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Fort Bowie National Historic Site

3203 South Old Fort Bowie Road, Bowie, AZ, 85605

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+1 520 847 2500

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www.nps.gov

Fort Bowie, now a national historic site, was established in 1862 by the U.S. Cavalry as a post during ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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The road is dirt and gravel but well-maintained. more on TripAdvisor

The site is reached via a 8 mile dirt road. more on TripAdvisor

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My sister and I wondered whether to do the 1 and half mile walk to the fort but were so glad we decided to. It was surreal being out there on our own imagining the fighting and stage coachs etc going ... more on TripAdvisor

The site is well taken care of, but it would have been wonderful had the buildings been preserved. It just broke my heart to see the pictures of the buildings, which now are nothing more than ruins. H ... more on TripAdvisor

This side trip from Tucson is well worth the 2 hour drive. The trail into the site (1.5 miles) is through gently rolling hills and passes the famous Apache Spring, Ft. Bowie Cemetary, old Butterfield ... more on TripAdvisor

The hike from the parking lot to the visitors center is 1-1/2 miles, but all along the path you get signs explaining the things you are seeing like ruins of miners cabins, a Butterfield Coach station, ... more on TripAdvisor

Normally reachable from Willcox via Hwy 186 and an 8-mile dirt road, and then an easy 1.5 mile hike, although there is an alternate dirt road route that is drivable all the way to the fort, reached vi ... more on TripAdvisor