Castle Island

Day Boulevard, South Boston
617-268-5744
Open year-round

Fort Independence, a pentagonal five-bastioned, granite fort built between 1834 and 1851, is the dominating feature of Castle Island. This 22-acre urban park is connected to the mainland by both pedestrian and vehicular causeways. The fort and the island are on the State and National Registers of Historic Places, and Fort Independence is a National Historic Landmark. Fort Independence is open from memorial Day to Columbus Day, hours vary. Fort tours are conducted by the Castle Island Association in the summer months and there is interpretive signage for self-guided tours. The principal program theme, the History of Castle Island, stresses the role of the fort in harbor defense. Please call the Harbor Region Office at (617) 727-5290 for information and school programming.

Recreational Opportunities
Biking, Fishing, Scenic Overlook, Accessible , Picnic Area , Swimming, Tot Lot, Restrooms.

Directions
MBTA:
Red Line to Broadway Station, MBTA Bus #9 or #11 to the end of the line. Walk to the right across Marine Park to the beach to the entrance of the fort.

By Car:
Rt. 3 to JFK Exit, follow beach along William J. Day Boulevard, Castle Island is at the end of the Causeway.