Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
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.
Alerts
- ClosureVisitor Center Closed
The Salt River Bay NHP&EP Visitor Contact station remains closed due to damage caused by Hurricanes Irma/Maria. Reconstruction of the Visitor Contact Station continues.
Fees & passes
Free. No entrance fee here.
Hours
| Salt River Bay Visitor Contact Station | Daily · Closed |
When to go
March draws the most visits here and September the fewest, averaged over 2021 to 2025.
Visitor centers
- Salt River Bay NHP & EP ↗Passport stamp
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.
No campgrounds, no webcams, no things to do or events in Park Service data. What is here comes from the official page. The rest lives there.
Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the Park Service publishes the data.
Explore
News
- Youth Mural Project – Call for Artwork Submissions ↗2026-05-05
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.
Map
Interactive map by the National Park Service
Public land nearby
Distances are approximate. Wilderness Atlas publishes a center point and an acreage for each area rather than a boundary, so each area is treated here as a circle of the same size and the figure is the gap to that circle.
National park guidebooks
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject.
Reference
Wildlife
Full checklist: 14 birds, 0 mammalsHide
Raptors & owlsOsprey
Waterfowl & wadersBrown Pelican · Cattle Egret · Great Egret · Little Blue Heron
Shorebirds & seabirdsAmerican Oystercatcher · Magnificent Frigatebird · Royal Tern
Gamebirds & dovesScaly-naped Pigeon · White-crowned Pigeon · White-winged Dove
Also on the checklistBananaquit · Black-faced Grassquit · Northern Waterthrush
Activities
Activity guides for this park Canoeing and kayaking in the national parks · Diving and snorkeling in the national parks
Questions people ask
Does Salt River Bay charge an entrance fee?
No. Salt River Bay is free to enter.
Source: National Park Service
What are the hours at Salt River Bay?
Standard hours are Closed, every day.
Source: National Park Service
Is anything closed at Salt River Bay right now?
1 active alert as of October 14, 2026: Visitor Center Closed.
Source: Alerts
How busy is Salt River Bay?
12,126 recreation visits in 2025, number 345 of 387 units that report visitation.
Source: Most visited parks
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- Every active Park Service alert for this unit, one item each, rebuilt with the nightly data refresh.
- Add dates to your calendar (.ics file)
- Fee-free entrance days that apply here and each published hours exception, as all-day events.
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