Beach· St John· Virgin Islands (BVI, USVI and Spanish Virgins)
Hawksnest Beach
18° 20.8′ N · 64° 46.6′ W
The first big beach on North Shore Road: shady picnic pavilions and grills, restrooms and a reef right off the sand.
Practical
Position is the GNIS point for Hawknest (Hawksnest) Beach. Two pavilions (reservable with a park facility-use permit), picnic tables, grills, restrooms; native-plant restoration areas are roped off. Report reef damage to the park at 340-776-6201 x246 (island guide). No snorkel rentals at the beach.
Best for
Family beach day with a reef snorkel
Nearby
- Gibney (Oppenheimer) Beach & Denis Bay0.3 NM away
- Hawksnest Bay Moorings0.3 NM away
- Jumbie Bay Snorkel0.4 NM away
- Myrah Keating Smith Community Health Center0.4 NM away
- Trunk Bay Boat Exclusion Area & Day-Use Rules0.5 NM away
- Trunk Bay Underwater Snorkel Trail0.6 NM away
- Caneel Bay Moorings0.7 NM away
- Caneel Hill Trail0.8 NM away