Wildlife· San Salvador· Bahamas — Eleuthera, Andros & the Out Islands
Southern Great Lake National Park
23° 59.0′ N · 74° 29.9′ W · approximate
The mangrove-fringed heart of San Salvador's 'land of lakes', protecting nesting birds, rock iguanas and the island's unique fish.
Practical
BNT: still pristine; protects bird nesting areas and the critically endangered San Salvador rock iguana. Bahamas tourism: the Great Lake was once the island's main highway and is now protected. Not navigable by yacht; view from roads around the lake. Point is an OSM-mapped park island in the southern lake (approx for the park as a whole).
Best for
Birding and the island's interior
Nearby
- San Salvador pupfish lakes0.6 NM away
- Pigeon Creek & Snow Bay National Park1.6 NM away
- Snow Bay Beach1.9 NM away
- Columbus Landfall Monument (Long Bay, San Salvador)2.4 NM away
- Mexico Olympic Monument (Long Bay)2.4 NM away
- Columbus underwater monument (Long Bay)2.6 NM away
- Devil's Claw (San Salvador)2.8 NM away
- Great Cut (San Salvador)2.8 NM away