Mt. Victory Camp is an Eco-Lodge nestled in the Northwest Hills of beautiful St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Our Caribbean homestead is designed to enhance the beauty of the natural surroundings, capture the cool breezes, and provide a peaceful setting for people to get closer to the nature of our beautiful island.
We are here to make the natural and cultural wonders of our island life accessible to our guests. Comfortable living close to nature is our mantra. Low-impact, sustainable living is our goal. Here you’ll live overlooking the forest trees on a platform habitat made from those same trees, hike along breezy ridges, mountain bike ocean trails, horseback through cattle country….or just look up from your hammock at the fruit ripening over your head!
Camp owners, Carmen and Matt Corradino, have been instructors in wilderness skills at Tom Brown Jr.'s Tracking, Nature, and Wilderness Survival School.
"We love the island of St. Croix and we hope to share its beauty with others. We've been teaching classes here in tropical primitive skills and wilderness survival since 2008 and in the course of doing so, decided to move to the island. With our combined experience in the outdoors we hope to offer a deeper understanding of the nature of the island to both tourists and locals alike.
"We also want to be able to provide people with a place to stay that supports smart choices for the environmental and cultural health of the island. We are constantly striving towards true sustainability in the way we live and interact with people and the world around us."
"We love the island of St. Croix and we hope to share its beauty with others. We've been teaching classes here in tropical primitive skills and wilderness survival since 2008 and in the course of doing so, decided to move to the island. With our combined experience in the outdoors we hope to offer a deeper understanding of the nature of the island to both tourists and locals alike.
"We also want to be able to provide people with a place to stay that supports smart choices for the environmental and cultural health of the island. We are constantly striving towards true sustainability in the way we live and interact with people and the world around us."
Ilee, born in 2014, loves showing guests the local edibles.
ABOUT ST CROIX
What makes our island different and special?
No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problem. St. Croix’s laid back attitude and interesting mix of people is always entertaining. We’re off the beaten path of “packaged experience” islands. We have wilderness beaches, great hiking & snorkelling with lots of sea turtles. Our island is known for its cultural fusion and flavor, as well as incredible history you can touch. We have old colonial forts to explore and over 100 stone windmills as well as numerous other ruins from our colonial past. And it's easy to get here!!
St. Croix is the best-kept secret in the Caribbean. It’s where people go to avoid the crowded, hyper-commercial islands overrun with cruise-ship-package experiences. St. Croix is coral reefs, deep valleys with hidden ruins, hiking spots, wacky beach bars, quality local cuisine and world class reggae musicians. Our local Cruzan Rum is very very good. Virgin Islanders’ culture is one of independent thinking, an ethnic kallaloo that is fertile ground for artists, writers, dreamer and schemers.
Our multicultural mixture of food and music, the people and environment make St. Croix one of the most accessible and fascinating places in the Caribbean! We have a working diverse economy. It’s a mix of tourism, government (Territorial and U.S. Federal), manufacturing and agriculture. We’re big enough to have some room, but it still feels like an island.
What makes our island different and special?
No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problem. St. Croix’s laid back attitude and interesting mix of people is always entertaining. We’re off the beaten path of “packaged experience” islands. We have wilderness beaches, great hiking & snorkelling with lots of sea turtles. Our island is known for its cultural fusion and flavor, as well as incredible history you can touch. We have old colonial forts to explore and over 100 stone windmills as well as numerous other ruins from our colonial past. And it's easy to get here!!
St. Croix is the best-kept secret in the Caribbean. It’s where people go to avoid the crowded, hyper-commercial islands overrun with cruise-ship-package experiences. St. Croix is coral reefs, deep valleys with hidden ruins, hiking spots, wacky beach bars, quality local cuisine and world class reggae musicians. Our local Cruzan Rum is very very good. Virgin Islanders’ culture is one of independent thinking, an ethnic kallaloo that is fertile ground for artists, writers, dreamer and schemers.
Our multicultural mixture of food and music, the people and environment make St. Croix one of the most accessible and fascinating places in the Caribbean! We have a working diverse economy. It’s a mix of tourism, government (Territorial and U.S. Federal), manufacturing and agriculture. We’re big enough to have some room, but it still feels like an island.
If you ever leave our beautiful beaches, you’ll find St. Croix has incredible diversity in its people, food, music, and landscape. Not that you need to leave our beautiful beaches!
The Natural Environment
St. Croix is home to natural wonders that are a photographer’s delight: huge trees, breezy ridges, ocean trails, rainforests, desert cattle country, sea turtle nesting grounds, reefs, fishing, national parks, wildlife refuges
The island has been intensely developed in some places. But mostly it’s open space. We’ve got perfect white sand beaches scattered in scenic bays, all along our coastline. Vegetation varies from cactus-filled desert, to lightly forested rolling hills, and pastureland to deeply wooded valleys. Offshore are a lot of coral reefs, and big walls and wrecks to dive. Not a lot of bugs, the day heat is manageable year-round, and nights are cool and sleep-inducing.
St Croix has lots and lots of great natural areas to explore. This isn’t generally known, and so there’s little to no crowd pressure. We’re an undiscovered mecca for outdoor enthusiasts. There’s plenty of self-guided hiking, and also a number of good local guides available. Here’s a partial list of features to explore!
Annaly
One thousand acres, two watersheds of steep mountains, deep tropical ravines, and five miles of wilderness and crashing surf, all accessible for exploring, and literally just over the hill from us. This is one of the most beautiful places in all of the U.S. Virgin Islands, and it's an area large enough to actually get lost in.
Jack and Isaacs Bays
Two miles of wilderness sand beaches and maintained trails at the edge of a cactus-filled desert, and coral reef bays. Wild deer, green turtles and excellent snorkenling!
Two miles of wilderness sand beaches and maintained trails at the edge of a cactus-filled desert, and coral reef bays. Wild deer, green turtles and excellent snorkenling!
Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge
This federally-run National Wildlife Refuge works with Earthwatch to protect the annual nesting and egg laying of giant leatherbacks and other endangered sea turtles, in a research project going back over twenty years. Miles of perfect wide white sand, and a tropical desert of orchids, sea grapes and coco plums, with dolphins swimming offshore in the unbelievably turquoise waters.
Salt River National Historical Park & Ecological Preserve
Over 1500 acres of mangroves, flats, and reef that serve as a nurse shark rookery, as well as a great surf spot. The old Indian settlement here is the exact site of the very first bloodshed between native Americans and Europeans anywhere in the "new world". Try a number of the local kayak tour companies for a night-time bio-luminescent experience in St. Croix's Bio Bay.
Over 1500 acres of mangroves, flats, and reef that serve as a nurse shark rookery, as well as a great surf spot. The old Indian settlement here is the exact site of the very first bloodshed between native Americans and Europeans anywhere in the "new world". Try a number of the local kayak tour companies for a night-time bio-luminescent experience in St. Croix's Bio Bay.
Cultural Kallaloo (mixed-up soup)
Visit St. Croix’s towns, or just flip through the radio dial and you’ll discover a heady mix of old Crucian, Latin, Caribbean Creole and statesider. Visit hot Dominican bachata bars, listen to jazz at the seashore, and top it off with some late night reggae with one of our numerous reggae artists...
We’re home to many peoples; Crucians, Puerto Ricans, Dominicanos, Caribbean Islanders, Statesiders, Danes, Palestinians, Chinese, Lebanese, you name it. One short road in mid-island has a mosque, a synagogue and a church. Want culture? Easy! Eat the food, drink the rum. With a mixed culture like ours it means…ethnic food! Roadside places sell Trinidadian roti, Texas bar-b-cue, Puerto Rican plates, kosher hot dogs, or Rastafarian ital. Going local means eating with the locals... ask what’s on the menu and make some new friends!
Visit St. Croix’s towns, or just flip through the radio dial and you’ll discover a heady mix of old Crucian, Latin, Caribbean Creole and statesider. Visit hot Dominican bachata bars, listen to jazz at the seashore, and top it off with some late night reggae with one of our numerous reggae artists...
We’re home to many peoples; Crucians, Puerto Ricans, Dominicanos, Caribbean Islanders, Statesiders, Danes, Palestinians, Chinese, Lebanese, you name it. One short road in mid-island has a mosque, a synagogue and a church. Want culture? Easy! Eat the food, drink the rum. With a mixed culture like ours it means…ethnic food! Roadside places sell Trinidadian roti, Texas bar-b-cue, Puerto Rican plates, kosher hot dogs, or Rastafarian ital. Going local means eating with the locals... ask what’s on the menu and make some new friends!
History you can touch....
Visit monuments to St Croix's past history: colonial towns and their churches, the Old Danish forts, the Archaeological Society, Plantation ruins, Columbus’ landing site. A 72 mile driving tour meanders across St. Croix’s historical points of interest, called the St. Croix Heritage Trail. For the last 400 years people have been building in stone on St. Croix. On this little speck of an island there’s the ruins of over 100 stone windmills. Massive tapering walls, six foot thick at the bottom! Empty sentinels watching from the hill tops, now home to kestrels and wild honey hives…an island of windmills. Go snoop around some ruins and you’ll be sure to uncover some pottery shards: porcelain from the 1700s, or native carib pieces from long before that…
Experience St Croix's living history: our fishermen, the Cruzan rum distillery, our bush guides, Crucian storytellers and African drum groups, Calypso musicians, Mocko Jumbie dancers and Carnival.
Visit monuments to St Croix's past history: colonial towns and their churches, the Old Danish forts, the Archaeological Society, Plantation ruins, Columbus’ landing site. A 72 mile driving tour meanders across St. Croix’s historical points of interest, called the St. Croix Heritage Trail. For the last 400 years people have been building in stone on St. Croix. On this little speck of an island there’s the ruins of over 100 stone windmills. Massive tapering walls, six foot thick at the bottom! Empty sentinels watching from the hill tops, now home to kestrels and wild honey hives…an island of windmills. Go snoop around some ruins and you’ll be sure to uncover some pottery shards: porcelain from the 1700s, or native carib pieces from long before that…
Experience St Croix's living history: our fishermen, the Cruzan rum distillery, our bush guides, Crucian storytellers and African drum groups, Calypso musicians, Mocko Jumbie dancers and Carnival.
Outdoor Adventures
St. Croix is a serious playground for the outdoor enthusiast. Whether you are into birdwatching or hiking or snorkeling and diving, we can help point you in the right direction.
Right at the camp, we offer guided hikes to beautiful places as well as workshops in ancestral skills such as stone tool-making and basket-weaving for those who want to learn something new while having fun and working materials from the island with their own hands. Whether you simply want to dive into the island on a different level, or if you want to learn a skill that will be with you for the rest of your life, we are happy to cater our workshops to suit the wants and needs of our guests. To see our schedule and workshop descriptions, click here.
There are also a number of independent minded outfitters interested in helping you get the most out of your play time. Whether it's scuba diving, kayaking, fishing, paddle boarding, snorkeling, sailing, or any other outdoor activity, there's an outfitter on island to help you get the most out of your time.
St. Croix is a serious playground for the outdoor enthusiast. Whether you are into birdwatching or hiking or snorkeling and diving, we can help point you in the right direction.
Right at the camp, we offer guided hikes to beautiful places as well as workshops in ancestral skills such as stone tool-making and basket-weaving for those who want to learn something new while having fun and working materials from the island with their own hands. Whether you simply want to dive into the island on a different level, or if you want to learn a skill that will be with you for the rest of your life, we are happy to cater our workshops to suit the wants and needs of our guests. To see our schedule and workshop descriptions, click here.
There are also a number of independent minded outfitters interested in helping you get the most out of your play time. Whether it's scuba diving, kayaking, fishing, paddle boarding, snorkeling, sailing, or any other outdoor activity, there's an outfitter on island to help you get the most out of your time.