Just an amazing park and historic site to visit. Full of history from the Civil War to WWII. Throwin bird watching and oceans and sand,and you can't go wrong. Nice little gift shop as well,admission is free.

This was a great find along the way when we decided to take the ferry across the water. Definitely worth the detour. Plenty of history and helps share the history so we can remember and learn from our past.

The trail is an enjoyable loop that goes around the historic fort with beautiful scenery and cool artifacts. Surprised on how big the for actually was. They are doing a lot of construction there so it should be even better in the future!

Live oaks, a historic fort with a boardwalk. Waves crashing on rocks, sandy beach, picnic tables, and a wonderful trail to WWII bunker a famous hermit lived in, loads of sea birds. Park and explore the whole area on foot. Decent rest room.

One of my favorite Forts to visit. Is it so close to the beach as well - it’s easy and fun to make a day of it. Rich in history, beautiful trail, well maintained. We come here over and over every year.

A huge piece of history displayed within a museum. Very clean establishment, great for a homeschool group, and the staff is very informative. With the growing population I think this would be a great place for newcomers to visit.

What a spectacular location steeped in history! The beauty of the raw outdoors! There was ample signage to understand the history of the location! The place is sprawling, and serene! Definitely worth a visit when you are in Wilmington! We did not go to the beach, but there is a really beautiful beach across the street from the historic site! If you're looking for a beautiful walk, and an opportunity to walk in peace under the shade of beautiful trees, this is the place to be! The ocean on one side, and the wet lands on the other. We did visit the visitor center. It's a small beautiful location with lots of artifacts.

We recently moved to the area and we love the ocean/water. My husband also loves to off road and explore. We bought an annual pass for Fort Fisher and are still steadily going in December because it’s just so beautiful. Just load up the truck and spend the day hanging out and listening to the water while the kids (and puppy) dig and explore. It’s one of my happy places.

Beautiful place! Lots of interesting info to read inside and the "ghost" they have walking around as another source of information is fun! If you have time to drive down to the Buchanan battery, there's a fun memory mailbox on top of the mound along with a cool tree!

Really cool walk thru outdoor exhibit with lots of tangible historical perspectives. The indoor portion is really well done and very educational. Really impressive for a free, not for profit museum. It's a must-do experience if you're in the area.

We were waiting for our ticket time at the aquarium. This area was right before you turn into the aquarium and you climb down some rocks! Highly recommend stopping! The beach was beautiful! Tons of unique sea shells!

Some place beautiful, historic, and educational to take the kids to explore. Best part, it's one of the few things to do at the beach that's FREE!

It's an amazing piece of history preserved for future generations. I hope we can take the time to appreciate history and learn from it.

Seeing a part of North Carolina's military history preserved and protected for generations to come made the trip to Fort Fisher worth every mile. So much to see and so little time, but I do plan on returning and learning more about this remarkable place.

my favorite place to access the beach. parking is usually available however it's busy on weekends. nice grill area and bathrooms are conveniently located with changing rooms and a small wash station

This confederate fort is a great place to go and see while down in the Carolina Beach area they have done a great job preserving history and there are plenty of exhibits to see there's a walking trail around the fort definitely plenty of things to see and do here have fun exploring

Museum is very interesting. If you have difficulty walking, parking was a bit far from museum because of construction. Staff was very nice and helpful.

I think this area is special. The surrounding trees are fantastic. Great area for photo shoots. You have so much scenery in a small area. Sand, rocks, trees, waves, etc ... I love that there is a sidewalk to view the beach. There are a couple gazebos. There are bathrooms at the museum that are open til 4:45p. I really love the ocean breeze there.

First time visiting this Fort and boy, was i impressed by its history and the story boards of the soldiers experiences laid out on the trail. Inside the museum they had incredible dioramas depicting the battles and such. Highly recommend adding this, and the whole Wilmington, NC area, to your bucket list.

An piece of American history. Wonderful little museum, and the grounds are well worth raising the heat to explore. The Gillette family connection is also remarkable, and who knew Tiffany made sabers?

Well maintained trails through history. Visitor center was accessible, enjoyed the electronic battle lines and artifacts

Interesting and we'll presented.

Great museum, very informative with many artifacts.

Great outdoor hikes. The visitors center is open, but it's too crowded to be in there long safely. Closed on Mondays and another day. Check ahead.

Always a nice drive through town to end up watching the waves by the big rocks. Plenty of parking and places to plop down and enjoy people watching or watching the sea.

I Love is place its so peaceful clean and has a great little museum explaining all that happened. Then there's the beach and drive on beach also fantastic all places staffed by wonderful people. Please be respectful to others and clean up after your self and your pets. You can rent bikes, walk trails, swim.

Beautiful and historic. Clean beaches. I went to study the Coquina . It was such a pleasant setting I wanted to spend the whole day. I'll definitely be back.

Very interesting. I learn something new every time I go!! They're still excavating on the grounds. I can't wait to see the new building finished.

this is our second visit since 2019. the tour was fantastic. our tour guide talk for more than 2 hours. this is a walking tour. well worth the money. I gave him a $20 tip. excellent experience

So beautiful an not crowded even though many were there. Everyone was spread out an very friendly atmosphere. So clean an well taken care of

Admission is free and there are many exhibits to see that contain relics found on the site and around the area which I never get tired of seeing. I've been coming here since I was a kid when my dad brought me here and walked the grounds with me explaining the battles that took place and lives that were lost. I will never forget those memories and I brought my kids here and told them the same stories as they had been told to me. Be sure to support the site with either a donation or gift shop purchases. They have some neat maps of the area including one of all the ship wrecks in the area which I bought and framed. Well worth a visit.

Beautiful scenery! Early in the morning is nice and empty where you can enjoy a morning walk.

This is truly a remarkable place, so much has been preserved when it comes to artifacts that it amazed me. The staff are super friendly and full of knowledge! Never hesitate to ask them a question no matter what it is. Not to forget, the scenery in the area.......truly something that calms the soul.I love my National and State Parks!! "Psssst.....there is a Ferry down the street I highly recommend. (It takes you from North Port NC to South Port SC, about a 25 minute tour across the water)"

Free admission to learn a very important lesson in history. The information is invaluable and the grounds immaculate. This historic site is well worth your time.

We went to the Aquarium and saw this site and had to walk it! Beautiful day and the have tours!!

Was pretty cool seeing earth forts. Never need one before. Must have been something else back when it was in its full glory.

Went to take pictures and relax. Beautiful area. Highly recommend it.

It is a nice little museum and battle site. The staff was nice. The student intern that did the Rifle demonstration did a great job and was full of information. They are in the process of building an addition. I will visit again.

My family went on vacation in that area. We had a wonderful time & enjoyed the history information & pictures. The walking trail was very nice too. I'm handicap & have to use a cane due to mobility issues. The walk was enjoyable & had a trail that was flat enough to walk. There were benches throughout the area for me to sir down & catch my breath & rest my legs. This is a wonderful place for all ages & different physical strength & weaknesses.

Wonderful place to soak in the sun and saltwater of the Carolina Atlantic and learn about an important part of our History...recommend to anyone here for the first time...

A family friendly walk through outdoor exhibit with many tangible historical perspectives. Beautiful environment and impressive for a free experience . A must-do if you're in the area.

It was such a beautiful day and we had such a great time. We went along and looked at our own pace, ended up spending 3 hours there. So glad we decided to go out and look around because that's where we ended up. Amazing history, very interesting place. Will go back again.

Nice walking area. Nice beach area. Historical information. Clean area.

I highly recommend it!

Lots of history

If you enjoy history and scenic views then this is the place for you. Short, paved hiking trail that takes you down to the Cape Fear River

Very informative enjoyed the stop

Great clean park. Love visiting everyone i am in the area. Clean facilities and park. Well maintained and safe place for a walk through history.

Beautiful view of sea

To many displays were broken or in need of repairs

Beautiful place for taking pictures!

Great place to visit and always has been from when I went as a child, took my children, and visited again.. The people that help you are awesome. I even purchased some gifts from there gift shop and my son loved them.

Alot of history

Showed up during covid off season, very nice gentleman name Steve from New York gave great stories and knowledge of the sites. Some things are closed due to covid but you have pretty much whole place to yourself. Good with the bad

A beautiful and well kept historic site. Every Carolinian should visit here. Be sure to ride the ferry to arrive or leave here.

Clean park and I love the walk long the coast. It is very clean. If you like historic, it's a plus. The beach is easily accessible about half mile South of the visitors center/museum. Very dogfriendly.

I absolutely love Kure Beach & Fort Fischer. My best friend from long ago brought me here for my first time seeing the ocean. It's literally like walking into a Norman Rockwell painting. 💕

Fort Fisher historic site is a great place to visit. Its very beautiful with nice walking paths and benches to relax on. Taking the tour is well worth it; very interesting and informative. Highly recommend.

Nice walking trail, dog friendly, quiet and easy to social distance :)

We had lots of fun at the beach. Every was social distancing. My kids had plenty of room to run around without being on top of anyone. We found sand fleas and a few hermit crabs!

This place is really cool. Such great information and the volunteers are very knowledge. I would recommend this stop to anyone visiting the area.

Excellent outdoor historical site. Good to get some exercise and learn something at the same time.

This place is rich with history and beautiful! Peaceful but not secluded..

I have been coming to visit fort Fisher for around 20 years now and I got to say I love it and it never ceases to amaze.

"On the Rocks" beautiful area!!

Past history, beautiful sights, ferry trip, romantic setting

beautiful shade picnic area. bring your chairs o a hammock . plenty of trees.

North Carolina does such a great job of preserving and representing it's history.

Interesting place to visit

Fort Fisher is located at the end of Kure Beach, just a short drive outside of Wrightsville. Fort Fisher has many different opportunities to give out. There are gorgeous trees where you can hammock with a view of the ocean. You can walk around the old battlegrounds. You can fish and walk along the water. Or you can even walk to a completely isolated island across the shore, which you can walk along rocks to when it is low tide.

This was a very impressive place...was surprised to see that is was only a state historic site rather than a national one. This site was actually better than some national historic sites. Visitor Center was also nice with a lot of history in it...plus the staff was very friendly. Only knock would be that it would have been cool to actually go inside the Fort.

Nice walk along the coast and to see the old battleground

Enjoyed

Historical park along the Atlantic Ocean and Cape Fear River. Indoor exhibits and outdoor walkways.

This place is as beautiful as historic. I walked on the stones, under the water oak trees down the beach.

Wonderful place - interactive, friendly staff. Well worth the trip and good value.

Very nice. I learned a lot.

Great walk with beautiful views

Nice park along the shore, there is a short paved trail for easy access, some interesting history plaques to read and enjoy, there are trees to provide shelter as well as the dunes design gave us some protection from the north Easterly wind. A good place for a picnic with the kids or a quiet morning walk.

Gorgeous place to take a walk.

Great place to educate your children in our history of wars fought here...beautiful place to walk and run..bikebriding too.

History Matters and this is a great reminder.....