Fort Larned National Historic Site
Protected park · KS, USA
Fort Larned National Historic Site in KS, USA. Operated by National Park Service.
Usual hours
- Mon–Sun 8:30–16:30
About
This park's official page lists: Wheelchair-accessible facilities.
Entrance / day-use fee applies.
Free admission. Entrance / day-use fee applies.
Official facts
Public access: Restricted access.
Protected area: 415 acres (168 ha).
Designation: National Historic Site. Listed as "Fort Larned National Historic Site" in the Protected Areas Database of the United States. Protection: protected from conversion, multiple uses allowed (GAP 3).
Established: 1964.
Managed by: NPS.
At the park
- Picnicking
- Wildlife & bird watching
- Nature & walking trails
Shows and experiences
- Historic sites & museum
- Junior Ranger program
Events
- Reservations open for Candlelight Tour
- Candlelight Tour at Fort Larned NHS
- Christmas Past at Fort Larned
Before you go
- Mobility
- Available in the park: mobility & stroller rentals. Confirm rental availability and pricing with the park.
- Disability access
- This park's official page states it has wheelchair-accessible facilities. Specific routes, transfer access and equipment vary — confirm with the park for your needs.
- Limits
- Restrooms and drinking fountains are available in the visitor center and the picnic area
- Limits
- Yes, service dogs are legally permitted anywhere in a park that visitors can go
- Getting there
- Fort Larned National Historic Site is located on KS Hwy 156, six miles west of Larned, Kansas.
- Weather & when to go
- Central Kansas has a four-season climate. Winter tends to be cold and dry, with average daytime highs below 40F (4C). Foehn winds blowing across the Great Plains from the Southwest periodically raise temperatures above 80F (27C). Unsettled warmer air, higher winds, and severe weather arrive in the spring and often last through early July. Late summer days hover above 90F (32C) and readings over 100F (38C) are not uncommon. Fall is variable but generally milder with showers changing to snow and ice later.
- Visitor center
- Fort Larned Visitor Center — The park's Visitor Center is located in one of the two historic barracks buildings, It features exhibits telling about the westward expansion of the United States government, international commerce and conflicts affecting the American Indians, traders, soldiers and Indian Agents in and around Fort… — Fort Larned is located six miles west of the town of Larned, KS. See our website for more detailed directions on how to get to the park. To get to the visitor center, cross the bridge from the parking lot and follow the dirt path to the front of Officers’ Row. Then follow the board walk in front of Officers’ Row to the stone barracks building. Enter through the wooden double doors.
- Visitor center
- Fort Larned Visitor Center
- Visitor center
- Fort Larned Visitor Center
- Visitor center
- Fort Larned Visitor Center
Facilities on the park map
10 bench, 1 changing table, 1 first aid kit, 1 mobility rental, 3 restroom, 4 visitor information.