Virgin Islands National Park

NPS Reverses Course On Public Access In Seeking Developer For Caneel Bay Resort

Prospective developers interested in reviving the Caneel Bay Resort at Virgin Islands National Park can expect to spend more than $100 million on the project, according to the National Park Service, although the agency has backed off on a few of its earlier requirements for the idyllic location.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 26th, 2026

Woman Drowns At Salt Pond Beach In Virgin Islands National Park

A woman in her 40s drowned at Salt Pond Beach in Virgin Islands National Park on June 4.

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By NPT Staff - June 12th, 2026

Virgin Islands National Park Opens Opportunities For Caneel Bay Redevelopment

Virgin Islands National Park is opening up opportunities for the redevelopment of Caneel Bay nearly a decade after hurricanes Irma and Maria forced parts of Caneel Bay Resort to close.

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By NPT Staff - May 7th, 2026

A Day In The Park: Virgin Islands National Park

Virgin Islands National Park is a unit of the National Park System focusing on bright, sandy beaches and warm, turquoise-tinted waters in which thrive fantastical coral reefs and tropical fish in saturated rainbow colors. There’s sunning, swimming, snorkeling, hiking, and history to be experienced at this national park in the Caribbean.

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By Rebecca Latson - June 30th, 2025

Celebrating National Park Week 2025: What’s Your Plan?

It’s the start of National Park Week 2025. If you haven’t already worked up some plans to visit a national park, then this week should be the impetus you need to start formulating an idea for a trip to one of the 433 units within the National Park System.

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By Rebecca Latson - April 16th, 2025

Why Our Nation's Most Vulnerable Species Are At Risk

President Trump’s zest for rapidly shrinking the government is triggering anxiety about conservation priorities that have been embedded for more than five decades in the country’s national parks and wildlife refuges.

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By Rita Beamish - March 29th, 2025

National Parks Quiz And Trivia #81

Here to test your national parks knowledge is the last National Parks Traveler quiz and trivia piece for 2024. How much do you really know about units of the National Park System? Perhaps more than you realize. Try to answer these questions before looking at their answers at the bottom of this piece. You might learn something new!

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By Rebecca Latson - December 21st, 2024

National Parks Quiz And Trivia #80

We travel to units of the National Park System to see beautiful landscape, learn about history, view amazing wildlife, and to simply learn new things. We take that knowledge (and photos) back with us to impress family, friends, and coworkers. Just how much of that park knowledge stays with you? Maybe more than you realize.

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By Rebecca Latson - November 9th, 2024

Second Phase Of Environmental Cleanup Work Scheduled At Virgin Island National Park's Caneel Bay

Work is expected to begin next year on the second phase of environmental cleanup work at Caneel Bay in Virgin Islands National Park.

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By Compiled from NPS releases - November 2nd, 2024

National Park Service Begins Hunt For Caneel Bay Concessionaire

Seven years after back-to-back hurricanes ravaged the Caneel Bay Resort at Virgin Islands National Park, and following years of legal wrangling, the National Park Service is beginning the search for a concessionaire to bring lodging back to the scenic setting.

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By NPT Staff - October 24th, 2024

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