• Photo by: Max Kandler

    Fort Davis

    National Historic Site Texas

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  • Museum Closure

    Our park museum will be closed April 15, 2013 till 2014. This will also affect our park orientation film screening; it will be limited to 8-10 visitors at a time. The rest of the park is open for visitation. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Daily Activities

Fall at Fort Davis

Open: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time

Holiday Closures: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.

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Self-guided tours of restored and re-furnished buildings; hiking (connecting with trails of adjacent Davis Mountain State Park); and a 15-minute video shown every half-hour.

Pets on leash are permitted.

Individual Fees

$3.00 - 7 Day Permit

Details

Park Entrance fee is $3.00 per person for visitors 16 years and older. Children 15 and under are free.

Group Visit Fees

$3.00 - 7 Days

Details

Fee for commercial groups is $3.00 per person age 16 and over. Educational groups may request a fee waiver in writing on school letterhead prior to visit.

Entrance Passes

Interagency passes for free entrance to the park are honored and are also available at the Visitor Center.

Did You Know?

Post hospital Fort Davis NHS.

Fort Davis received an ice machine in the late 1880s. It was “deemed essential to the comfort and health” of the garrison. The post surgeon, Dr. John Lauderdale, had responsibility for its operation.