While it is possible to ride bicycles to the site, the site is open to foot traffic only, so visitors riding bicycles to the site should plan on parking and locking them at the front of the site during their visit.
Did You Know?
From 1869-73, soldiers were stationed near Fort Scott to protect a railroad being built through this area. Soldiers fought squatters who had formed an armed resistance to the railroad. This was one of few times in U.S. history that the army took up arms against civilians.