We spent nearly 2 hours exploring and learning about this fort and it's history. A very enjoyable stop for adults and children alike. More

A look back in history. This is a great piece of history revisited. More

There is a lot of history in the Arkansas Valley, Bent's Fort represents the true frontier. Perfectly reconstructed, traders, blacksmiths, you will be in the old west during your visit. Holidays are a special treat!! More

If you want to relive the 1830's & 40's this is the place. Everything has been faithfully recreated based on maps, diaries, and drawings, and is on the original foundation. Everyone who works here or volunteers represents someone who lived and worked here over 100 years ago. This was not a military fort, but a trading fort. There is an... More

We have taken our 4 children many times over the years just for short visits during the time they studied Colordo History. Now we and they are taking their kids as well! It's someplace that you would only expect the usual old stuff from the 17 and 1800's behind glass with written descriptions. But it is like entering Night at... More

This was a really interesting fort to visit. The staff were friendly when we arrived, but it could have benefitted from more guide interaction around the fort to answer questions etc. Pre-video was really good. Amazing to think that they had ice even in the midst of summer without the aid of a freezer! More

For a long while in the 1830's, Bent's Old Fort (there was a short-lived "new" fort afterwards) was the only so-called "civilization" between Independence, MO and Santa Fe, NM. It served as a magnet for Native Americans, Mountain Men, and commercial traders on the Santa Fe Trail. If you enjoyed Bent's Old Fort, may I also recommend the Santa Fe... More

Bents Fort was an important trading post on the Santa Fe Trail in the 1830s and 1840s. It was on the Arkansas River, which was the border between the US and Mexico at that time. Travelers and traders could get supplies and services at the fort. They could also enjoy some of the comforts of civilization in the midst of... More

Just northeast of La Junta, Colorado, a visit to the fort will occupy your time for 1-3 hours. The fort -- one of the most important trading posts on the old Santa Fe Trail -- is a reconstruction, but done with great detail. Every room is full of realistic objects of the era, and you get a great idea of... More