This is the parade field in the center of the fort. As you enter through the gate the first barracks on your left is the officers barradks. The other one on your left is the soldiers barracks. To your left is the remains of another soldier barracks that was never completed.
This cache has been placed as part of the New York State Saratoga/Capital District Regional Geocache Challenge. There are 72 geocaches hidden within 18 state parks and historic sites in this park region, and geocachers finding 45 or more will be eligible to receive a 2018 Schodack Island State Park commemorative and trackable geocoin. If you are interested in taking the challenge, you can pick up a geocache passport at any of the participating parks and sites or download it at www.nysparks.com