Experience life through the eyes of a frontier soldier at Fort Verde State Historic Park. The fort was a base for General Crook’s U.S. Army scouts and soldiers in the 1870s and 1880s. From 1865 – 1891, Camp Lincoln, Camp Verde and Fort Verde were home to officers, doctors, families, enlisted men, and scouts. The park is the best-preserved example of an Indian Wars period fort in Arizona. Several of the original buildings still stand and living history programs are scheduled periodically, giving visitors a glimpse into Arizona’s history. Today visitors can experience three historic house museums, all furnished in the 1880s period, that are listed on the National and State Register of Historic Places. The former Administration building houses the Visitor Center with interpretive exhibits, period artifacts from military life, and history on the Indian Scouts and Indian Wars era. The park offers picnic tables, restrooms, RV and tour bus parking.
Explore Fort Verde
Honor Black History Month with the annual commemoration of the Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Verde State Historic Park. Learn how the soldiers earned their name and helped settle the American West.
READ MOREJoin the Powderhorn Clan and Fort Verde Interpretive Association and find out what it was like to be a mountain man during the 1800's.
READ MOREExperience a military history timeline for our country, from the Revolutionary War to our present day soldier.
READ MOREDid you know that many famous mountain men were Army Scouts? Learn about the knowledge that made these men excellent Scouts for the military and what it took to survive out here as a mountain man.
READ MORE9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. daily
Visitor Center/Park Store
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. daily
Thanksgiving: 9 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Christmas Eve: 9 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Christmas: Closed
Adult (14+): $10.00
Youth (7–13): $5.00
Child (0–6): FREE
