The Bankhead Trail is a .45-mile trail in Fort Flagler State Park; it intersects with several other trails, traveling behind the historic Battery Bankhead. This Lock-n-Lock container is located along the south side of the Bankhead Trail.
Battery Bankhead was named for Brevet Brigadier General Henry Cary Bankhead, who took part in many Civil War battles, and was brevetted for gallant and meritorious service in the battles of Gettysburg, Spotsylvania, and Petersburg.
Battery Bankhead construction began in 1901 and finished one year later at a cost of $89,585. The battery contained mortars that fired very high trajectory projectiles which were used to attack a ship at its weakest point on the decks. Four of the guns were removed in 1918 and shipped to the European Theater during the First World War; the remaining guns were removed in 1942.
Fort Flagler Park Hours
Summer: 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Winter: 8 a.m. to dusk