Fort Larned Visitor Center

Start your visit at the Visitor Center to get all the background history and context you need to understand what you’ll find in the buildings as you tour the grounds. Exhibits in the museum and the park film tell the story of 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 Larned. The park's bookstore features a wide variety of books on Army life, the Plains Indians and the Santa Fe Trail, as well as historic toys and souvenirs. 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. See the map in the location section below for a visual representation of the directions.