QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: 88 acres
- Trail Mileage: ~2 miles in network
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: easy
- Sights: fort batteries, beaches
Fort Foster is a stunning town park, with lots to offer walkers or people just looking for an ocean view. It has history, a playground, a 565-foot pier, pretty picnic table sites, three rocky, sandy beaches, beautiful views of Portsmouth Harbor, and great trails (some of them also suitable for wheelchairs). I imagine it is super popular in the summer, so perhaps try to visit during the off season. When I visited, I parked outside of the closed entrance gate.
There’s about 2 miles of trails between the paths and paved roads.
Directions: The fort entrance is off Pocahontas Road.
