My wife and I love coming here and exploring and playing around and being young again. Its a wonderful place to take your significant other when its nice out and the weather is on your side. We happen to come both times in July and it was extremely hot but that is to be expected in July! it was such a wonderful time regardless though and to spend it with my wife is always amazing.

Really neat ruins, and even more intriguing is the mystery surrounding where they came from. Id love to know more about them than just whats on the plaque out front.

The fort itself is pretty amazing well cap its really need to look down and see all the pathways I do believe there should be a better job at the upkeep inside the fort it wasvery overgrown and copious amounts of homeless residence. From the fort you have access to Canal Street and all the wonderful shops and food

Wish there was more info on the site and why it was built the way it was before being burned down. The foundation is fascinating, but people like me want to know details.

A nice peice if florida history . A hidden gem

Wow what a beautiful park, surrounded by huge oak trees greatly landscape, great park for an outdoors event, located across the New Smyrna City Hall, in the heart of the New Smyrna downtown, the old fort is a great place to visit, while you do that you will be able to feel the breeze and the beach ambiance, wonderful blue skies, a most see if youre visiting.

No bathroom so good luck holding your bladder. Love the park. You need about 5 cans of bug spray and 6,000 cans of mosquito repellent. I got bit up.

Amazing coquina rock fortress here in New Smyrna Beach FL. So much History in this Town. Visit the Fort Park and the Museum when in town next time. So many great locations near this for food and entertainment. East Florida’s little slice of heaven is charming and mostly commercially business free on the beach side thanks to an amazing group of local city officials that keep this land pure and classic for the masses . In a world that is over saturated with exposure, New Smyrna Beach is a Oasis surrounded by hollowed out Resort cities of days gone .

The history was so cool. And there was also cool tunnels with inside the fort.

Just a beautiful spot. If you are in the Canal Street district near sunset, Id head for Old Fort Park

Great little park. Went 10/5/19 for Oktoberfest and Food trucks. Great variety of trucks and great food! Park was nice and fort area was clean and interesting to explore.

I like the park, it brings back memories of being a kid and going to the movie theater on Canal St. Its alot nicer than when I was younger. Theres 2 plaques with some of N.S.B. history on them, many benches to sit on. You can bring your dog but they must be on a leash and you have to clean up after them.

Great piece of history!

I love Art Fiesta. It is one of my favorite festivals in townA lot of local artists and the prices are very reasonable.The atmosphere is festive and the people awesome. I cant wait until next year!

Had a great time at the Art Fiesta today. Bought a fantastic top from April she creates many beautiful one of a kind creations. Missed seeing Samuel Ruder my favourite artist.

Came on Saturday with my dog. Along with a stroll thru park we enjoyed a short shopping spree thru the Farmers Market, which is held here every Saturday. Awesome morning!! #luvnsb

Interesting ruins.

Small site, worth a visit!!, Great town!!

Super interesting place and kind of hidden. Reading the history and walking the site is a lot of fun but its not going to take you very long. I would suggest grouping it together with several of the Florida is weird and Wild locations near here.

This place is really great! The kids love to play in it, its peaceful and scenic, you can take it all in while also gazing at the river. People love to walk along it. I just wish there was more known about this place...

I went Durning the weekend for the farmers market. Absolutely loved it.

Nice park. Great place to Pokemon

Our grandkids love coming here and walking and climbing in the ruins.

Definitely wouldnt treat this like a park. Also wouldnt let kids play on or inside whatsoever. Aside from the glass, trash, feces and potential life threatening injury at every corner (theres a lot of them), Id say this is a fascinating part of our history as a city and worth the trip!

Very cool. Fun and historic. Really enjoyed, but had to leave earlier than we wanted because there was no public restroom available for the kids on Sunday.

Very cool and can get right up in there

Super cool place, fun to explore. Kids were playing hide and go seek and we joined them.

Nice place for a couple hours of exploring

The food truck festival was so nice good music. Great place for the family

History and farmers market nice lill spot

Near site, but it doesn’t aptly explain what’s there in my opinion. Thus, it would help you thr visitor to stop at the town’s local history museum. It’s not huge, however it tells the story of how the British colony of “Smyrnea” got started and also discusses the home’s subsequent shelling by Union forces during the Civil War.

Cool old archaeological site, great views and beautiful old trees. Its great walking around the entire structure.

Had me thinking of the past.. Wish more info was on site

I have been coming here for over 45 years. Now I am getting older and I walk my dog there and sit on the nice benches. There is no trash on the ground and grass is always cut nice.

So very cool to think about walking around on the actual foundation!!

Kind of a neat spot to stop and check out if youre passing by

Historical place to see and be present

Beautiful very old fort remains right on the Indian River in New Smyrna Beach.

Great place

The kids loved seeing the old fort and walking around it

Arr Fiesta is held here and it isb lovely!

If the weather is clear and cool, I enjoy just sitting and looking over Riverside Drive. The Old Fort is interesting but there really isnt much going on there today.

This is just an overall interesting place in the local area. A little touch of local history.

Great am spot for a dogie walkabout

This is a great, historic park, showing not only the fort but the former free library from the early 1900s. It is peaceful with a beautiful view of the water and the boats from atop the fort.

Its a nice park but not much to see.

Beautiful view and fun for the kids!

Beautiful little park! The fort itself is a great place to check out as well as the numerous events held there!

I give it 5 stars becaose its been there way nefore oeas born and will be thete after i pass most likley. Its quaintt little 7u of the fort walls. Plenty shade limited benches to sit on. I never see the rift raft7unhype you may see in other parksbits always been a safe plave to visit. M wooried the sherif department right next to it. Thered also a bVotran transfete stsion adhacent

This is a pretty neat little site. The interpretive signs are lacking and can only be found on the backside of the park where very few people enter. Otherwise, its worth a quick visit if youre in the area.

Great market today, welder was my favorite

Nice park to just stroll on through coming home from the beach and I love community efforts since they have been adopted by a local senior facility dont remember the name but great little park

Beautiful piece of history

Super relaxing and a great place to take pictures! Its great to see our local history

Great place to Pokemon Go! Raid groups in and out!

My daughters took my grandchildren. They had fun running about the ruins. It would have been perfect if a wheelchair ramp was nearby. Then no one would have had to stand below with my mom, whos in a wheelchair.

You can feel the history when you walk around. However I really do miss the water tower it was a defining landmark to New Smyrna especially around Christmas when it was decorated.

Little local history,located downtown,near the river, walk to restaurants and quaint shopping area..Good place to take the kids.

The kids love this place.

Cool Park with a little bit of history and a delightful Farmers market on Saturdays.

Interesting little place. Beautiful trees. Only about 5 or 10 minute stop.

Neat spot to spend 30 minutes reading about the fort and the history to the area.

Its historic. Has a Book share located by 4 benches! Nice view of marina. Great photo op area.

Really cool place to check out! Really old ruins of a fort

Peace full good view of the water

Near the ocean. Great area to walk around.

Peaceful and historical place.

Cool piece of history and amazing place to relax by the water with a nice breeze.

Old fort park

The stone footprint of an old fort is here. Pretty cool to walk around it. Not much signage. Nice little area in the middle of the downtown area.

Great local history to stop and explore

- just a great place to visit must see it for yourself its a nice addition to the loop and also checking out what Canal Street has to offer not too far away when walking around New Smyrna exploring for the day great view overlooking the little Marina in New Smyrna

Beautiful old oak trees, grass is lush green, good sidewalks & benches to sit on.The first library building is still there, 1905-1946.

Nice

Misattributed site of fort San Juan de Pinos originally built in the Sixteenth Century, and of much more historic significance than it is generally given. The subject of much controversy in the early Twentieth Century. Worth a look.

Who knows why? But its fun to ponder!

Star fort remenants? Very interesting...

A beautiful place to walk around and look at the water and the beautiful boats in the marina.

Always fun

I enjoy visiting archaeological sites. This one is very small, but its in a nice area. People walk their dogs here and young people come here and ruin the ruin. You can walk on whats left of the structure and read the plaques that are placed around.

I love it because its a great place for pictures or learning about new symernas history its just such a beautiful place

Wish they had more history about the ruins.

The kind of death trap that kids just love

It was kinda boring

Fun

Beautiful Place to check out

I have been going to the fort since I was a kid and have always enjoyed it. However, the grass and weeds have really grown up inside the fort.

Beautiful Place So enriched with History

Went there to Enjoy the Sun and the Scenery. Beautiful Homes have been Built across from the Old Fort Park.

Nice place to visit if youre a history nerd like me.

Nice historical site with a pleasant Park.

The Easter egg hunt here is great

Pretty cool piece of history

Its lovely here!! A guy here told me there dolphins here.And he has seen them at lunch..Its really a nice peaceful place.

Very nice, comfortable, quiet little park. Dog friendly with ruins of an old Spanish structure from late 1700s.

Cool historic structure to visit.

Nice shady park. Good for dog walks or just strolling. Check out the Old Fort on the east side.

This little park is in a great part of town, and its worth checking out of you are in the area. There are lots of great sights and places to eat around the here as well, so theres plenty to do. Oh yeah, theres an old fort here too, lol.

Awesome to see!

They are nice but someone needs to clean it out. How could you leave your trash there like its a garbage can.