Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve

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View of the Salt River Bay Visitor Contact Station
View of the Salt River Bay Visitor Contact Station from below.Photo: NPS Photo

Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve uniquely documents the human and natural Caribbean world from the earliest indigenous settlements in the central Caribbean to their clash with seven different colonial European powers to the present day.

News

  • Youth Artist
    Youth Mural Project – Call for Artwork Submissions

    Youth artists from across St. Croix are invited to contribute their ideas to a new community mural at the Coastal Studies Outpost in Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve.

Photos

View from the Salt River Bay Visitor Contact Station in the Bay
Many visitors visit the Visitor Contact Station and view Salt River Bay from this scenic vista.Photo: NPS Photo
Kayak on the beach at Salt River
Kayaking is a great way to see our mangroves and beaches!Photo: S. Corsaut, Digital Island.
An aerial view of the Salt River Bay area.
An aerial view of the Salt River Bay area.Photo: NPS Photo
Photograph of historic masonry well tower in the woods at Salt River.
This brick and coral block masonry tower, built in the 1790s, used the power of wind to move water from Salt River to neighboring plantation estates.Photo: NPS photo.
park ranger talking with summer campers
Students and summer campers come to Salt River to learn about our island's nature and history.Photo: NPS
SCUBA diver looking at the coral on the underwater canyon wall at Salt River
SCUBA divers from around the world come to dive the famous canyon walls at Salt River.Photo: NPS

Park information and photos come from the National Park Service. This is not an official NPS site.