Columbus Landing Site at Salt River Point

The beach at Salt River Point (also known as Columbus Landing) is recognized as the site where members of Columbus’s second voyage landed on November 14, 1493

Fort Sale

Construction of Fort Salé was started by the British in 1641 and eventually finished by the Dutch in 1642, making the earthwork one of the oldest extant European fortifications in the New World.

Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve

Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands preserves, protects, studies, and interprets internationally significant historical and cultural sites that encompass more than 2,000 years and human use of the diverse tropical, marine, and terrestrial ecosystems that comprise the Salt River watershed.

Salt River Bay NHP & EP

• Salt River Bay NHP & EP
• Salt River Bay Visitor Contact Station: Due to damage from Hurricane Maria the Salt River Bay Visitor Contact Station is closed. Please visit the Visitor Center at Fort Christiansvaern in Christiansted for park information. Fort Christiansvaern at Christiansted National Historic Site serves as the point of information for all three national park units on St. Croix, including Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve. Visit the fee booth for brochures, pamphlets, and guides.