INTRODUCTION
This webpage will show the fantastic amenities offered at Fort Independence and Castle Island State Park, a 22-acre site at the Entrance Boston Inner Harbor.
Website update
I am working on updating this webpage during this off-season—I will attempt to keep all pages online during this modification period. Unfortunately, I will need upggarde and reload most image to the site. Thanks for all the visits last year. Keep the visits to this website coming!.
Bastion A view of Harbor Entrance
Above is an amazing video from Bastion A on the second tier of the Fort, taken on a Sunday afternoon in August. The video takes a tour from Deer Island, crossing the President Roads and moving South to Blue Hills. On the way through the video, you can see Boston Harbor Lighthouse, Nix Mate, Long Island, Spectacle Island, Thompson Island, and Blue Hills. In the foreground at the end of the video is a view of the 15-inch Rodman Gun. This spectacular view gives you a very good idea why, in 1631, they selected this site to protect the Neck of Boston.
Halloween 2024 update
Castle Island Association volunteers worked hard to return the popular FREE Magical Island Halloween Celebration event in 2024. The exhibition was hugely successful, with over 5,800 smiling visitors in two days. We look forward to this event's return next year!
More details and some images of the 2024 Halloween event can be found:
USA Flag Retirement Ceremony
A USA Flag Retirement Ceremony is held twice a year at the Fort, on Flag Day and Veterans Day. The public and groups are more than welcome to attend this unique experience. If you bring your old or ripped USA flags to the Fort, we will burn them and then properly dispose of the ashes. This Ceremony is a great event for any School or Veterans Group to attend. Here is a link with more pictures and videos of the exclusive activities on this day at the Fort.
If you want to bring a group to the event, contact castleisland8@gmail.com with any questions or details.
