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The managing agency publishes official acreage."},"firstProtected":null,"established":null,"administrations":[],"designationHistory":[],"summary":"Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument includes federal submerged lands within the 3-mile belt off the island of St. John. These waters support a diverse and complex system of coral reefs and other ecosystems such as shoreline mangrove forests and seagrass beds.","summarySource":"National Park Service","guide":{},"trConnection":null,"trConnections":[],"trTypes":[],"links":{"official":"https://www.nps.gov/vicr/index.htm","social":{},"recreationGov":null,"alltrails":null,"alltrailsExplore":"https://www.alltrails.com/explore?b_tl_lat=18.3783&b_tl_lng=-64.7559&b_br_lat=18.2482&b_br_lng=-64.66","recreationGovSearch":"https://www.recreation.gov/search?q=Virgin%20Islands%20Coral%20Reef%20National%20Monument","directions":"http://www.nps.gov/vicr/planyourvisit/directions.htm"},"images":[{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/D67D3D53-1DD8-B71B-0BCC67BD08FD4E6B.jpg","title":"Parrot Fish","alt":"Parrot Fish posing for the camera over several corals","caption":"Parrot Fish posing for the camera over several corals","credit":"Susanna Pershern","source":"NPS"}],"activities":["Boating","Motorized Boating","Sailing","Fishing","Fly Fishing","Saltwater Fishing","Paddling","Kayaking","Stand Up Paddleboarding","SCUBA Diving","Snorkeling","Swimming","Saltwater Swimming","Wildlife Watching","Birdwatching"],"topics":["Maritime","Ships and Shipwrecks","Animals","Birds","Fish","Tortoises and Turtles","Coasts, Islands and Atolls","Estuaries and Mangroves","Oceans","Coral Reefs","The Tropics","Unique Species","Rare","Endangered"],"fees":[],"passes":[],"hours":[{"name":"Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument","description":"Always open","standardHours":{"wednesday":"All Day","monday":"All Day","thursday":"All Day","sunday":"All Day","tuesday":"All Day","friday":"All Day","saturday":"All Day"},"exceptions":[]}],"directions":"Once on St. John, the only part of Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument accessible by land is in Hurricane Hole. To get to Hurricane Hole, follow route 10 from Cruz Bay to Estate Hermitage. The Monument extends eastward from Borck Creek to Haulover Bay along the southern shoreline of the Island. Just a sliver of the Monument touches the north shore. To the west of the Monument line is National Park waters, and to the east is territorial waters.","weatherInfo":"Mostly Perfect. The Tradewinds (the Easterlies) dominate the weather in the Virgin Islands, blowing east to west across the tropical Atlantic. The winter tends to bring stronger winds and less rain, and the summer tends to bring more rain and lighter winds.","contacts":{"phone":"3407766201","email":"viis_interpretation@nps.gov"},"visitorCenters":[{"name":"Cruz Bay Visitor Center","description":"Virgin Islands National Park and Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument Visitor Center is located in Cruz Bay.","url":"https://www.nps.gov/vicr/planyourvisit/visitorcenter.htm","lat":18.3327793,"lon":-64.7937121}],"campgrounds":[],"thingsToDo":[],"nearby":[{"slug":"virgin-islands-national-park","km":7},{"slug":"buck-island-national-wildlife-refuge","km":20},{"slug":"buck-island-reef-national-monument","km":54},{"slug":"salt-river-bay-national-historical-park-and-ecological-preserve","km":57},{"slug":"green-cay-national-wildlife-refuge","km":58},{"slug":"christiansted-national-historic-site","km":60}],"hasBoundary":true,"boundarySource":{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division","url":"https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2224545"},"sources":[{"name":"NPS Data API","url":"https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/parks?parkCode=vicr"},{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division boundaries","url":"https://services1.arcgis.com/fBc8EJBxQRMcHlei/arcgis/rest/services/NPS_Land_Resources_Division_Boundary_and_Tract_Data_Service/FeatureServer/2"}],"editorialStatus":"draft","synced":"2026-11-09T02:12:45.623Z","alerts":[],"url":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/sites/virgin-islands-coral-reef-national-monument/","boundaryUrl":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/boundaries/virgin-islands-coral-reef-national-monument.geojson"}