Alt Text Map of Fort Monroe National Monument in Virginia. Fort Monroe is a peninsula the shape of a checkilometersark off the coast of mainland Virginia, in Chesapeake Bay. Park grounds are shown in pale green. All other lands are beige, and the surrounding waters are pale blue. Extended Description Access to Fort Monroe National Monument Roads are white lines, with some being thicker to indicate major routes. Interstate 64, also labeled US Route 60, runs north-south. It intersects with North Mallory, where Exit 268 is noted. State Route 143 runs southeast from the mainland to the short end of the peninsula. It is also labeled East Mellen Street. US Route 258 runs north-south, crossing Mill Creek to the short end of the peninsula. The two roads merge at the tip of the peninsula. This new road, McNair Drive, continues south along the coast. A Marina sits on the water west of McNair Drive (icon of an anchor, icon for food service). This road continues, following the curve around the park and up into the long end of the peninsula. This section of the road is labeled Fenwick Road. Fort Monroe National Monument Situated in the southern curve of the peninsula, Fort Monroe is roundish with spurs, resembling a turtle. The park grounds mimic the shape of the fort, extending just past the moat. The park has three entrances. Moving clockwise around the perimeter, the Main Gate is at 9 o’clock, North Gate is at 12 o’clock, and East Gate (restrooms, parking) is at 4 o’clock. Ruckilometersan Road runs east-west from Ingalls Road, through the Main Gate, and continues southeast across the park. Near the Main Gate, just outside the park along Ingalls Road, is St. Mary Church. An unlabeled road runs north-south from Stillwell Drive (parking, swimming), through the North Gate to a park road labeled Bernard Road, which circles the inner perimeter of the fort. Another unlabeled road runs from Fenwick Road, through the East Gate, and connects to Bernard Road. Inside the fort is the Parade Ground, surrounded by Kelly green rectangles marking key sites. Clockwise from the East Gate, they are Building #1, Building #50, Chapel of the Centurion, and Building #17. A portion of the wall across from Building #17 is also Kelly green, indicating the Casemate Museum (parking, information, and restrooms). To the west, a walking trail runs from Ingalls Road through the Postern Gate into the fort. To the east is Flagstaff Bastion Overlook, the southernmost tip of the wall. Outside the wall of the fort, a lighthouse is indicated with a green dot. Walking Trail A dashed black line follows the coast along the curve and north into the long end of the peninsula. The path runs from south of the Marina, passing a black rectangle and dot representing The Chamberlin and Continental Park Bandstand, an icon for parking and Engineer Wharf, Batteries Irwin and Parrot, and then Outlook and Beach Access. North Beach Area The trail runs north into the North Beach Area of the park. It runs past Battery DeRussy (parking), and Battery Church. It meets Beach Access O-Club (parking, food service). North of O-Club, it runs past Battery Anderson-Ruggles (picnic area) and ends at a short road. Fenwick Road also runs north into the North Beach Area of the park, running parallel to the walking trail and passing the same sites. It leads to The Colonies RV and Travel Park and continues north past a short road to a Wildlife Observation Platform. Fenwick Road ends at a Gated Area labeled “Authorized Access Only.” Legend Icons for parking, food service, restrooms, information, picnic area, and canoe/kayak access. Green for National Park Service lands, Gray dashed line for trail (no motorized vehicles). Note: Some restaurants open seasonally. Graphic of Virginia notes the location of Fort Monroe National Monument with a green dot, far south on the eastern coast. A scale in the bottom left corner of the map measures distances of 0.25 and 0.5 kilometers and 0.25 and 0.5 miles.