WELCOME TO FORT POLK

Welcome to the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk- the Home of Heroes! Our mission is to provide installation support for building combat readiness for all tenant units as well as JRTC rotational units; power projection of our deployable formations, provide quality services and facilities, all the while optimizing our resources, sustaining our environment and enhancing the overall well-being of the Fort Polk community – the best “hometown” in the Army!

Fort Polk was established in 1941 as Camp Polk to support the innovative 1940 Louisiana Maneuvers where thousands of Soldiers trained for combat during World War II. That mission – to provide realistic, relevant, and rigorous training to deploying units – still exists today. In addition to training over half of the Army's Infantry Brigade Combat Teams, we support the Operations Group; 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division; 32nd Hospital Center; 1st Battalion, 5th Aviation Regiment; the 46th Engineer Battalion; the 519th Military Police Battalion; Bayne Jones Army Community Hospital, the Fort Polk DENTAC, and the 705th EOD Detachment.

Visitor Information

All visitors entering Fort Polk must be vetted and present either a valid Real ID-compliant state identification card or two forms of ID bearing the visitor's name.

Visitors with proper identification can obtain base access in one of two ways:

• Visit the Visitor Control Center to obtain a temporary or long-term pass sponsored by a Department of Defense identification card or Common Access Card holder.

• Enter without a pass under the direct escort of a DOD Common Access Card holder.

. Click here for directions to Fort Polk and ACP Locations.

Weapons Registration: (726) 780-0897

All personnel residing on Fort Polk are required under Army Regulation 190-11 and Fort Polk Regulation 190-3 to register their privately owned weapons on the installation within 3 days of arrival on post.

Personnel that reside off post that intend to transport weapons on the installation will also register them.

All personnel residing in the barracks will register and store privately owned weapons in their unit arms rooms.

Click here for the weapons registration form.

Access Control Point Information

For more information call (337) 208-2532.

ACP 1 Main Gate, Louisiana Ave.

ACP 2 University Parkway

Notice: Closed weekends & holidays.

ACP 3 Mill Creek Road

ACP 4 Lookout Road/South Fort Washrack

ACP 5 Hwy 10 & 467 South

Notice: Closed weekends & holidays.

ACP 6 Chaffee Road at North Fort Housing/Maple Terrace

ACP 7 Alligator Lake

ACP 8 Artillery Road

Visitor Control Center

Notice: Closed weekends & holidays.