Virgin Islands National Park
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Established in 1980, Virgin Islands National Park is a United States National Park covering approximately 60% of the island of Saint John in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The park is famous for scuba diving and snorkeling and has miles of hiking trails through tropical forests.
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Ferries from Red Hook and Charlotte Amalie on Saint Thomas make regular stops at Cruz Bay, St. John, near the park, which averages 725,000 visitors per year.
One of Virgin Island National Park's most famous attraction is Trunk Bay which sports a white sand beach and underwater snorkeling trail.
Visitors can stay on St. John nearby but off park land, or they may elect to stay in one of park's two campgrounds, Maho Bay and Cinnamon Bay, which offer varying levels of comfort.
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The Virgin Islands National Park also includes Hassel Island.
External links
- Official NPS site (http://www.nps.gov/viis)
- PDF map from NPS PDF map from NPS (http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parks/viis/ppMaps/VIISmap1%2Epdf)
- geology of Virgin Islands National Park (http://www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/parks/viis/)
- Virgin Islands National Park (fan site) (http://www.virgin.islands.national-park.com/info.htm)
- Photos of Virgin Islands National Park - Terra Galleria (http://www.terragalleria.com/parks/np.virgin-islands.html)