Beach and cliffs fronting on ancient Salt River bay inlet. Great views. Columbus landed here in 1493 - 2nd trip and met with hostile natives. Fun to imagine that still looks the same as then.

Beach and cliffs fronting on ancient Salt River bay inlet. Great views. Columbus landed here in 1493 - 2nd trip and met with hostile natives. Fun to imagine that still looks the same as then.
This is where Columbus landed. Safe harbor for boats. Climb the tower at the park and view the entrance to the marina. Stop at Pirates Tavern at the marina for a drink.
Under nps (National Parks Service) but not developed. Get details in the nps shop in Christiansted and make sure you use the access road to the west of 'Salt River'. It ends at a turnaround and the Christopher Columbus skirmish with the locals took place across the estuary and you can't get there as it is within a secure private...
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My family (incl. 2 teenagers) just returned from a cruise on Royal Caribbean's Adventure of the Seas. As I researched things to do and excursions, I chose this event because it got such great ratings on Trip Advisor. My family loves being active in the outdoors and learning about nature.
All in all, I was very disappointed in our experience....
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The above-named company conducts kayak tours in the reserve. An visitor center is under construction and almost finished. Our tour guide was pleasant and fairly knowledgeable, but the preserve is primitive and the historic sites are hidden.
Massive coral canyons, lots of sea life and an escort of gray reef sharks along the edge of the wall......one of my favorite dive sites of the trip!
We paddled in the luminescent bay, beneath an almost full moon. The view was gorgeous and actually had a fish jump onto my lap in the kayak. Since it was our first-ever kayak ride, we enjoyed the light from the moon; however, some were disappointed since you could not see the bio luminescent organisms as well. The Bay offers a...
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Average may be giving it greater than it deserves. Be sure to go to the bathroom before you visit especially if you are a lady. Server could take lessons and food was OK... Rate = C+
My travel companions and I joined a kayak tour of Salt River Bay just a few days after Christmas and found it to be enjoyable. The scenery is very pretty in the late morning / early afternoon. The tour, which operated out of the anchor dive center (I'm not sure if its the same company, because signage wasn't great), was...
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We spent 5 days in the National Park with Anchor Dive Center, we dove for 4 days and went on a bioluminescent kayak tour one evening...absolutely amazing diving and sites in this National Park, well worth the visit! Looking forward to our return trip...
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