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Fort Caspar - Casper Museum

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ADDRESS:4001 Fort Caspar Road, Casper, WY 82604

PHONE:+1 307 235 8462

WEBSITE:www.fortcasparwyoming.com/…

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Fort Caspar Details

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wheelchair accessible

DESCRIPTIONS FROM ACROSS THE WEB

This collection of reconstructed fort buildings is on the original location of Platte... more on MuseumStuff.com

Fort Caspar was a military post of the United States Army located in present-day Casper, Wyoming (which, like the fort, was named Caspar Collins). Founded in the 1859 as a trading post and toll bridge along the Oregon Trail, it was located on the North... more on En.wikipedia.org

Come to Fort Caspar for a look at what the "good old days" in these parts were really like. The first occupation of this site was in 1847 when Brigham Young and the Mormon Pioneer party constructed a ferry to cross the North Platte... more on Frommers

The Fort Caspar Historic Site re-creates the post at Platte Bridge, which... more on Fodors

DIRECTIONS

From Casper, WY - Head west on W 1st St toward N Ash Ave, Turn left at S Poplar St, Turn right at W Collins Dr, Slight right at W 13th St, Continue on Fort Caspar Rd.

OPEN HOURS

June-Aug Mon-Sat 8am-7pm, Sun noon-7pm; shorter hours rest of year. The museum is open year-round, but the fort buildings are open May-Sept only

MISCELLANEOUS

Admission : May-Sept. $2, Oct.-Apr. $1

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