Brenda Tharp / NPS

Students may get a chance to see how a cannon is loaded. Check the ranger program board at the fort.

To Participate in Artillery, Bricks & Co.
Reservations necessary: please call (415) 561-2829

San Francisco has the only massive brick and granite seacoast fortification on the West Coast. At the height of the Gold Rush, Fort Point was built and garrisoned with soldiers ordered to protect the city, its harbor, and the maritime resources that sailed through it. Activities and observations help students uncover the daily lives of soldiers and the intricate work of stonemasons. Artillery, Bricks & Co. will help your students understand how and why forts were built.

National Park Service staff will greet you and your class when you arrive at Fort Point. Staff will present a brief introduction on the fort's place in San Francisco history. You also will be provided with self-guides. Please have your students prepared to work in small groups.

Please click here for field trip information and to download a PDF file of the self-guide in English.

Please note: the correct mailing address is Fort Point National Historic Site, Fort Mason, Building 201, San Francisco, CA 94123