Honeymoon Beach, a north shore St. John, USVI beauty.
Access: hiking or boat
Hiking: there are 3 ways to hike to Honeymoon Beach.
1. Hike the Lindt Point Trail from behind the National Park Visitors Center in Cruz Bay.
2. Drive up Route 20 from Cruz Bay up the hill, past the Cruz Bay Overlook and turn left, right before the Virgin Islands National Park sign.
There are a few parking spots to the immediate right after you turn. Walk past the National Park sign until you see the Caneel Spur Trail sign. Follow it down the hill to Honeymoon Beach.
Caneel Spur Trail (Access #2)
3. Park at Caneel Bay Resort (there is a fee to park there) and take the path from the parking lot to Honeymoon Beach.
Beach: Honeymoon Beach is a long stretch of beautiful, light colored sand with a gentle access. Some shade is available.
Honeymoon Beach looking left towards Solomon Bay.
Honeymoon Beach looking right towards Caneel Bay.
Amenities: Watersports Center, Gift Shop, restrooms, hammocks, picnic tables, guided eco-kayak, hike & snorkel adventures. Chairs and water toys can be rented.
Honeymoon Hut at Honeymoon Beach.
Tip: We visited Honeymoon Beach fairly early in the morning and it was just us and these guys:
Wild donkeys on Honeymoon Beach
We hear that later morning and early afternoons can get quite busy with boats bringing guests over for excursions, so if you’re on St John during high season and want to avoid the crowds, you might try to spend time on Honeymoon Beach earlier in the a.m. or later in the afternoon.
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Is the Honeymoon Hut kind of new? I don’t seem to remember it.
Olivia, from what I hear, V.I. Eco Tours and Caneel Bay recently refurbished a 30 year-old building on Honeymoon Beach and turned it into a sports center/beginning point for the eco-tours.