Castle Island Park

08/31/08

Castle Island and Fort Independence

by briannect at Citysearch

We stumbled upon Castle Island and Fort Independence quite by accident. It is a beautiful park and the tour of the fort was fabulous. We had a great tour guide named Jim so if you get to take the tour try and do it with Jim. The park is a very popular place and so parking can be tough. But the walk is great with wonderful views of the harbor area and the city of Boston. If you are in Boston make a trip to South Boston and Castle Island. it is a great leisurely day..... in the city but away from the hustle bustle of city life...well worth the trip.

• Pros: Great views interesting history
• Cons: parking

05/23/05

Castle Island / Fort Independence

by herrickfan at Citysearch

to get away and out of the warm summer nights my family ever Friday night took us 3 boys to dinner at that place to eat right before you got to the fort it was on the walkway to the sugar bowl .not Sulavine at the fort ,I think it was called Kelly,s we always got pizza and whole fried calms .you use be able to get fresh calms right there on the beach .when there in 2006 and there are signs up that say you cant eat the calms there I don't know the reason if you know the name please tell me . then go to to fort we would bring your food there lay three blankets down on the hill , at the fort and eat then watch the planes land at Logan we roll up in a blanket and roll down the hill , i enjoyed those years in Boston

does any one know then name of the red worms we used to fish for flounder at the sugar bowl they look like a caterpillar a bright red had a pincher . kept in seaweed .

if you know please tell me been wanting to know for 35 years now ! good day !

the Superbowl was call that because it look like one the top is gone now so it don't look that way now and the walk way ended at the bowl also .

08/26/02

OO-AH

by b_feruzi at Citysearch

THIS IS THE BEST FREE DEAL GOING FOR FAMILIES WITH KIDS. THERE IS A PLACE FOR FOOD, A PLACE TO PLAY, A PLACE TO RUN AND THE PLACE TO TIP YOUR TOES IN THE WATER. AND THE VIEW IS FANTANTIC!

08/15/02

Beautiful

by shanelnand at Citysearch

My boyfriend and I rollerblade here all the time. It's really lovely to be by the water and still near the city.

• Pros: beach, good parking
• Cons: none

08/01/02

Southie is my hometown!

by ta6baf at Citysearch

Castle Island a place of my childhood..Summertime we would have dinner on the pier at Kelly's, then a walk out to the Sugar Bowl..every night all our neighbors would walk out to the Sugar Bowl or Castle Island (it wasn't connected then)....swimming & diving on the wharf at Kelly's....evenings listening to music in the park at Farragut beach.....Summers always seemed so long & would go on forever...Oh the sweetness of being a child....It was another world then...

• Pros: peaceful, view, clean
• Cons: parking, can't visit anytime, crowded weekends