West Point Visitor and Community Discussion Forum

This forum is to inform, answer and ask questions about installation access procedures or general questions about West Point. Post your question or concern here and the West Point Garrison Command team will answer it as quickly as possible and as best they can. Please understand we cannot always answer your questions immediately, but we will answer your questions as soon as possible.

Before you ask about installation access click here for our » Frequently Asked Questions
For access to West Point, if you are in possession of a valid (not expired) Department of Defense-issued identification card, you may enter West Point and other federally controlled nstallations.

☆ A listing of the current state-by-state compliance is available at » REAL ID Act Status of States & Territories. Please read this website carefully, several states have not received extensions or their extensions have expired. ☆

If you are not a Department of Defense issued identification card holder you must obtain a Local Area Credential (LAC) by filling out a »Local Area Credential Request Form and visiting our Visitor Control Center at 2107 New South Post Road, West Point, NY 10996, Tel: (845) 938-0390 or (845) 938-0392. Click here for the » Map Location of Visitor Control Center.

The Visitor Control Center is open Monday-Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. When the Visitor Control Center is closed, visitors will be directed by electronic signs to proceed to Thayer Gate

For more information on identification requirements click the Visiting West Point webpage link on the right hand side of this blog.