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Fort Scott National Historic Site

National Historic Site Kansas

Promises made and broken! Who deserves to be free? The fight for freedom! Soldiers fighting settlers! Each of these stories is a link in the chain of events that encircled Fort Scott from 1842-1873. All of the site's structures, its parade ground, and its tallgrass prairie bear witness to this era when the country was forged from a young republic into a united transcontinental nation.

Entry Fees

No additional fees

Weather Information

Spring and autumn are pleasant with mild temperatures. Summers are generally hot and humid, while winters are mild with periods of cold weather, snowfall, and ice storms. Thunderstorms, some severe, are common throughout the spring and summer. During periods of severe weather, visitors should seek shelter, as the area is prone to lightning strikes. Visitors are advised to check the weather prior to traveling.

Address

1 Old Fort Blvd., Fort Scott, KS 66701

Activities & Topics

Guided Tours Living History Historic Weapons Demonstration Junior Ranger Program Park Film Museum Exhibits Shopping Bookstore and Park Store African American Heritage Forts Incarceration Jails and Prisons Medicine Hospital Military Infantry and Militia Artillery Cavalry Indigenous and Native Warrior Native American Heritage Schools and Education Transportation Trains and Railroads Wars and Conflicts Mexican War Civil War Westward Expansion Women's History Grasslands Prairies