy Cay) linked by an extensive reef system. Do not disturb nesting birds; stay off the cliffs during nesting. Snorkel the reef around the cay from a dinghy in calm conditions. No fishing or collecting within park areas.
Best for
Birdwatching and a short reef snorkel