Discover decades of wartime history at Fort Casey Historical State Park, which features old gun batteries and the Admiralty Head Lighthouse standing at silent attention over Admiralty Inlet. Until 1945, soldiers wandered these paths and trained at these batteries to prepare for WWI and WWII. Today, you can explore the batteries, climb the lighthouse tower, and enjoy sweeping views of Admiralty Inlet, the point where the Puget Sound meets the Strait of Juan de Fuca. You can also dive deep into the history of Fort Casey, which was originally built as part of the U.S. Army defense system back in the late 1800s. Fort Casey was part of the “triangle of fire” with Fort Worden and Fort Flagler State Parks across the water, two other national defense forts turned state parks that were designed to protect the Puget Sound. You can access these other state parks by taking the Coupeville-Port Townsend ferry.
This park is part of the Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve, a cooperative partnership which protects historic buildings, farms, and scenery in central Whidbey.
