The tour's finale is a full state park wrapped around the river's last point of land. One vehicle fee at the entrance booth — $8 — covers it all: parking in the shadow of the old fort's walls, the visitor center, the shoreline, and every viewpoint on the walking finale ahead. From the main lot everything is a short, flat stroll, with restrooms, picnic tables, and open lakefront lawn for letting the day land. The park is open year-round, sunrise to sunset. The historic fort museum is the one optional extra — the stops ahead sort out exactly what its ticket buys and what comes free.
Once you're through the gate, keep on to the main parking lot at the road's end, in the shadow of the fort itself — that's home base for everything that's left. From your car door, it's all a short, flat stroll. The visitor center sits right there by the lot. A couple of minutes' walk brings you to the old stone lighthouse — more on that when you reach it. And just beyond the walls, the shoreline: Lake Ontario, wide open all the way to the horizon. As you walk, look up — three flags fly over those walls, and there's a story in that just ahead. Stretch your legs. The end of the river will hold for you.
