Last updated: June 21, 2021
Place
Battery Payne
Quick Facts
Location:
Fort Pickens Area
Amenities
2 listed
Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Scenic View/Photo Spot
A popular place to capture the sunset over the pensacola bay.
Battery Payne was constructed in 1904. From the sandy path leading to this battery it looks like a grass-covered sandy hill with a flat top where a small concrete rectangular structure sticks up. Steps with iron railings lead up to a landing. From here one set of steps leads down to a tunnel through the side of the hill to the lower level of the battery, while another set climbs to the top.
From the top you can look down into the battery where there is a square concrete block building with a peaked roof. On the side nearest the steps a wide staircase leads up from the floor of the battery alongside the building to a semicircular platform just below the top of the surrounding wall.