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Buck Island Reef National Monument
Ohanapecosh Campground - Site D015
Ohanapecosh Campground - Site D015
Buck Island Reef National Monument
Buck Island Reef National Monument
Welcome to Buck Island! Before you come, please watch our 2014 Telly Award winning film "Caribbean Gem." Watching this will catch you up on 50+ years of National Park Service protection and civic engagement. Learn what we do every day to preserve this resource for Virgin Islanders and visitors alike.
For the General Management Plan and Environmental Compliance, visit the News page.
Green sea turtle hatchling
For over 30 years scientists have studied sea turtle nesting habits on Buck Island, training over 100 students in the field of biology.
Beach at Buck Island
Come see the unspoiled beauty of Buck Island
Buck Island from the water
From the highest ridge to the water and reefs below, Buck Island offers adventure and learning.
Coral garden
Our underwater trail will take you through beautiful gardens of coral.
Hiking trail
Take our hiking trail through beach forests up to the observation deck at 300 feet above sea leve.
Buck Island Reef NM Underwater Trail
Snorkelers are lead in small groups through the underwater trail at Buck Island Reef NM.
Teroro II at West Beach, Buck Island Reef NM
Teroro II, taking snorkelers to practice first at West Beach and then sail to the Underwater Trail.
Adventure, concessioner vessel at West Beach, Buck Island Reef NM
Adventure, unloaded at West Beach, Buck Island Reef NM.
Buck Island Reef NM, West Beach
First stop snorkeling lessons on West Beach at Buck Island Reef NM.
Jolly Roger and MileMark at the Underwater Trail
Snorkelers at the Underwater Trail from two concessioner vessels, Jolly Roger and MileMark.
Elkhorn Coral at Buck Island Reef NM
Snorkelers may view Elkhorn Coral at the Underwater Trail, Buck Island Reef NM
Snorkeling at Buck Island
Enjoy snorkeling the reefs and see lots of tropical reef fish.
Tropical dry forest, Buck Island
The plants that make up the subtropical dry forest on Buck Island range from old historic tamarinds to gumbo limbo, from cactus to delicate orchids.
End of the rainbow
Buck Island is a magical place! Come snorkel the waters and hike the trails.
Buck Island Reef National Monument
Buck Island Reef National Monument
Ohanapecosh Campground - Site D015 Parking Area
Ohanapecosh Campground - Site D015 Parking Area
Ohanapecosh Campground - Site D015
Ohanapecosh Campground - Site D015
Ohanapecosh Campground - Site D015 Tent Space
Ohanapecosh Campground - Site D015 Tent Space
Ohanapecosh Campground - Site D015
Ohanapecosh Campground - Site D015
Campers are provided with a picnic table, food storage box, and fire pit.
Campers are provided with a picnic table, food storage box, and fire pit.
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Use one of our concessionaires to get to Buck Island!
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Permits info
Facilities
Buck Island Reef National Monument Visitor Center
There is no visitor center at Buck Island. Please visit the bookstore or fee booth at Christiansted National Historic Site. The bookstore is located at the historic Scale House, at the water's edge. The fee booth is located just inside the gate and to the right in Fort Christiansvaern.
