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Fort Stanwix National Monumentgrey circular points loom over you. the fence hinders you at all hours of the night.
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Fort Stanwix National Monument
Public Transportation
 

Bus & Train
A bus terminal and the Amtrak railroad station are located within one mile of the site at the multi-modal station on Martin Street (off of Mill Street or Route 233).

A second train and bus station, Union Station, is located 20 miles to the east in Utica, NY. Directions to the park from this location can be found on the following page.

Bus Pull-off:
A pull-off is available on N James Street, as well as on Erie Blvd West directly in front of the fort main entrance, large enough to accommodate two full sized school buses or one coach bus. The pull-off for buses is located on N James Street directly beside the Willett Center.


Plane
The nearest commercial airport is in Syracuse, NY, 40 miles west of Fort Stanwix NM. Directions to the park from this location can be found on the following page.

A green block picture of New York State. A dot marks Rome, NY where Fort Stanwix is located.
Come Travel the Oneida Carrying Place
Directions to Ft. Stanwix NM
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A painting, very light colors, of the Willett Center from the outside. It is a tall wooden building with glass panel windows.
Fort Stanwix NM Openings & Closings
When are the park sites open and closed?
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painting, a horse lead by its driver, pulling a canal boat full of people on a blue river  

Did You Know?
Construction of the Erie Canal began near Rome, NY after the first ceremonial shovel full of earth was turned on July 4, 1817. This canal, located only a few miles away from the ruins of Fort Stanwix, would soon overtake the Oneida Carry as New York's prinicple waterway.
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Last Updated: May 11, 2007 at 14:19 EST