Buck Island Reef National Monument

Snorkelers are lead in small groups through the underwater trail at Buck Island Reef NM.
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.
Map showing location of park.
Snorkeler swimming by Elkhorn Coral at Buck Island Reef NM.
Photo by NPS
Snorkelers in formation departing the concessioner's vessel in route to the underwater trail.
Photo by Susan Duke
Photograph of the trees and vegetation along the hiking trail on Buck Island
Photo by Photo by S. Corsaut, Digital Island
Photograph of snorkeler among the coral reefs at Buck Island
Photo by NPS Photo
green sea turtle hatchling on beach heading towards the ocean
Photo by NPS
Photograph of rainbow at Buck Island
Photo by Cori Lopazanski
the forest meets the sandy beach and waves
Photo by S. Corsaut, Digital Island
view of Buck Island from the water
Photo by S. Corsaut, Digital Island
fish swimming among the corals
Photo by NPS
hiking trail wandering through a beachside forest
Photo by NPS