What are the hours at Fort Scott National Historic Site?

Mon: Sunrise to Sunset; Tue: Sunrise to Sunset; Wed: Sunrise to Sunset; Thu: Sunrise to Sunset; Fri: Sunrise to Sunset; Sat: Sunrise to Sunset; Sun: Sunrise to Sunset (Fort Scott National Historic Site)

Does Fort Scott National Historic Site require a reservation?

No timed-entry or vehicle reservation is required to enter Fort Scott National Historic Site. Individual tours, campgrounds, or backcountry permits may still need to be booked separately.

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Is Fort Scott National Historic Site open right now?

Q: Is Fort Scott National Historic Site open right now?

As of October 14, 2026, Fort Scott National Historic Site is open. No active closures or hazards reported.

National Historic Site · KS

Open

Fort Scott National Historic Site is open.

Why this statusNo active closures or hazards reported.

Last checked Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:00:58 GMT

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Type: National Historic Site
State: KS
Nearest town: Fort Scott

About Fort Scott National Historic Site

Promises made and broken! Who deserves to be free? The fight for freedom! Soldiers fighting settlers! Each of these stories is a link in the chain of events that encircled Fort Scott from 1842-1873. All of the site's structures, its parade ground, and its tallgrass prairie bear witness to this era when the country was forged from a young republic into a united transcontinental nation.

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Visitor info

Address1 Old Fort Blvd., Fort Scott, KS 66701

Phone(620) 223-0310

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Hours

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Fort Scott National Historic Site

Getting thereFort Scott National Historic Site is located in downtown Fort Scott, Kansas. U.S. Highways 69 and 54 intersect here. Fort Scott is about 90 miles south of Kansas City and 60 miles northwest of Joplin, Missouri. It is 4 miles from the Kansas-Missouri border. Signs directing visitors to Fort Scott are posted on Highway…

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Parks near here

George Washington Carver National Monument 62 mi
Harry S Truman National Historic Site 76 mi
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield 88 mi
Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park 98 mi
Pea Ridge National Military Park 103 mi
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve 109 mi

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How we read this status

We derive Fort Scott National Historic Site's status from the National Park Service's own alerts and operating hours, refreshed hourly — this is our reading, not an official determination. As of the last check: No active closures or hazards reported. Full method: how we check park status.