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Fort Davis National Historic SitePhoto of snow-covered Post Hospital at Fort Davis National Historic Site.
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Fort Davis National Historic Site
Public Transportation
A living history soldier takes children on an authenic army wagon ride.
Photo by Joe E. Jay

via Air: You can fly into either El Paso or Midland/Odessa, then rent a car and follow the directions to Fort Davis. If you have a private plane, both Alpine and Marfa have municipal airports.
via Train: Amtrak has service from San Antonio and Los Angeles that stops in Alpine. You can rent a car and take Highway 118 North to Fort Davis. (About 1/2 hour)
Cannon firing Fort Davis NHS.  

Did You Know?
Fort Davis was one of the largest military posts in Texas. In the spring of 1884, over 600 soldiers (5% or 1/20th of the U.S. Army) was assigned to the fort.

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Last Updated: August 24, 2006 at 16:55 EST