Fort Barrancas (Gulf Islands National Seashore)

Public Visitation to NAS Pensacola Areas of public interest daily through West Gate
All U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals 18 and older must have a Real identification card or passport and enter NAS Pensacola through the installation’s West Gate at the south end of Blue Angel Parkway.

Foreign Nationals are authorized access to NAS Pensacola but must be escorted by a U.S. citizen with proper identification.

Fort Barrancas is high on a bluff overlooking the entrance to Pensacola Bay, Fort Barrancas stands as a monument to the legacy of America’s early homeland defense. Built with 6 million bricks, walls 4 feet thick and 20 feet high, Fort Barrancas was completed in 1844 and remains an example of military engineering and a marvel of human ingenuity.