Fort Garland Museum

CELEBRATING 150 YEARS!
This summer History Colorado's Fort Garland Museum will celebrate
the fort's150th anniversary!

You’re invited to join us as we commemorate this historic milestone of the fort once commanded by the legendary frontiersman Kit Carson. Established in 1858 in southern Colorado, Fort Garland, with its garrison of over 100 men, served to protect the earliest settlers in the San Luis Valley.

Walk the parade ground of the fort and tour the adobe buildings, which feature a re-creation of the commandant's quarters during Carson's time. Rich in military history, Fort Garland also highlights the folk art and culture of the Hispanic community in southern Colorado

Saving the Fort Exhibit Opening, Community Parade and Celebration
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Fort Garland served the United States for 25 years in an era that forever changed the West.  The community celebration and Saving the Fort exhibit are a tribute to the soldiers, who served, and to the people who build and sustained the fort, and to those spirited citizens who saved it.