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2020 Schedule of Events Note: Events are subject to change. Check this website or phone (719) 383-5010 for details and more information about these and other special events. 
NPS Frontier Skills Day Has Been CancelledMarch 21, 2020 This event has been cancelled to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. Trails and Rails Trips Have Been Cancelled for 2020This event has been cancelled to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, and local and state authorities to promote social distancing.Look for future trips next year where volunteers narrate excursions about Amtrak's Southwest Chief departing La Junta, CO, on Saturdays and Sundays for day trips to Las Vegas, NM. Make travel arrangements through Amtrak. For more information, call (719) 383-5023. (Trips are subject to cancellation due to late running trains.) Santa Fe Trail Encampment* Has Been Cancelled for 2020June 5-7, 2020One of the park's main living history events for the year will feature historic intepretations of Santa Fe Trail traders, teamsters, hunters, and Plains Indians with a focus on the summer of 1843. Experience the hey-day of the trail through ongoing demonstrations. Camps, set up near the fort, will be open for touring. For more information, call (719) 383-5023. Old-Fashioned 4th*Enjoy a weekend of patriotic festivities including black powder firing demonstrations, orations, games, and refreshments as the post recreates Independence Day of 1843, when John C. Fremont’s 2nd Expedition arrived at the fort. For more information, call (719) 383-5023.Kid's QuartersChildren, ages 7 to 11, get to “step back in time” and experience the life of a fort employee, customer, or visitor. Pre-registration is required. Call (719) 383-5026 for an application or print one off from the park website starting May 1, 2020.
Photo courtesy of Tom Long Fur Trade Encampment*Although better known for its role in the buffalo robe trade, Bent, St. Vrain, & Co. were also heavily involved in the trade for beaver pelts, especially earlier in the fort’s history. Experience the sights, sounds, and smells of the beaver trade. Interact with trappers, in addition to the regular fort residents. For more information, call (719) 383-5023. Traditional Holiday Celebration*Witness the holiday pleasures and pastimes of the 1840s at an isolated trading post. Period games, foods, and festivities will enliven the fort. Reservations are required for the evening candlelight tours, phone (719) 383-5026 starting November 1, 2020.
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Last updated: May 8, 2020