Glamping at Cinnamon Bay US Virgin Islands National Park

For our 20th anniversary, we choose visit Virgin Islands National Park as our 41st US National Park! 

For lodging within the park, Cinnamon Bay Resort, located on St. John, is ideal. The location is majestic, peaceful, and natural. After significant hurricane damage, the campground and cottages have reopened. Guests can camp on a raised platform, glamp in an eco tent, or stay in a rustic "cottage".

For raised platform camping, equipment is available for rent when making reservations or you can bring your own camping equipment.

When we booked, the eco tent and cottage options include everything you need for sleeping and cooking. 

We decided to glamp in an econ tent this trip. We are usually tent campers, but did not want to fly with all our gear and decided it was worth the extra cost as this was an anniversary trip.

Our eco tent was quite nice and comfortable, with a queen bed, shelves, ceiling fan, and electrical outlets. We stayed near summer, so it was still quite warm at night, but overall comfortable. A storage box on the porch can be used for storing beach gear and the 2 porch chairs were a nice place to sit and read.

Guest tent camping and in eco tents share bathhouses with restroom and shower facilities. During our stay, these were always clean. The showers are open to the sky, and an evening shower under the stars is a unique experience.  

The eco tent has a picnic table with a camp stove and cookware for meal prep. The camp stove and kitchen equipment made simple meals super easy. We cooked some meals on site and ate others at the onsite Rain Tree Cafe, snack van, and one lunch at Maho Beach.

The accommodations are what you would expect for camping or glamping, but the highlight is the location! All of the sites are walking distance to one of the most beautiful beaches. Cinnamon Bay beach is breathtakingly beautiful with calm, clear water. We visited in the offseason at the end of May/Early June. The beach was quiet, especially early in the morning and at sunset. 

We were able to swim and snorkel right from the beach, just steps from our eco tent. Kayaks and other equipment can also be rented on site.

Sunset on the beach was a quite a treat. We tried to catch it every evening. When we talk about our favorite beaches, Cinnamon Bay is at the top of the list. 

One consideration for families, is that each site only accommodates 4 people, making it economically challenging to consider taking a family like ours with 5 people. However, this is a place I would love to take my children. The sea life seen while snorkeling - fish, turtles, coral, was amazing. The peaceful atmosphere, wonderful accommodations, great food, and amazing beach all make Cinnamon Bay Resort a place I would like to visit again. Perhaps we will make it back.

*All information is based on our experience at this park and is provided for information and entertainment only, not as professional advice. Reading and using information from More Than Scenery as well as any travel/hiking/camping is at your own risk.  Accuracy is important to me, but park rules and conditions change constantly.  If you find an error, please let me know so that I can correct it.
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