• Samoan youth in traditional clothing.

    National Park of American Samoa

    American Samoa

The Ta'u Unit

The sea cliffs of Lata Mountain on Ta'u are among the world's tallest.
The sea cliffs of Lata Mountain on Ta'u are among the world's tallest.
An NPS Photo by John Brooks.
 
On Ta’u, accessed by the airport at Fitiuta, the trail from Saua around Si’u Point leads to the dramatic southern coastline with views of a rocky coast and sea cliffs stairstep to the 3,000 foot summit of Lata Mountain.

Did You Know?

A school of convict tang congregate in waters just beyond the reef

Some twenty percent of American Samoa’s nearshore waters lie within the park, and most of the 900 fish species recorded at American Samoa likely occur within the park.