On this page, you will find links to other pages that will provide you with more information about planning a field trip to the site, including participation in one of our curriculum based education programs, taking a ranger guided tour, or planning a self guided visit. Teachers planning field trips should be aware that fees are charged for entrance to the site. Fees are often waived for educational groups, but NPS regulations state that groups must write in advance to apply for a fee waiver.
NPS Photo
Nevada High School students dressed in living history clothing present programs to area youth in grades K-4 during our Life on the Frontier program
Did You Know?
Many officers at Fort Scott in the 1840s owned slaves. One particular slave, Anna, was rented to Hiero Wilson, post sutler. Born free and educated, she was kidnapped into slavery in 1820, In 1849, she regained her freedom, married, operated a hotel in Eastern Kansas, and later became a pioneer.