The Fire Control Station Trail is a .54-mile trail in Fort Flagler State Park; it intersects with the Bluff Trail and the Bankhead Trail. This Lock-n-Lock container is located on the east side of the trail.
The Fire Control Station Trail leads to the 1905 F’9 Primary Station. This station provided fire control and range to the gun batteries. Its function was to assign targets to Batteries Wilhelm and Revere. Once assigned, the targets would be tracked by the Position Finding Stations. The key feature of fire control and position finding at Fort Flagler was the cluster of towers and buildings behind the main gun line. They would use triangular plotting for positioning a gun on the target. This is the only primary station of any kind remaining at Fort Flagler.
Fort Flagler Park Hours
Summer: 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Winter: 8 a.m. to dusk