Landmark· St Croix· Virgin Islands (BVI, USVI and Spanish Virgins)
Columbus Landing Site (Salt River)
17° 46.8′ N · 64° 45.6′ W
The beach on the west side of the Salt River entrance where Columbus's second-voyage crew landed in 1493 and fought the first documented clash between Europeans and Native Americans; a National Historic Landmark with a Taino ball-court site nearby.
Practical
Coordinate from GoToStCroix's listing. Quiet beach, good for swimming with reef a short way out for snorkeling; grassy bottom with sandy patches (GoToStCroix). Within Salt River Bay NHP: no beaching of boats. The NPS hilltop visitor contact station above the site has been closed since Hurricane Maria; exhibits and information are at Fort Christiansvaern.
Best for
History and a quiet swim by dinghy from Salt River
Nearby
- Salt River Bay National Historical Park0.3 NM away
- Salt River Marina0.3 NM away
- Salt River Marina Fuel Dock0.3 NM away
- Salt River Canyon (West Wall)0.4 NM away
- Salt River Bay Bioluminescent Bay0.5 NM away
- Salt River Canyon (East Wall, Barracuda Bank)0.5 NM away
- Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital (St Croix)2.8 NM away
- Cane Bay Beach & The Landing Beach Bar2.9 NM away