Fort Bowie National Historic Site - Bowie Landmark
- Address: 3203 South Old Fort Bowie Road, Bowie, AZ, 85605
- Phone: 520 / 847-2500
- Website:www.nps.gov
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Fort Bowie National Historic Site
3203 South Old Fort Bowie RoadBowie, AZ, 85605
Fort Bowie National Historic Site Details
Full Amenity List
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Visitor Center
Descriptions from Across the Web
- Located here are the carefully preserved ruins of Fort Bowie, a focal point of the battle between ... more on TripAdvisor
- Dogs on leash are allowed at the historic site. The site features hiking, picnicking, and more. The park advises you to stay on the trail due to sticker ... more on DogFriendly.com
- The Butterfield Stage, which carried mail, passengers, and freight across the Southwest in the mid-1800s, followed a route that climbed up and over Apache Pass, in the heart of the Chiricahua Mountains' Apache territory. Near the mile-high pass, Fort Bowie was established in 1862 to ensure the pa... more on Frommers
- Fort Bowie National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located near Apache Pass in southeastern Arizona. The historic site was established in 1972 to commemorate the bitter conflict between the Chiricahua Apaches and the United States military and to preserve the ruins of For... more on En.wikipedia.org
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Like Travelling back Through Time
I have been fortunate to make the trek to Fort Bowie twice, the first time was by myself where I was the only person in the park. It was almost ghostly as I stood on the site of the old fort with its crumbling adobe walls. I now understand what people mean when they hear "voices ... ronnyber, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor
Directions
By car: From Willcox, AZ drive southeast for 20 miles on State Road #186 to the Fort Bowie turn off, then drive another eight miles on the unpaved road to the Fort Bowie Trailhead. Be prepared to walk the three miles round trip to the ruins and back to yo
Hours
Visitor Center: Open: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., daily. Closed: Christmas Day. Ruins Trail hours are from sunrise to sunset.
Miscellaneous
- Admission: Free
Other Web Resources
- www.nps.gov
Plan a trip
Frequent Flier Miles & Points Cash Converter
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