Fort Clinton Site (Hudson Highlands)
Bear Mountain, New York, USA
Fort Clinton Outer Redoubt interpretive sign, Bear Mountain, NY, USA
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Follow Bear Mountain and Trailside access guidance. The museum/zoo entrance is a visitor reference, not proof of a single original fort coordinate. This is distinct from the nineteenth-century Castle Clinton in Manhattan. Map point reviewed October 3, 2026: Published coordinate of the Outer Redoubt interpretive sign beside documented surviving Fort Clinton remains; not the museum/zoo entrance or Castle Clinton. Visitor information reviewed October 3, 2026: Parking is at Bear Mountain State Park, with about a 20-minute walk to Trailside. Fort Clinton remains and interpretation are inside the Trailside visit route. Restroom location and opening are not confirmed for this destination. Zoo animals do not imply the Livestock feature.
Visitor information continued October 3, 2026: The Trailside visitor page supplies the fort-route opening schedule. Museum buildings close 15 minutes before the grounds; Thanksgiving and Christmas are closed. Restrooms at this visitor reference remain unconfirmed.
Visitor amenities reviewed October 3, 2026: No confirmed information was found for public restrooms. The NO entries reflect unverified provision, rather than confirmed absence. Check locally before relying on facilities.
The Fort Clinton visitor reference lies within Trailside Museums & Zoo. April–November: 10 am–4:30 pm; December–March: 10 am–4 pm. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. Suggested Trailside donation $1 per person. Bear Mountain parking $10 per vehicle; allow roughly a 20-minute walk from parking. Follow Trailside access rules for the fort remains.
Peak visitation season unconfirmed. No reliable site-specific annual monthly attendance pattern was established.
May-June or September-October for a confirmed Trailside-area visit and views of the fort site. Check current zoo/trail access and which remains can be approached.
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About Fort Clinton Site (Hudson Highlands)
Fort Clinton occupied the south side of Popolopen Creek in the Hudson Highlands. It worked with Fort Montgomery to defend the river and fell during the British assault of October 6, 1777. Surviving remains and interpretation lie within Bear Mountain State Park’s Trailside area.
The fort survives through archaeological remains and interpreted terrain rather than intact military buildings. The mapped Outer Redoubt sign is associated with surviving defensive features. Trailside’s museums and paths provide the visitor setting.
History happened here at Fort Clinton Site (Hudson Highlands)
Fort Clinton formed the southern element of the paired defenses at Popolopen Creek. Fort Montgomery stood to the north. Together, these American posts sought to obstruct British movement along the Hudson River, whose control was central to the campaign in New York.
British, Loyalist, and Hessian troops attacked the two forts on October 6, 1777. After capturing the defenses, they damaged the military works and river barriers. The present Trailside landscape preserves fragments of Fort Clinton within a much later park setting. Reading its redoubt remains alongside the Fort Montgomery interpretation helps explain the scale of the original defensive system without treating the two positions as a single building or battlefield point.
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Research reviewed October 2, 2026. Event IDs 0fe0c3b4-ab90-4b19-ad47-7ad6a39401e7; Events Latest 10PM.csv rows 44.
https://parks.ny.gov/visit/historic-sites/fort-montgomery-state-historic-site
https://parks.ny.gov/parks/bearmountain/
Map location reviewed October 3, 2026. Published coordinate of the Outer Redoubt interpretive sign beside documented surviving Fort Clinton remains; not the museum/zoo entrance or Castle Clinton.
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=52689
Visitor classification and amenities reviewed October 3, 2026. Destination: Fort Clinton remains and interpretation within Trailside, Bear Mountain State Park.
https://trailsidemuseumsandzoo.org/visit-trailside/
https://trailsidemuseumsandzoo.org/what-to-see-at-trailside-museums-zoo/
Prose batch 2 researched October 3, 2026. Fast pass; proofing pending. Fort Clinton distinct from Fort Montgomery and Castle Clinton.
Visitor admission and access fields reviewed October 3, 2026. Destination: Fort Clinton remains and interpretation within Trailside, Bear Mountain State Park.