Fort Davis National Historic Site
National Historic Site · TX
2 noticesfrom the National Park Service
Information · Fort Davis NHS is a NO DRONE Zone!
The use of drones is prohibited at Fort Davis National Historic Site. Thank you for preserving the cultural landscape.
More informationInformation · Fort Davis NHS is in the Central Time Zone
Fort Davis National Historic Site is located in the Central Time Zone. The park is open 8:00 am until 5:00 pm (Central Time). The Visitor Center closes at 4:30pm. The Main Gate locks at 5:00pm.
Fort Davis is one of the best surviving examples of an Indian Wars' frontier military post in the Southwest. From 1854 to 1891, Fort Davis was strategically located to protect emigrants, mail coaches, and freight wagons on the Trans-Pecos portion of the San Antonio-El Paso Road and on the Chihuahua Trail.
- NPS site
- nps.gov/foda
- Location
- Fort Davis National Historic Site (30.599, -103.896)
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Passport stamp locations
- Visitor Center
Hours
Regular Hourstoday: 8:00AM - 5:00PM
- Sat Oct 38:00AM - 5:00PM
- Sun Oct 48:00AM - 5:00PM
- Mon Oct 58:00AM - 5:00PM
- Tue Oct 68:00AM - 5:00PM
- Wed Oct 78:00AM - 5:00PM
- Thu Oct 88:00AM - 5:00PM
- Fri Oct 98:00AM - 5:00PM
Upcoming closures: Nov 26 (Closed Thanksgiving Day)
Daily Hours are 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Holiday Closures: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.
Hours are retrieved from the National Park Service and can change without notice — check the official site before you go.
Visitor centers
1
- Visitor Centertoday: 8:00AM - 4:30PMDirections
Entrance fees
4
- Per Person — $10.00
Per Person entry.
- Motorcycle — $15.00
Admits up to 2 private, non-commercial motorcycles with up to 4 total passengers.
- Private Vehicle — $20.00
Entrance - Private Vehicle (includes driver and passengers)
- Annual Entrance - Park — $35.00
This pass will admit the pass owners and three other adults to the Fort for 12 months from the month of purchase.
Commercial rates4
- Sedan — $20.00
Commercial Entrance - Sedan (1-6 persons vehicle capacity)
- Van — $40.00
Commercial Entrance - Van (7-15 persons vehicle capacity)