(Keywords: Hiking, Skin and Scuba Diving -ST John, US Virgin Islands )
The island of St. John is all about great snorkeling. Yes there are a few
hiking trails... which lead to more great snorkeling locations. And yes,
the beaches are awesome because the water is blue, the sand is white, and...
the snorkeling is fantastic!
Don't waste precious vacation time - St John takes long enough to get to - use this GPS map to get to places you want to be.
This GPS map of pinpoints some of the best places for skin diving in the Caribbean. I've also included points of interest to good eats, like Skinny Legs in Coral Bay; scenic areas, like scenic overlooks and sugar mill ruins.
Click on the binoculars to see a screen shot of Google Earth displaying the view of Trunk Bay.GoogleEarth_Image.jpg (Approx. 64 KB) opens in a new window.
GPS MAP
- Download the free GPS Map in GPS eXchange (.gpx) file format, which can be read and transferred to your GPS using free GPS software. (The .gpx file will appear in a new window where you can File > Save as... on your computer)
GPS Map Details
File: st_john2.gpx
Revised: 28 July 2006
Class A1 Data
Waypoints: 31 Trailheads, dive sites, scenic vistas, and other points
of interest.
More Info
For more tourist information about St. Thomas and St. John, visit the National Park Service web pages on Virgin Islands National Park.
References
Special
thanks Richard Smith (at left) for creating Garmin compatible GPS base maps
of the caribbean. His maps at rwsmaps.griffel.se
helped me navigate the rented dingy around to the beaches you can't drive
to.
Thanks
also go to to Bob Garrison, the Trail
Bandit (at right) for his great paper maps of St John, which were a
great trip planning resource.
