Devil's Bay on Virgin Gorda
Devil's Bay is the reward at the end of the boulder trail on Virgin Gorda: a small horseshoe of sand at the island's southwestern tip, closed in by granite at both ends, with no road to it: you come by the trail, or ashore by dinghy from the moorings. It shares a day pass with The Baths next door and suits swimmers and snorkelers who don't mind carrying their gear in.
Conditions: A calm cove on most days, with rocks to snorkel at both ends. It opens southwest, so a south or southwest swell runs straight in, by our read of the map. Boats moor outside and come in on the dinghy line. No lifeguard listed as of October 2026.
Devil's Bay at a glance
| Entry | On the Greater Baths Day Pass: $3 adult, $2 child (National Parks Trust, as of October 2026) |
|---|---|
| Hours | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (National Parks Trust, as of October 2026) |
| Parking | No road: park at the Trust's lot at the top of The Baths and walk 10 minutes, by our measurement |
| Restrooms | None |
| Shade | Sparse |
| Snorkeling | 4 of 5, Very good |
| Crowds | Busy when ships are in |
| Drive from Spanish Town | about 10 minutes by car |
| Lifeguard | No |
Facts checked Oct 16, 2026.
Conditions today at Devil's Bay
As of 7:00 AM on Oct 22, 2026, island time. Read each morning from Open-Meteo at the pin, the one feed that covers the British Virgin Islands; the bay opens southwest, by our read from the map.
- Sea state
- Sheltered. The swell is from the east-southeast at 0.6 m, period 6 seconds; Devil's Bay opens southwest, so the bay sits in the lee.
Open-Meteo wave model at the nearest ocean cell; the bay's opening is our read from the map.
- Surf and water test
- No forecast office writes a surf zone forecast for these beaches and the British Virgin Islands publish no weekly water test we can read, so the sea state above is our read from the wave model at the pin, and this page carries no water-quality line.
Open-Meteo wave model at the pin; no BVI agency publishes a beach advisory.
- Rain
- Dry through the day; the chance of rain peaks at 2%.
Open-Meteo hourly forecast at the pin.
- The day
- UV index up to 8; sunset 5:50 pm; sea 30 °C, 86 °F.
Open-Meteo.
Routes to Devil's Bay
About 10 minutes by car from Spanish Town. How to reach the British Virgin Islands: British Virgin Islands map, British Virgin Islands weather, month by month, Ferries between the British Virgin Islands, Getting to the British Virgin Islands, Things to do in Tortola and the British Virgin Islands.
Two trails down to Devil's Bay from The Baths
On foot, by one of two trails that both begin at The Baths. Drive or take a taxi to the National Parks Trust's lot at the top of The Baths, 10 minutes from the Spanish Town ferry dock, and choose your way down.
The first trail leaves the lot and runs through dry scrub and low boulders to the cove. It is the shorter of the two and the sensible way to carry a bag, a mask and lunch. The second starts on the sand at The Baths and threads south through the boulders, with steps and rope rails, and the Trust warns that you will crawl, climb ladders and wade. Most people make a loop of it: down to The Baths, through the rocks to Devil's Bay, and back up the scrub trail to the car. The scrub trail is the quicker walk, and the questions below time both.
By boat, you pick up one of the Trust's moorings outside the bay, which needs a moorings permit, and take the dinghy in along the line.
Taxis meet the boats at the Spanish Town dock and will wait at the lot by arrangement. Fares are set by the government's taxi tariff, last revised in December 2022, so ask for the tariff fare before you get in, and agree the time you plan to be back at the top.
Devil's Bay beach: calm water and nothing built
A strip of sand between two arms of boulder, which the Trust describes as horseshoe-shaped, and water that is calm on most days. The Greater Baths Day Pass you bought at The Baths covers it, and the hours are the park's. Boats moor outside the bay and their crews come in along a dinghy line, so by midday the sand holds people who arrived by water as well as by trail.
The tradeoff: the cove has nothing on it. The Trust lists no restrooms here; its bathrooms and lockers are back at The Baths. Bring water and something for shade, because the scrub behind the sand is low and the Trust's mention of shade umbrellas is the only cover on record. On cruise-ship days the crowd that fills The Baths in the late morning walks on to here, so by our read Devil's Bay is quietest at the opening and after three.
Snorkeling off the boulders at each end
The snorkeling follows the boulders that close the cove, a short swim from the sand at either end, and the Trust calls the bay a tranquil place for swimming and snorkeling. We rate it 4 of 5: good rock to follow close in, with the walk in wearing fins as the price. Stay inside the swim-line markers, which keep the dinghies to their channel.
The cove opens to the southwest, so on most days the trade wind leaves it calm; a south or southwest swell, when one runs, comes straight onto the sand. No authority lists a lifeguard. If the water is up, Savannah Bay on the north coast faces the other way and is the swim to try instead. Devil's Bay suits confident swimmers and families with children old enough to manage the trail; with toddlers and a beach bag, the carry back up is the hard part of the day.
Questions people ask about Devil's Bay
How do you get to Devil's Bay on Virgin Gorda?
Drive or take a taxi to The Baths lot, 10 minutes from the Spanish Town ferry dock, then walk. The scrub trail from the lot takes 10 minutes on foot; the boulder trail from The Baths beach takes 12, with ladders and rope rails.
Is Devil's Bay part of The Baths?
It is on the same ticket. The National Parks Trust of the Virgin Islands sells one Greater Baths Day Pass for Devil's Bay, The Baths, Stoney Bay and Spring Bay, $3 an adult and $2 a child as of October 2026, and the boulder trail joins the two beaches.
How long is the hike to Devil's Bay?
10 minutes on foot from The Baths lot and 12 from The Baths beach through the boulders, by our measurement. The Trust calls it a 15-minute hike from the parking lot. Allow longer with children on the boulder trail, which means crawling and wading in places.
Is there a fee at Devil's Bay?
Yes, the Greater Baths Day Pass: $3 an adult and $2 a child, plus a few cents online, per the National Parks Trust as of October 2026. It covers The Baths and Spring Bay the same day.
Written by Virgin Islands Villas. Facts checked Oct 16, 2026. Updated Oct 22, 2026.
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