• Castle Clinton National Monument

    Castle Clinton

    National Monument New York

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    Castle Clinton National Monument will be closed until further notice. For further updates please visit the NPS Superstorm Sandy Response Facebook page. More »

Be A Junior Ranger

Explore. Learn. Protect.

The National Park Service’s Junior Ranger program began in the 1960s and was adopted to help kids and their families explore and learn about their national parks, cultivating future generations of park stewards.

Participate in the Junior Ranger program at Castle Clinton National Monument, and learn about the early history of New York and America, and the National Park Service.

Did You Know?

Aerial of Battery Park

Built on a man-made island, Castle Clinton was only connected to Manhattan by a drawbridge that could be raised in case of an attack.