National Historical Parks · Virgin Islands
Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
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Introduction
Background: 1
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.
Geography
Designation: 2
National Historical Park
State or territory: 3
Virgin Islands
Park Map - Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve: 4
Map scope: Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
Map of Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve on St Croix Island. The park is outlined in green, and surrounding terrain is beige. Coral reefs are shown in pink and seagrass in green among the blue Caribbean Sea.
Nature
Ecology; Nature: 5
The park’s blend of sea and land holds some of the largest remaining mangrove forests in the Virgin Islands, as well as coral reefs and a submarine canyon. Salt River Bay’s natural history, its vitally important ecosystem of mangroves, estuary, coral reefs, and submarine canyon, has witnessed thousands of years of human endeavor.
Places to explore
Things to Do: 6
Salt River Bay offers visitors a variety of ways to explore the area. Ask your lodging hosts for information about guided land tours. Scuba diving, snorkeling, kayaking, and hiking tours can be arranged too. You may want to contact the Virgin Islands Department of Tourism at 340-773-0495 or St. Croix Chamber of Commerce at 340-733-1435 for more information.
Visitor information
Visitation
Sources & field notes
Source records (10)
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Background · Official park structured information. Open source ↗
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- 2026-10-30
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Designation · National Park System directory. Open source ↗
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State or territory · National Park System directory. Open source ↗
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Park Map - Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve · National Park Service, Harpers Ferry Center. Open source ↗
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- Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
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- Official map PDF ↗
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- Single source; not independently corroborated.
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- Public domain; NPS map
- Rights
- Public domain; NPS map
Ecology; Nature · Nature — National Park Service. Open source ↗
- Information date
- April 27, 2018
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- 2026-10-30
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Things to Do · National Park Service. Open source ↗
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- 2026-10-30
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Physical Address · Official park structured information. Open source ↗
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Mailing Address · Official park structured information. Open source ↗
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Telephone · Official park structured information. Open source ↗
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- 2026-10-30
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Recreation visits · National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics. Open source ↗
- Information date
- 2025
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-30
- Methodology
- NPS reporting unit; annual total is the sum of 12 monthly recreation visit estimates.
- Reporting unit
- Salt River Bay NHP & EPRES
- Evidence
- Single source; not independently corroborated.
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- Factual reference data; source attribution retained.