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.

Students and summer campers come to Salt River to learn about our island's nature and history.

Schools and summer camps

SCUBA divers from around the world come to dive the famous canyon walls at Salt River.

Diving the wall

Kayaking is a great way to see our mangroves and beaches!

Kayak Salt River

An aerial view of the Salt River Bay area.

Salt River Bay Aerial View

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

Salt River Bay Visitor Contact Station

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.

Well Tower

Many visitors visit the Visitor Contact Station and view Salt River Bay from this scenic vista.

Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve

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Nearby Parks

Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge

Christiansted National Historic Site

Green Cay National Wildlife Refuge

Buck Island Reef National Monument