Yawzi Point Trail

Hiking trails St. JohnLast verified October 31, 2026

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The Yawzi Point Trail is a short, easy walk in Virgin Islands National Park along the crest of Yawzi Point, the spit of land between Great and Little Lameshur bays on St. John's south shore. The park gives 0.3 mile and 30 to 50 minutes. The narrow, rocky path with slight inclines passes stone ruins of homes from the Danish colonial period, and side trails lead to small rocky beaches that make quiet snorkel entries. It can be buggy early and late. Getting there is the hard part: the unpaved Lameshur Road calls for four-wheel drive, and many rental car contracts forbid it. The park and the Federal Highway Administration planned to close the road for rebuilding from September 2026 to February 2027, leaving boat access only. No closure alert was posted as of October 31, 2026, so call the park visitor center at 340-776-6201 on a weekday first.

Services

0.3 mile, about 30 to 50 minutes (NPS)
Side trails to rocky snorkel entries
Four-wheel drive recommended on the Lameshur Road
No fee

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/yawzi-point-trail.htm (updated September 20, 2018; 0.3 mile along the crest of Yawzi Point between Great and Little Lameshur bays, an easy hike, 30 to 50 minutes, stone ruins of homes from the Danish colonial period, side trails to small rocky beaches for a quiet snorkel entry, narrow rocky trail with slight inclines, buggy early and late, leashed dogs), https://www.nps.gov/viis/planyourvisit/snorkeling.htm (updated June 6, 2022; Yawzi Point is the spit of land between the two bays; four-wheel drive recommended, rental contracts often prohibit the road, snorkeling at the tip of Yawzi Point), https://www.nps.gov/viis/planyourvisit/hours.htm (visitor center Monday to Thursday 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday 8:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., 340-776-6201), https://www.nps.gov/viis/planyourvisit/conditions.htm and the park alerts feed https://www.nps.gov/viis/park-alerts-viis.json (no Lameshur closure posted); St. John Source, December 15, 2025, https://stjohnsource.com/2025/12/15/plans-underway-to-repair-the-lameshur-road-in-the-virgin-islands-national-park/ (Federal Highway Administration and park plan; rebuilding planned from September 2026 to February 2027, road closed during construction, boat-only access); USVI Department of Tourism, https://www.visitusvi.com/st-john/explore-virgin-islands-national-park/ (easy 0.3-mile trail with Danish colonial ruins, 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 (Yawzi Point Trail and ruins maintained); all accessed 2026-10-31. A St. John Source site search on 2026-10-31 found no report confirming that the road work has started. Map point: NPS Public POIs dataset, trailhead 'Yawzi Point Trail' (OBJECTID 27177), https://mapservices.nps.gov/arcgis/rest/services/NationalDatasets/NPS_Public_POIs_Geographic/FeatureServer/0, accessed 2026-10-31.

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