Updated August 2026
Best beaches in U.S. Virgin Islands by water quality
U.S. Virgin Islands has 44 public beaches in the EPA monitoring dataset, 42 of them with enough bacteria samples to grade. 19 earn an A for consistently clean water. Full ranking below.
| Grade | Beach | County | % over limit | Samples | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Hull Bay | St. Thomas Island | 0% | 97 | Excellent |
| A | Klein Bay | St. John Island | 0% | 67 | Excellent |
| A | Limetree Beach | St. Thomas Island | 0% | 29 | Excellent |
| A | Davis Bay | St. Croix Island | 0% | 23 | Excellent |
| A | Chocolate Hole | St. Thomas Island | 0% | 22 | Excellent |
| A | Johnson Bay | St. John Island | 1.1% | 179 | Excellent |
| A | Teague Bay (Reef Beach) | St. Croix Island | 1.1% | 92 | Excellent |
| A | Halfpenny Beach | St. Croix Island | 1.7% | 296 | Excellent |
| A | Cramers Park Beach | St. Croix Island | 2% | 49 | Excellent |
| A | Cane Bay Beach | St. Croix Island | 2.2% | 45 | Excellent |
| A | Honeymoon Beach | St. Thomas Island | 2.4% | 84 | Excellent |
| A | Chenay Bay Beach | St. Croix Island | 2.4% | 41 | Excellent |
| A | Sapphire Beach | St. Thomas Island | 2.5% | 79 | Excellent |
| A | Secret Harbor | St. Thomas Island | 2.6% | 192 | Excellent |
| A | Buccaneer Beach | St. Croix Island | 2.7% | 37 | Excellent |
| A | Bolongo Bay | St. Thomas Island | 2.8% | 109 | Excellent |
| A | Lindbergh Bay | St. Thomas Island | 2.9% | 272 | Excellent |
| A | Sprat Hall | St. Croix Island | 2.9% | 35 | Excellent |
| A | Princess Condo Row | St. Croix Island | 3% | 101 | Excellent |
| B | F'sted Public Beach | St. Croix Island | 3.4% | 59 | Good |
| B | Protestant Cay | St. Croix Island | 3.5% | 173 | Good |
| B | Brewer's Bay | St. Thomas Island | 3.7% | 215 | Good |
| B | Vessup Bay | St. Thomas Island | 3.7% | 81 | Good |
| B | Oppenheimer | St. John Island | 3.8% | 131 | Good |
| B | Grapetree Bay Beach | St. Croix Island | 3.8% | 52 | Good |
| B | Lindquist Beach | St. Thomas Island | 4.3% | 46 | Good |
| B | Dorsch Beach | St. Croix Island | 4.4% | 91 | Good |
| B | Magens Bay | St. Thomas Island | 4.7% | 170 | Good |
| B | Morningstar Beach | St. Thomas Island | 5.2% | 230 | Good |
| B | New Ft. Louise Augusta | St. Croix Island | 5.4% | 202 | Good |
| B | Water Bay | St. Thomas Island | 5.4% | 166 | Good |
| B | Frenchman's Beach | St. Thomas Island | 5.6% | 36 | Good |
| C | Bluebeards Beach | St. Thomas Island | 7% | 100 | Fair |
| C | Coki Point | St. Thomas Island | 7.7% | 78 | Fair |
| C | Shoy's Beach | St. Croix Island | 8.1% | 62 | Fair |
| C | Stony Ground | St. Croix Island | 8.3% | 36 | Fair |
| C | Pelican Cove (Comorant) | St. Croix Island | 9.5% | 84 | Fair |
| C | Cruz Bay | St. John Island | 11.5% | 174 | Fair |
| D | Columbus Landing | St. Croix Island | 15.5% | 71 | Poor |
| D | Frank Bay | St. John Island | 17.6% | 51 | Poor |
| D | Rainbow (Prosperity) | St. Croix Island | 18.5% | 27 | Poor |
| D | Great Cruz Bay | St. John Island | 18.7% | 75 | Poor |
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