Fort Pickens was built with slave labor as a defense against foreign invasion. It was used from 1834 until 1947 but saw little action except for a brief period during the Civil War.
The fort is semi-accessible. A concrete sidewalk runs from the parking lot through the fort. There’s ongoing construction which might account for a few missing ramps. Some of the pavement inside the fort casements, either concrete or bric , is very uneven. Most of the interpretive signs are along the sidewalk and are easily viewed. A few areas have steps and aren’t accessible.
WW II batteries, located along the main park road, have sand paths and aren’t accessible. Most of the signs can be read without exiting your vehicle.
The campground does not have accessible sites.The sites close to the bathroom are saved for handicapped campers but the parking pads are narrow, some have high drop offs down to the grass and the tables do not have a long overhang. All in all the campground is poorly designed – narrow roads, short parking pads, sites close together and odd angles that make backing in difficult. Fort Pickens
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