Magens Bay

Magens Bay (18°21′58″N 64°55′48″W / 18.366°N 64.930°W / 18.366; -64.930) is a bay on Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, located in the Caribbean.

View of Magens Bay from Mountain Top.

The beach at Magens Bay

View from the beach

Located on the North (Atlantic) side of the island, Magens Bay features a well-protected white sand beach stretching for nearly a mile. It is one of the most popular tourist beach destinations on the island.

With its clear water, soft sand, and palm trees, it is commonly considered to be one of the most beautiful beaches in the Virgin Islands.

Magens Bay was previously owned by Arthur Fairchild, who gave most of it as a gift to the Municipality of St. Thomas and St. John in 1943 for use as a public park. The far Western portion was donated by Fairchild's nephew's widow, Christine Wheaton, in 2002. The Bay is currently administered by the semi-autonomous Magens Bay Authority. The services provided by the Authority include lifeguards, parking, showers and bathrooms, and there are snack counter, bar, souvenir shop, and beach chair/float, windsurfer and small sailboat rental concessions. The Authority is a self-sustaining entity which funds its operations by charging a per-person entrance fee (currently $4.00 for visitors and $2.00 for locals), parking fees, as well as payments received from the park's restaurant and rental concessions.

In 2006, the territorial government purchased nearby Lindquist Beach from private owners and in 2008 opened it up as a public park and gave it to the Magens Bay Authority to manage.

Legend has it that Sir Francis Drake used Magens Bay as an anchorage while waiting for ships to plunder^{[citation needed]}.

External links

• Magens Bay Authority - Official site
• Location on Google Maps

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