Around Black River
Black River sits within a wider St. Elizabeth landscape of waterfalls, cliffs, old roads, fishing communities and coastal landmarks. These places are not all part of the town itself, but together they help define the region around it.
YS Falls
YS Falls is a series of waterfalls set within a working cattle and horse property in St. Elizabeth. The falls opened as an attraction in 1990 and are surrounded by lush vegetation and pools formed by the descending river.
The site lies inland from Black River and provides a sharp contrast to the slow-moving river and wetlands closer to the coast.
Lovers' Leap
East of Treasure Beach, Lovers' Leap rises dramatically above the sea. The place is associated with a long-told story of two enslaved lovers who chose death rather than forced separation.
The cliff and the story attached to it have made Lovers' Leap one of the South Coast's best-known landmarks.
Bamboo Avenue
Between Middle Quarters and Lacovia, tall bamboo forms a canopy over a section of the South Coast road. The avenue became one of St. Elizabeth's most recognizable roadside landscapes.
Its importance lies less in bamboo itself than in the unusual length and visual effect of the planted corridor along a major route.
Pelican Bar
Off Parottee Point, between Black River and Treasure Beach, Pelican Bar stands on a sandbar offshore and is reached by boat. Its location in open water has made it one of the area's most recognizable contemporary landmarks.