• Currier & Ives lithograph depicting the bombardment of Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter

    National Monument South Carolina

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  • Fort Sumter Elevators Out Of Service

    The elevators at Fort Sumter are out of service until further notice. Disabled visitors departing from Liberty Square will have access to restrooms on board the ferry boat while at Fort Sumter. For more information, please call (843) 883-3123.

Operating Hours & Seasons

Fort Sumter by Ferry

The concession-operated ferry leaves from two locations: the Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center at Liberty Square (340 Concord Street, Charleston, SC), and Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum (40 Patriots Point Road, Mount Pleasant, SC).

For ferry departure times, visit the concessioner page.

 

Fort Sumter by Private Boat

Fort Sumter is open year round except for New Years, Thanksgiving and Christmas Days. Hours of operation are:

  • January 1 - Closed
  • January 2 - February 29 - 11:30 AM to 4:00 PM
  • March 1 - March 14 - 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
  • March 15 - August 20 - 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM
  • August 21 - August 28 - 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
  • Labor Day Weekend (Fri-Sat-Sun) - 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM
  • Labor Day - November 30* - 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
  • *Thanksgiving Day - Closed
  • December 1 - 24 - 11:30 AM to 4:00 PM
  • December 25 - Closed
  • December 26 - 31 - 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
 

Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center at Liberty Square
340 Concord Street, Charleston

The Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center at Liberty Square is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. except for New Years, Thanksgiving and Christmas Days.

 

Fort Moultrie
1214 Middle Street, Sullivan's Island

Fort Moultrie is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. except for New Year's, Thanksgiving and Christmas Days.

 

Park Headquarters
1214 Middle Street, Sullivan's Island

Park Headquarters is open Monday-Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except for federal holidays.

Did You Know?

William Moultrie

The incomplete palmetto-log fort used by Patriots during the June 28, 1776 battle of Sullivan's Island had no official name. Called Fort Sullivan by the British, the fort was later named Fort Moultrie in honor of its commander, Colonel William Moultrie. Fort Sumter National Monument, SC