General Information
Admission:
Visiting Information
Visitors can tour the 240-acre site and explore the landscape of Kit Carson, John Black Jack Pershing, New Mexico?s Buffalo Soldier, and others.
Hours and Days of Operation:
Thursday through Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; closed Tuesday and Wednesday
Admission:
$7 for adults. Free for children 16 years and younger. NM residents with ID admitted free the first Sunday of every month.
Location:
104 Kit Carson Road, Fort Stanton, NM 88323; between Lincoln and Capitan
Directions:
Fort Stanton is located just off the Billy the Kid Scenic Byway (Hwy 380) on Hwy 220 at the Bonito River. The turnoff to Hwy 220 is 4 miles southeast of Capitan on the Byway or 10 miles west of Lincoln, NM.
From Ruidoso: Turn onto Hwy 220 from Hwy 48