Why Denis Bay
Denis Bay is quiet and secluded, but you will need to be adventurous
just to get there, arriving by sea or via a rugged trail though
the forest.
Denis Bay
Getting
There (Denis Bay Trail)
Look for the narrow path that begins near the bottom of the
Peace Hill Trail. The path descends to a secluded section of
beach on the western extreme of the bay. The little island just
offshore is Perkins Cay.
Denis Bay is now part of the Virgin Islands National Park,
but the structures and some of the land behind the beach have
been leased to private interests. Please confine your visit to
the area between the sea and the line of first vegetation.
Facilities
None
Remains of Denis Bay Dock
Denis Bay
Snorkeling
The bay is well protected by extensive fringing reefs. From the
sea, there is an open channel leading to the center of the
beach where there used to be a dock.
When the seas are calm, there is decent snorkeling around the
reef especially on its seaward side and around Perkins Cay.
Snorkeling about ten yards offshore of the east side of the
remains of the old dock, you can see the coral encrusted fluke
of a very large and very old anchor protruding from the sand.
