Lind Point Trail

Hiking trails St. John Cruz BayLast verified October 31, 2026

Around Cruz Bay

A VITRAN passenger ferry docked beside the orange-roofed ferry terminal and beach in Cruz Bay, with a rainbow over the green hillside — Cruz Bay, St. John

Sailboats moored in Cruz Bay below red-roofed buildings on the hillside of St. John — Cruz Bay, St. John

Boats anchored off a palm-lined beach in Cruz Bay, St. John, beneath tall white clouds — Cruz Bay, St. John

The Lind Point Trail is a set of short, signed paths in Virgin Islands National Park that starts just behind the park visitor center in Cruz Bay. Take the stairs behind the visitor center, turn left at the top and follow the road uphill; the trail is on the right. Upper and lower branches lead to a harbor overlook and on to Salomon and Honeymoon beaches. The park estimates 20 to 40 minutes for the walk to the overlook, and the Department of Tourism gives 2.3 miles and about an hour for the loop to Honeymoon Beach. The path is narrow and rocky and not wheelchair accessible. A second entrance starts at the first two gravel lots on North Shore Road. Drivers parking near the visitor center need an NPS permit from inside, available during weekday hours. Dogs must be leashed and are not allowed on the beaches.

Services

Trailhead behind the Cruz Bay visitor center; second entrance from North Shore Road
Upper and lower branches to the Lind Point overlook, Salomon Beach and Honeymoon Beach
No fee
Leashed dogs on the trail, not on beaches

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/hike-the-lind-point-trails.htm (updated March 1, 2017; trailhead behind the visitor center, NPS parking pass from the visitor center for drivers, directions from the stairs, spurs to the overlook with a bench, Salomon and Honeymoon, 20 to 40 minutes, narrow rocky trail not accessible, North Shore Road access from the first two gravel lots), https://www.nps.gov/viis/planyourvisit/gettingaround.htm (updated December 10, 2024; NPS parking permit near the visitor center for Lind Point and Caneel Hill hikers), https://www.nps.gov/viis/planyourvisit/hours.htm (updated December 6, 2024; visitor center Monday to Thursday 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday 8:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.), https://www.nps.gov/viis/planyourvisit/hiking-in-viis.htm (water and limited cell service on trails), https://www.nps.gov/viis/learn/management/compendium.htm (updated October 6, 2026; pets prohibited on beaches, leash rule, visitor center lot for trail users with a temporary permit) and the park alerts feed https://www.nps.gov/viis/park-alerts-viis.json (no current trail closure; the March to April 2025 stair closure has ended); USVI Department of Tourism, https://www.visitusvi.com/st-john/hikers-guide-to-virgin-islands-national-park/ (Honeymoon Beach loop, 2.3 miles, about an hour, read with WebFetch); Friends of Virgin Islands National Park FY26 Terrestrial Programs Report, https://friendsvinp.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/FY_26-Trails-Terrestrial-Report.pdf (Upper and Lower Lind Point trails and the Lind Point overlook maintained); all accessed 2026-10-31. NPS gives no length for the trail itself. Map point: NPS Public POIs dataset, trailhead 'Lind Point Trail' (OBJECTID 30973), https://mapservices.nps.gov/arcgis/rest/services/NationalDatasets/NPS_Public_POIs_Geographic/FeatureServer/0, accessed 2026-10-31.

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