Last updated: May 8, 2024
Thing to Do
Self-Guided Tour
NPS Photo
Take a self-guided tour of the fort and discover the role the fort played in the borderlands between the United States and Mexico in the 1830s and 1840s. The self-guided tour booklet is available in the Native Trade Room when you enter the fort. The booklet explains the function of each room at the height of the fort's operation in 1846.
Park Rangers are available to answer any questions you may have.
Park Rangers are available to answer any questions you may have.
Details
Duration
1-120 Minutes
Activity
Self-Guided Tours - Walking
Take a self-guided tour of the fort and discover the role the fort played in westward expansion. Park rangers are available to answer any questions.
Pets Allowed
Yes with Restrictions
Pets are permitted on trails, and must be leashed at all times, kept close at hand and away from fort livestock. Pets are allowed inside the fort plaza only. Learn more about our pet policy.
Location
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Reservations
No
Season
Year Round
Time of Day
Day
Accessibility Information
Parking and Wheelchair Use
Accessibility parking is available at the visitor parking lot. There is a paved pathway, 1,275 feet in length, from the parking lot to the fort that is hard-surfaced and wheelchair accessible.
Fort Accessibility
Most of the first floor of the fort is wheelchair accessible. A hand-held player with a tour of the second floor is available.Just ask at the fee area.
Documentary Film
A 20-minute documentary film with caption and visual description is available for viewing next to the fort fee collection room.
Service Animals
Service animals are allowed anywhere in the park when kept 25 yards or more away from fort livestock.
Accessibility parking is available at the visitor parking lot. There is a paved pathway, 1,275 feet in length, from the parking lot to the fort that is hard-surfaced and wheelchair accessible.
Fort Accessibility
Most of the first floor of the fort is wheelchair accessible. A hand-held player with a tour of the second floor is available.Just ask at the fee area.
Documentary Film
A 20-minute documentary film with caption and visual description is available for viewing next to the fort fee collection room.
Service Animals
Service animals are allowed anywhere in the park when kept 25 yards or more away from fort livestock.