NPS

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site is located 8 miles east of La Junta, Colorado on State Highway 194.

Getting There

Car
The park is accessed via U.S. Highway 50 and Highway 194. From La Junta, Colorado on U.S. Highway 50, take Highway 109 north 1 mile to Highway 194, then east on Highway 194 six miles to the fort. From Las Animas, Colorado, on U.S. Highway 50, take Highway 194 west 13 miles.

Plane
There are commercial airlines to Pueblo (75 miles) and Colorado Springs (110 miles).

Train
Amtrak trains have a stop in La Junta. Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site is located eight miles east of La Junta and 15 miles west of Las Animas on Colorado State Highway 194 in Southeast Colorado. 

Bus
TNM&O bus stops in Rocky Ford, Colorado, 16 miles west of Bent's Old Fort NHS.

Mileage
Denver 190                    
Colorado Springs 110
Pueblo  70
Santa Fe, New Mexico  280
Mesa Verde National Park  340 
Great Sand Dunes National Park  160 
Capulin Volcano National Monument  135
Rocky Mountain National Park  240