Fort Armistead Park

Nice view of the water but not much else. A dead spot. Need to clean it up. Lots of grafitti on the ruins just makes the appeal less of an attraction and more of a trash dump. If u like seedy places this place goes above and beyond.

I’d give it minus stars if that were available. Trash everywhere — a complete dump. There are no trash barrels in sight. If this place can’t be maintained at least to be safe — PLEASE close it to the public!

Littered with prostitution (male & female) drug use, and rats. One nasty place and ridiculous to even call it a park. Clearly neglected by the city. Ruined history.

Fort Armistead is a total dump and is slightly creepy but I am glad I checked it out once. It’s not much of a park and don’t expect to do any real hiking but it does have a cool location right under the Key Bridge.
The fort (or what’s left of it) receives zero maintenance or care but that’s to be expected. It has no historical significance since it was built in the late 19^th century and abandoned during the 1920s. At this point it’s nothing but graffiti covered concrete. Exploring the inside of it might be interesting if you have a flashlight and solid shoes (god only knows what’s on the floor.)
Before I visited Fort Armistead I’d heard stories about how it was also a popular gay men’s hookup spot. I assumed this was a joke but while exploring the fort I noticed a lots of middle aged guys just sort of hanging around & looking weird. They seemed harmless enough but it definitely added to the bizarre & creepy vibe that this place has. There’s also a feral cat colony, so expect to see lots of stray cats running around.

Fort Armistead park holds a lot of history, dating back to the revolutionary war, this park is a historic unkept mess.
The «park», is home to the Starscape music festival which is held annually on the grounds, other than the music the park is left to deteriorate and become a home for stray cats.
Homeless looking people who sleep in their cars are found here, and often look after the cats. During the evening the park is paroled by Baltimore City Police, and helicopters from the BCPD.
There are no playgrounds, and the entire base is accessible with muddy floors, and can be good for a walk through.
The park isn’t just about the unkept fort, but about it’s fishing abilities, you may fish off of the dock or on the other areas of ‘walkways’ throughout the bottom of the hill.
If you are a boater there is a free dock to unload your boat into the water, there is also a ton of space in the parking lot to keep your truck and trailer.
Overall this isn’t really a glorified place, and certainly isn’t a family friendly area, but good for the water access and fishing, 2 stars.