Annaberg Sugar Plantation

Parks and historic sites St. JohnLast verified October 31, 2026

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Annaberg Sugar Plantation, in Virgin Islands National Park, preserves a Danish colonial estate above Leinster Bay that was one of St. John's biggest sugar producers by the early 1800s, also making molasses and rum. More than 600 enslaved Africans lived and worked here. A self-guided trail passes the windmill tower, the animal mill, the sugar factory and the enslaved people's quarters. The site is at the end of a spur road off North Shore Road. The path up from the lot is steep and rocky, too steep for wheelchairs, then fairly flat among the buildings; the park suggests one to two hours. Entry is free. Friends of Virgin Islands National Park cultural ambassadors demonstrate bread making and island plants from November to June. Drones need the park's written permission. In February 2026, local news reported three interpretive signs about slavery and the 1733 revolt missing from the trail.

Services

Self-guided trail through the ruins
Free cultural demonstrations, Monday to Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., November to June (Friends of Virgin Islands National Park)
Parking, restrooms and picnic tables
No fee
Leashed dogs allowed on the trail
Leinster Bay Trail starts at the parking lot

How we checked

Last verified on October 31, 2026. We checked it against the sources below.

Source: National Park Service pages https://www.nps.gov/thingstodo/annaberg-sugar-plantation.htm (updated April 8, 2021; 18th- to 19th-century plantation, over 600 enslaved Africans, one of St. John's biggest sugar producers by the early 19th century with molasses and rum, interpretive trail past the windmill tower, factory and quarters, spur road off North Shore Road, path from the lot fairly steep and rocky with a grade beyond wheelchair safety standards, then relatively flat, one to two hours, leashed dogs on trails), https://www.nps.gov/places/annaburg-sugar-plantation.htm (updated April 2, 2021; parking, restrooms, vault toilets, picnic tables; coordinates 18.36396, -64.730939), https://www.nps.gov/viis/planyourvisit/placestogo.htm (updated June 6, 2022; windmill, animal mill, sugar factory where cane juice was boiled, part of the rum still, quarters between the factory and the waterfront), https://www.nps.gov/viis/planyourvisit/hours.htm (park open 24 hours), https://www.nps.gov/viis/planyourvisit/fees.htm (no entrance fee), https://www.nps.gov/viis/learn/management/compendium.htm (updated October 6, 2026; drones prohibited unless approved in writing by the superintendent) and the park alerts feed https://www.nps.gov/viis/park-alerts-viis.json (no closure posted); Friends of Virgin Islands National Park, https://friendsvinp.org/annaberg-cultural-program/ and https://friendsvinp.org/seminars-and-more/ (Annaberg program Monday to Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., November to June, free; bread making in the old cook house; plants in the Annaberg garden); St. John Source, February 17, 2026, https://stjohnsource.com/2026/02/17/removal-of-historical-signs-in-the-vinp-raises-questions/ (three signs missing at Annaberg: 'Brutal Living and Working Conditions', 'A Fight for Right' on the 1733 insurrection, and 'Twice Imprisoned'; a St. John Source site search on 2026-10-31 found no later report of their return); all accessed 2026-10-31. Map point: NPS place page coordinates for Annaberg (18.36396, -64.730939).

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