Originally established as a private fur trading fort in 1834, Fort Laramie evolved into the largest and best known military post on the Northern Plains …
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Jun 30, 2024
Fort Laramie historic site is a great place to go to see what life was like, way back then. Its free to. The fort was originally built in the 1830's for the fur traders. The government then bought i… Full review by BarryandNicolaG
Mar 24, 2024
I spent 5 hours here on a very cold day and loved every minute of it. The landscape is beautiful...spin around 360 degrees and there is something new. The history and its relevance to the contempor… Full review by michaelwF2816VH
Mar 15, 2024
This is definitely worth a stop if you’re passing through the area. We made a detour on our drive from northern Colorado to Devil’s Tower National Monument and are glad we took the time to do so. The… Full review by VacationsRWanderful
We are vacationing in Estes Park, Colorado in August and plan on taking a day trip to Cheyenne WY. Is the fort worth the side trip from Cheyenne? (I am a Nat’l Park stamp chaser if that helps anyone)
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I think Fort Laramie is a great place to spend a few hours if you enjoy learning about history. For National Park stamps - Scott’s Bluff, Nebraska is within two hours drive connected by …
I think Fort Laramie is a great place to spend a few hours if you enjoy learning about history. For National Park stamps - Scott’s Bluff, Nebraska is within two hours drive connected by good highway (although not interstate grade). If you go to Scott’s bluff, you are also very close to Chimney rock, which is virtually the picture logo for Nebraska (cover of most Nebraska state maps, etc.). But Chimney rock is not a NPS site, so no stamp there. About two hours north of Scott’s Bluff is Agate Fossil beds National Monument, which is another great NPS site. Only about an hour from there is the “Museum of the Fur Trade”, which is one of the best small museums anywhere in the US. It’s not a NPS site but if you are going to be in the area, take a look at the TripAdvisor reviews (including mine) of that great museum.
We would like to see this site along and then start following the Oregon trail thru the state of Wyoming. Would 1 or 2 hours be sufficient? How would you compare with the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, which we also want to see? Thanks.
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You can cover the fort in two hours, then go down the road to Guernsey and see both the inscription rock where the people on the trail scratched in their names and the date of their …
You can cover the fort in two hours, then go down the road to Guernsey and see both the inscription rock where the people on the trail scratched in their names and the date of their passage and nearby the ruts left in the rocks by the thousands of wagons and people that continued westward from the fort. After that visit the center in Casper, it will have more meaning and is a great adjunct to the actual fort and terrain the trail covered.
A visitor to Fort Laramie Natl. Historic Site can see most of the Old Fort in a few hours. Or one could spend the whole day if western history is of interest. A visit will entail a good bit of walking, so comfortable shoes are recommended. There is a gift shop, but very limited food and drink concessions on-site. The nearby town of Fort Laramie (which a visitor will pass through to get to the Old Fort) has a couple of small restaurants, but no grocery or convenience store.
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We were there a couple of hours and that was enough time I think. Make sure you see the film presentation in the Visitors Center.
How long does it typically take to visit Ft Laramie? All day - or a few hours - or something else?
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We spent an hour at the Oregon Trail Ruts before visiting Fort Laramie. We scheduled 2 hours to tour the fort and found that this was just about the right amount of time. We had 2 …
We spent an hour at the Oregon Trail Ruts before visiting Fort Laramie. We scheduled 2 hours to tour the fort and found that this was just about the right amount of time. We had 2 grandsons (age 11 & 14) with us and their attention span doesn't last too long. We were on a journey of the Old West that was to include several more forts in Nebraska, Kansas and Wyoming, so we didn't want to burn them out too early! I don't think that I would have spent too much more time there if they hadn't been with us, though. It was very interesting to imagine life at the fort in it's heyday and highly recommend a visit to Fort Laramie.
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