CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons (Jaro Nemcok)Snorkel· Fallen Jerusalem· Virgin Islands (BVI, USVI and Spanish Virgins)
Fallen Jerusalem National Park
18° 25.3′ N · 64° 27.0′ W · approximate
An uninhabited jumble of Baths-style granite boulders just south of Virgin Gorda: two small sheltered beaches, tunnels and caves full of glassy sweepers, and seabirds for company instead of crowds.
Practical
Coordinate approximate: off the north side, the sheltered side (OpenStreetMap coastline). Established 1974, 48 acres; bird sanctuary since 1959 (red-billed and white-tailed tropicbirds, brown boobies, laughing gulls, noddies, pelicans, terns) and hawksbill and green turtle nesting beaches. The NPT lists the island as a bird sanctuary with 'No Entry', so enjoy it from the water and respect nesting areas. Snorkeling among boulders down to about 7 m (23 ft). Only a handful of day moorings; do not stay overnight (currents and swell exposure) and do not use the moorings in red-flag conditions. The south shore is exposed to Caribbean swell; even the north shore becomes inaccessible when Atlantic ground swells run. Wikipedia gives the island's position as about 18.4167 N, 64.4514 W and notes the crested anole lives here; Coast Pilot 5 places it 1.2 miles northeast of Round Rock Passage.
Best for
A quiet boulder snorkel when The Baths is packed
Season
Settled weather; inaccessible in big swells