Fun places civilians can visit on Fort Bragg
Civilians with no military sponsor or Department of Defense identification card can still find places to visit on Fort Bragg.
Here’s what to know and where to go.
According to Fort Bragg’s website, visitors without valid DOD identification “must first stop at the All American Visitor Control Center to obtain a pass.”
The center is open from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. during the week.
Valid registration is also needed to bring a personal vehicle on post.
“Visitors must have valid ID and a valid reason for access,” the site states. “A complete background check will be conducted by security and a temporary one-day pass will be issued.”
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Ice skating
• Cleland Ice Rink is open year-round every day except Thursday at Building 3-1606 Reilly Road. Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday; 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday; 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 to 10 p.m. Friday; 3 to 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday; and 2:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Museums
• The 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum features exhibits dating from 1917 to present at Building C-6841, 5108 Ardennes St. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
• The John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Museum features exhibits from the American colonial period to present dedicated to Special Forces, civil affairs and psychological operations and predecessor organizations. It is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays at 3004 Ardennes St.
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Bowling
• Dragon Lanes features 24 lanes, arcade games and a snack bar and grill at Building 4-2374 on Reilly Road. Hours are 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. league bowls Thursday, 7 a.m. to midnight Fridays and 1 p.m. to midnight Sunday. Airborne Lanes is temporarily closed.
Technically Fort Bragg property but outside post gates
• Smith Lake Recreation Area, off Smith Lake Road between McArthur and Honeycutt roads, borders a 67-acre, man-made lake with pavilions, bumper boats, paddle boats, kayaks and a floating, climbable iceberg in the swim area. The beach is closed for the season, but the park that has hiking and biking trails is open from dawn until dusk.
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• Stryker Golf Course is open from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Building K-1219 off Bragg Boulevard. Ryder Golf Course is temporarily closed for renovations.
• The Clay Target Center at 651 E. Manchester Road in Spring Lake features 12 competition-level skeet fields, a pro shop and snack bar and a lighted range. Hours are 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday.
Staff writer Rachael Riley can be reached at rriley@fayobserver.com or 910-486-3528.
This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: Places the public can go on Fort Bragg
