Texas Mountain Trail

09/17/2025

Moon & Tunes in Fort Davis is going to be such a fun festival!

Find tickets here: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/moonandtunesftd/moon-tunes-music-festival-fort-davis-texas

09/03/2025

Stay tuned for more exciting things at the Museum of the Big Bend!
Texas Mountain Trail is bringing The Smithsonian exhibit SPARK to town July 2026!!

08/28/2025

See the Camels at the Fort Davis National Historic Site!

~MARK YOUR CALENDARS~

Brought back for an encore visit: Doug Baum and the Texas Camel Corps!

Learn about the U.S. Army Camel Experiment while visiting with Doug and his camels🐪🐫

⏰Saturday September 6-Sunday September 7, 2025 9am-4pm.

This event is made possible by our park partners, Western National Parks !

07/25/2025

Experience Texas history like never before! The new Texas History Navigator app puts 18,000+ historic markers and sites right at your fingertips.
📍 Find and visit nearby landmarks with interactive maps.
📍 Hear or read fascinating stories about every location.
📍 Share your discoveries and travel adventures instantly with your friends.
Perfect for explorers, educators, travelers, or proud Texans—start your personalized historical road trip across the Lone Star State today!
Find the Texas History Navigator in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, or follow the link: https://thc.texas.gov/travel/texas-history-navigator

Experience Texas history like never before! The new Texas History Navigator app puts 18,000+ historic markers and sites right at your fingertips.

📍 Find and visit nearby landmarks with interactive maps.
📍 Hear or read fascinating stories about every location.
📍 Share your discoveries and travel adventures instantly with your friends.

Perfect for explorers, educators, travelers, or proud Texans—start your personalized historical road trip across the Lone Star State today!

Find the Texas History Navigator in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, or follow the link: https://thc.texas.gov/travel/texas-history-navigator

07/22/2025

07/03/2025

Great July 4th programs all weekend in Fort Davis!!

Are you ready for the coolest 4th of July?

Join us for a weekend of Independence Day festivities beginning on Friday and continuing on Saturday and Sunday!

Friday
4:00 pm: Artillery Demonstration and Lowering of the Garrison Flag

Saturday
10:00 am: Parade down Main Street
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Living History in Restored Buildings
4:00 pm: Artillery Demonstration and Lowering of the Garrison Flag

Sunday
10:00 am - 4:00 pm: Living History in Restored Buildings
10:00 am: Guided Tour
2:00 pm: 1880s BASEBALL!! *Public Encouraged to Play!
4:00 pm: Artillery Demonstration and Lowering of the Garrison Flag

*All programs are subject to weather*

06/26/2025

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05/25/2025

05/20/2025

This Saturday! Enjoy special events and see the Smithsonian exhibit "Crossroads: Change in Rural America” “Crossroads" explores the changing landscape of rural America over the 20th century, including the decline of rural populations and the resilience of rural communities.

05/20/2025

CONGRATULATIONS!! The Smithsonian is coming to Alpine! Museum of the Big Bend

05/12/2025

The camels are coming! 🐪🐪🐪

~~THIS WEEK~~
Come learn about the U.S. Army Camel Experiment with Doug Baum and the Texas Camel Corps!

Wednesday May 14-Thursday May 15, 2025 9am-4pm.

DID YOU KNOW?
The U.S. Army Camel Corps (1856-1861) not only passed through Fort Davis, but the camels would also pass through what would become El Morro National Monument and Petrified Forest National Park! The first of these camels, 34 camels to be precise, landed in Indianola, Texas on May 14, 1856 -- 169 years ago!

🐪 Made possible by park partners, Western National Parks 🐪

05/08/2025