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Fort Sumter National Monument
Fees & Reservations

Fort Sumter

For ferry ticket prices, please visit the ferry concessioner's website. There is no entrance fee for visitors who arrive by private boat.

Please note that the ferry concessioner does not accept America the Beautiful – National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes, National Parks, Golden Eagle, Golden Age or Golden Access Passes.

 

 

Fort Moultrie

There is an entrance fee for Fort Moultrie. The site is accessible by car at 1214 Middle Street, Sullivan's Island.

Seniors (62+) $1.00
Adults (16-61) $3.00
Children (under 16)

Free

Family $5.00
Entrance pass holders Free*
Educational Groups with a reservation Free**

*Visitors to Fort Moultrie who have the America the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass are admitted free of charge according to the provisions of the pass. All National Parks Passes, Golden Eagle, Golden Eagle Hologram, Golden Access and Golden Age Passports will continue to be honored according to the provisions of the pass. Only paper Golden Age and Access Passports may be exchanged free of charge for new plastic passes.

**All organized groups (schools or otherwise) visiting Fort Moultrie require advance reservations regarless of size. Only groups from bona fide educational organizations visiting Fort Moultrie as part of an established curriculum may qualify for a fee waiver. Please call (843) 883-3123 x 20 to make a reservation. Requests for reservations by e-mail are not accepted.

Did You Know?  

Did You Know?
The island where Fort Sumter stands was constructed with a foundation of over 70,000 tons of granite and other rock. For over a decade contractors from as far away as New York and the Boston area delivered this material by ship and dumped it on a shoal in Charleston Harbor.

Last Updated: March 24, 2008 at 13:10 EST