Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
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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.
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
Many visitors visit the Visitor Contact Station and view Salt River Bay from this scenic vista.Photo: NPS PhotoKayaking is a great way to see our mangroves and beaches!Photo: S. Corsaut, Digital Island.An aerial view of the Salt River Bay area.Photo: NPS PhotoThis 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.Students and summer campers come to Salt River to learn about our island's nature and history.Photo: NPSSCUBA 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.