Old Fort Picnic Area -- closed Aug. 28-30, 2026

The Old Fort Picnic Area will be closed starting today through the weekend for paving. The area will reopen for parking Monday, August 31. The parking lot, which was damaged during Hurricane Helene, is being repaved as part of a larger project to restore and improve the picnic area. 

Due to the paving project, Kitsuma Trail between the community of Ridgecrest and the Old Fort Picnic Area will be closed TODAY ONLY! Visitors riding down Kitsuma will not have access through the Picnic Area today, but it will reopen to foot and bike traffic this weekend.