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.

Visit with a New Mexico CulturePass! New Mexico CulturePass allows one visit to each historic site for only $30. Learn more HERE.

Phone: 575-354-8032

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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