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LIND POINT 20'-60' (6-18m) Beg. Dive snorkeling amongst sea turtles and
beneath busy boat traffic. Sea fans and scorpionfish. The long swim to Whistling
colorful sponges are beautiful with a dive Cay may be tempting but it is dangerous.
light at night.
WATERLEMON BAY Calm bay has
LOVANGO CAY 10' - 50' (3-15m) Beg. Southern stingrays, turtles and peacock
Commonly a drift dive, but poor flounders for snorkelers to visit.
visibility. Site has hawksbill turtles and
pelagics including eagle rays and African WITCH'S HUT to 30' (9m) Beg. This
pompano. shallow dive is full of colorful corals,
sponges, sea plumes and sea rods. Long
CONGO CAY 20' - 85' (8-26m) Int. ledges have beautiful coral, but some of it
Snorkeling tour boats as well as scuba is fire coral. The site is rich in tropical
operators stop here. There is a steep drop fishes with 100+ species.
to sand at 35'-50' depth. Overhangs have
spiny lobsters, conches are in the sand. COCOLOBA to 30' (9m) Beg. This
shallow dive is a common open water
CARVEL ROCK 20'-80' (6-24m) Adv. check-out for students and a good second
Sheer north-facing wall is best wall dive dive. The spur and groove reef has
outside of St. Croix. Surge and currents Cocoloba Unifera, or sea grape trees.
make this dive a challenge, and it is Nurse sharks rest under overhangs.
usually a drift dive.
MAPLE LEAF 40' - 80' (12-24m) Beg.
TRUNK BAY UNDERWATER TRAIL This reef slopes to a sandy bottom with
Interpretive signs guide snorkelers though garden eels. It is inside of V. I. Coral Reef
the reef wonders at St. John's most National Monument. The reef is full of
popular beach. gorgonians and all kinds of corals and
fishes.
CINNAMON BAY Long arcing beach
with protective fringe reef is a fun spot for LITTLE LAMASHUR BAY Sandy bay
nocturnal snorkeling. has sea turtles, southern stingrays inside,
and pelagic species toward outside.
HAWKSNEST Shallow reef slopes from
the beach. Pelagic predators are common. BOOBY ROCK See detail in inset above.
MAHO BAY Calm beginners spot with HAULOVER BAY Rocky shore may
good chance to see turtles. have difficult entry for snorkelers, but the
elkhorn, brain and star corals are worth
FRANCIS BAY This long beach is the trouble. There are also turtles here.
sheltered from the wind for calm Caution: Choppy
