Cinnamon Bay is a body of water and a beach on St. John island, within

Virgin Islands National Park The Virgin Islands National Park is an American national park preserving about 60% of the land area of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands, as well as more than of adjacent ocean, and nearly all of Hassel Island, just off the Charlo ...

, in the

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Geography

The bay is just east of

Trunk Bay Trunk Bay is a body of water and a beach on St. John in the United States Virgin Islands. Trunk Bay is part of the Virgin Islands National Park. Trunk Bay is named for the Leatherback turtle, which is endemic to the USVI and are locally known as ...

, and is about a mile west of Maho Bay beach. The shallow, clear water and the short distance to

Cinnamon Cay Cinnamon Cay is a cay in the United States Virgin Islands, situated approximately 0.7 miles east of Trunk Cay in the Cinnamon Bay, and 100 yards from the shore at Cinnamon Bay Beach on Saint John island. It has a height of 32 feet. The islet is ...

(a small, low-elevation, sandy island) make Cinnamon Bay excellent for

snorkeling Snorkeling ( British and Commonwealth English spelling: snorkelling) is the practice of swimming on or through a body of water while equipped with a diving mask, a shaped breathing tube called a snorkel, and usually swimfins. In cooler waters, a ...

. It is adjacent to the historic colonial Danish

Cinnamon Bay Plantation Cinnamon Bay Plantation is an approximately property situated on the north central coast of Saint John, United States Virgin Islands, Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands adjacent to Cinnamon Bay. The land, part of Virgin Islands Nation ...

, an open-air museum of the

sugar production in the Danish West Indies Sugar production in the United States Virgin Islands was an important part of the economy of the United States Virgin Islands for over two hundred years. Long before the islands became part of the United States in 1917, the islands, particular the ...

Recreation

Camping in

is permitted only a
Cinnamon Bay Resort and Campground
— no back-country or beach camping is allowed by the

National Park Service The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government within the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages all national parks, most national monuments, and other natural, historical, and recreational propertie ...

.National Park Service, Virgin Islands, Camping
Cinnamon Bay Resort and Campground features bare sites, tent-covered platforms, sustainable eco-tents and cottages available, along with a restaurant (RainTree Café) and a small beach shop. Park Service programs are offered in a small amphitheatre. In addition, a wide range of weekly activities are available at the campground, such as snorkeling movies, and cultural presentations. Cinnamon Bay Water Sports rents snorkeling equipment, sea kayaks,

sailboards Windsurfing is a wind propelled water sport that is a combination of sailing and surfing. It is also referred to as "sailboarding" and "boardsailing", and emerged in the late 1960s from the aerospace and surf culture of California. Windsurfing ga ...

and small

sailboats A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture. Types Although sailboat terminology ...

, and provides lessons as well. Volunteers are given the opportunity to participate in an archaeological dig on a

pre-Columbian In the history of the Americas, the pre-Columbian era spans from the original settlement of North and South America in the Upper Paleolithic period through European colonization, which began with Christopher Columbus's voyage of 1492. Usually, th ...

Taino ceremonial site.

Hiking Hiking is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside. Walking for pleasure developed in Europe during the eighteenth century.AMATO, JOSEPH A. "Mind over Foot: Romantic Walking and Rambling." In ''On Foot: A Histor ...

opportunities are available on the Cinnamon Bay Nature Trail and the similarly named Cinnamon Bay Trail. Not only wildlife, but also ruins left by the

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...

settlers can be seen along the trails, including the ruins of the original Cinnamon Bay

sugar mill A sugar cane mill is a factory that processes sugar cane to produce raw or white sugar. The term is also used to refer to the equipment that crushes the sticks of sugar cane to extract the juice. Processing There are a number of steps in pro ...

directly across the road from the campground entrance.Sullivan, Lynne.
Adventure Guide to the Virgin Islands
', page 127 (2000). Transportation to and from the port city of

Cruz Bay Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands is the main town on the island of Saint John, United States Virgin Islands, Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. According to the 2000 census, Cruz Bay had a population of 2,743. Community Cruz Bay, locat ...

is available by safari taxi for $7 per person.

References

External links

Official Virgin Islands National Park websiteCinnamon-bay.com: Cinnamon Bay Tourist InformationMaho Bay Eco-ResortBotanical Villa
— ''private campground and

hostel A hostel is a form of low-cost, short-term shared sociable lodging where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed in a dormitory, with shared use of a lounge and sometimes a kitchen. Rooms can be mixed or single-sex and have private or shared b ...

near Cinnamon Bay''. {{coord, 18, 21, 17, N, 64, 45, 30, W, region:US-VI_type:waterbody, display=title Bays of the United States Virgin Islands Beaches of the United States Virgin Islands Landforms of Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands Virgin Islands National Park

Geography

Recreation

See also

References

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