Spring Bay National Park, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands

Right next door to Virgin Gorda's Baths is Spring Bay National Park. It's tiny but accessible. There's great snorkeling here and probably the best rocks around to jump off of (I don't jump off of perfectly good rocks).

It's a little like the Baths, without the entrance fee, and with a little more open space and picnic tables. I like it because it has more of a local feel than the Baths, seemed like less traffic too. The rocks surrounding the place make it safe to snorkel, there's a giant pool right as you hit the beach called "the crawl" - great for jumping into (off of scary giant boulders) and swimming. The Baths are close, but we couldn't find a decent path there without walking back to the main road and heading over.
   ~Paul, Ann   ETC

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Kids jumping into "The crawl"...a natural pool where fisherman used to hold turtles and other fish before they used them...