Visitor Center
Facility · Kansas ·
Managed by the National Park Service
Fort Scott National Historic Site (National Historic Site) · Restricted Access
- 844 ft
- Elevation
The Visitor Center for the site is located on the ground floor of the post hospital which is located at the entrance to the site near Old Fort Blvd.
Summer hours are April 1 through September 30. If you plan to visit outside of this time, please see the exception below.
Getting there
Fort Scott National Historic Site is located in downtown Fort Scott, Kansas. U.S. Highways 69 and 54 intersect here. Fort Scott is about 90 miles south of Kansas City and 60 miles northwest of Joplin, Missouri.
Signs directing visitors to Fort Scott are posted on highway 69 for visitors coming from the north and the south and on highway 54 for visitors coming from the east and the west.
The entrance to the site is one block west of the intersection of Highway 69 and Highway 54 east.
37.84320, -94.70524 · 37°50'35.5"N 94°42'18.9"W
Typical weather
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| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 1.4 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.
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Common questions about Visitor Center
- Can you reserve a site at Visitor Center?
- No. Visitor Center is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.
Camping near Visitor Center
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- Downstream Point 57.2 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Mound Valley 57.2 mi · Campground · we watch it
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- Masters (MO) 58.2 mi · Campground · we watch it
Contact
- Phone (620) 223-0310
- Email fosc_interpretation@nps.gov
- Info Recreation.gov
Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.
Facility information and photographs from Recreation.gov (RIDB). SpotOpened is not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.
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