Fort Scott National Historic Site — Old Fort Blvd.
Fort Scott, KS Hours and Location

Old Fort Blvd.
Fort Scott, KS   66701Driving Directions
Phone: (620)223-0310(620)223-0310 Maps & Directions

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National Historic Site

Operating Hours & Seasons

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Visitors may walk the grounds from sunrise to sunset except during periods of snow, ice or other inclement weather conditions that make the grounds unsafe

Standard Hours

• Sunday:8:30 AM-4:30 PM
• Monday:8:30 AM-4:30 PM
• Tuesday:8:30 AM-4:30 PM
• Wednesday:8:30 AM-4:30 PM
• Thursday:8:30 AM-4:30 PM
• Friday:8:30 AM-4:30 PM
• Saturday:8:30 AM-4:30 PM

Additional Information View More

• Thanksgiving Day:
• -

• Christmas Day:
• -

• New Year’s Day:
• -

• Summer Hours:
• April 1 - March 31
• 8:00 AM-5:00 PM

Fees & Passes

Entrance Fees:

• $0.00 - Entrance Fees
  The site does not charge an entrance fee.

About

Forging a Nation: Fort Scott in the Mid Nineteenth Century

Promises made and broken! A town attacked at dawn! Thousands made homeless by war! 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.

Directions

Fort Scott National Historic Site is located in downtown Fort Scott, Kansas. U.S. Highways 69 and 54 intersect here. Fort Scott is about 90 miles south of Kansas City and 60 miles northwest of Joplin, Missouri. It is 4 miles from the Kansas-Missouri border. Signs directing visitors to Fort Scott are posted on highway 69 for visitors coming from the north and the south and on highway 54 for visitors coming from the east and the west. Highway 69 between Fort Scott and Kansas City is a four lane highway,

Visitor Centers

Post Hospital-Visitor Center

The visitor center for the site is located on the ground floor of the post hospital which is located at the entrance to the site near Old Fort Blvd. The visitor center includes a park store, restrooms and orientation desk. Upstairs is an exhibit of a hospital room of the 1840s.

Weather

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.

Permits and Reservations Information