All Entries Tagged With: "Bent’s Old Fort"
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site Closed during Partial Government Shutdown
La Junta, CO – Due to the lapse of appropriations and the subsequent partial shutdown of the federal government, Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site is closed for the safety of visitors and park resources. Many other national park sites across the country will remain as accessible as possible while still following all applicable […]
Bent’s Fort Hosts Annual 1846 Holiday Celebration
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site will celebrate the holidays in 1840’s fashion beginning on Friday evening, December 7, and activities are planned throughout the day on Saturday, December 8. *PLEASE NOTE: In the event of a federal government shutdown, Saturday’s activities would be cancelled.* The event begins with candlelight tours starting at 6:30 […]
Celebración en el Fuerte! – Hispanic Heritage Day at Bent’s Old Fort
The public is invited to join the denizens of Bent’s Old Fort on Saturday, September 15 to celebrate the Hispanic heritage of this reconstructed trading post on the Santa Fe Trail. The event will feature living history, presentations on Hispanic merchants and cowboys, and an 1840s-style fandango in the fort plaza. Philip […]
Celebrate the Fourth at Bent’s Fort
The public is invited to join the denizens of Bent’s Old Fort on Wednesday, July 4 from 1:30 to 4:00 pm to celebrate American Independence during the 2018 Frontier Fourth Celebration. The 4th of July was one of the few holidays celebrated across the country in the 1840s. The victory over the British in […]
Encampment and Caravan Highlight Santa Fe Trail Weekend at Bent’s Old Fort
The busy days of the Santa Fe Trail will come back to life the weekend of June 8 –10 as Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site hosts an encampment and trail caravan. Over 70 living history interpreters will inhabit the fort and surrounding camps on Friday, June 8 and Saturday, June 9 demonstrating life along […]
Tourism to Bent’s Old Fort creates $1.7 Million in Economic Benefits
Report shows visitor spending supports 21 jobs in local economy La Junta, CO – A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 26,398 visitors to Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in 2017 spent $1,509,200 in communities near the park. That spending supported 21 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative […]
Journey into the Past at Bent’s Old Fort
The National Park Service is offering an opportunity for individuals to “step back in time” and experience life as it might have been 170 years ago at a trading post on the Santa Fe Trail. On Saturday, March 17 the fort will host “Frontier Skills Day.” This one-day experience will allow adults […]
Public Invited to Join in the 1846 Holiday Celebration at Bent’s Fort
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site will celebrate the holidays in 1840s fashion beginning on Friday evening, December 1, and continuing throughout the day on Saturday, December 2. The event begins with candlelight tours starting at 6:30 pm on Friday, December 1. Groups are led by lantern light through the rooms of the fort […]
Encampment Returns Bent’s Fort to the 1830s
Event will include an old-fashioned fandango Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site will host a Fur Trade Encampment from Saturday, October 7th through Sunday morning, October 8th featuring 50 living historians bringing the Santa Fe Trail trading post to life as if it were the year 1837. Visitors are invited to come see, hear, smell […]
Upcoming Happenings at Bent’s Old Fort
The National Park Service will celebrate its 101st birthday this Friday, August 25, with free admission on Friday to all National Park units across the country. Locally, Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site will waive fees for touring the fort. The fort will be free to all that day, with operating hours from 8 […]
John C. F. Luzader to Talk on “Living History”
Long-time historian, John C. F. Luzader, will speak at the Bent’s Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association monthly meeting on July 8. The meeting will begin at 1 PM and be held at the Grand Theatre located at 405 S. Main St. in Rocky Ford, CO. Having participated as a living historian as […]
Celebrate American Independence at Bent’s Fort
The public is invited to join the denizens of Bent’s Old Fort on Tuesday, July 4 from 1:30 to4:30 pm to celebrate American Independence during the 2017 Frontier Fourth Celebration. The 4th of July was one of the few holidays celebrated across the country in the 1840s. The victory over the British in the […]
Bent’s Old Fort Generates $2M in Economic Benefits
Report shows visitor spending supports 29 jobs in local economy LA JUNTA, CO – A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 31,948 visitors to Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in 2016 spent $1,868,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported 29 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to […]
Bent’s Old Fort Has Banner Year in Visitation
In 2016 Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site hosted 31,948 visitors, an increase of 22% over the 2015 number of 26,219. Visitation to the fort in 2016 was the highest since 1999. “Undoubtedly the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service increased the public’s awareness of their national parks,” said Chief of Interpretation […]
Bent’s Old Fort Launches Second Year of Every Kid in a Park
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site encourages all fourth graders to visit the park for free this year as part of the Every Kid in a Park program. The program gives fourth grade students, and those accompanying them, free access to more than 2,000 federally managed lands and waters. Visit www.everykidinapark.gov to download the […]
