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Be advised that the NPS has issued alerts for this park.

Main Phone Line Out of Order

The Parks main phone line is currently out of service. The Visitor Center and Offices can be contacted at 432-426-3816 or 432-426-3094

Cashless Fee Collection Exercise

Fort Davis National Historic Site to begin 6-month cashless fee collection exercise starting Monday November 18, 2024. Transition to electronic payments reduces transaction times, saves money, and improves accountability.

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.

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.

Title	Fort Davis
Park Code	foda
Description	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...
Location	lat:30.59930381, long:-103.8961904 States: TX Forecast
Contact	+1 432-426-3224, +1 432-426-3122 FODA_Superintendent@nps.gov
Activities	Arts and Culture Craft Demonstrations Food Picnicking Guided Tours Self-Guided Tours - Walking Hiking Backcountry Hiking Front-Country Hiking Living History Historic Weapons Demonstration Junior Ranger Program Wildlife Watching Birdwatching Park Film Museum Exhibits Shopping Bookstore and Park Store Gift Shop and Souvenirs
Entrance fees	Entrance - Per Person $10.00 Per Person entry. Entrance - Motorcycle $15.00 Fee per motorcycle. Entrance - Private Vehicle $20.00 Entrance - Private Vehicle (includes driver and passengers) Commercial Entrance - Sedan $20.00 Commercial Entrance - Sedan (1-6 persons vehicle capacity) Commercial Entrance - Van $40.00 Commercial Entrance - Van (7-15 persons vehicle capacity) Commercial Entrance - Mini-bus $40.00 Commercial Entrance - Mini-bus (16-25 persons vehicle capacity) Commercial Entrance - Motor Coach $100.00 Commercial Entrance - Motor Coach (26+ person vehicle capacity)
Campgrounds	Count: 0
Places	Count: 0
Visitor Centers	Count: 1 Visitor Center Visitor Center Fort Davis National Historic Site has one Visitor Center where you can pay the entrance fee, receive orientation, grounds map, and watch the parks introductory video.
Things to do	Count: 0
Tours	Count: 0
Articles	NPS Geodiversity Atlas—Fort Davis National Historic Site, Texas Climate and Groundwater Monitoring at Fort Davis National Historic Site From Buffalo Soldier to Bath Attendant: The Story of Hugh Hayes and Hot Springs National Park Updated Species Database Will Help Boost Amphibian Conservation Across the National Park Service The History of the Spring Enclosure Making an Impact: Long-Term Monitoring of Natural Resources at Intermountain Region National Parks, 2021 A Changing Bimodal Climate Zone Means Changing Vegetation in Western National Parks Testing Treatments for Mitigating Climate-Change Effects on Adobe Structures in the National Parks Guide to the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) Southeast Region Collection 10th Cavalry at Fort Larned JROTC and NPS Collaboration – Expanding Our Stories Exotic Plants Monitoring in the Southern Plains and Chihuahuan Desert Fort Davis National Historic Site Reptile and Amphibian Inventory Climate Monitoring in the Southern Plains, Sonoran Desert, and Chihuahuan Desert Southern Basin and Range The Changing War African Americans in the Frontier Army The War and Westward Expansion Fort Davis Fern Inventory Climate Change and the Chihuahuan Desert Monitoring Upland Vegetation and Soils in the Sonoran Desert and Chihuahuan Desert Networks It’s Alive! Biological Soil Crusts of the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts The First African American Graduate of West Point Air Quality in the Chihuahuan Desert Remote Audio-Recording Devices Hear Birds When We Can't Series: Chihuahuan Desert Network Reptile and Amphibian Inventories Series: Defining the Southwest Series: Seasonal Inventory of Birds in Low Elevation Chihuahuan Desert Riparian Habitats Climate and Water Monitoring at Fort Davis National Historic Site: Water Year 2022