Visitor Center

Visitor center at Fort Scott is located inside the historic post hospital.

NPS Photo

Stop by Fort Scott's visitor centers to ask questions, view exhibits, join a ranger for a program, shop for books and other educational items, and more.

Food and drinks are not allowed in exhibit and museum areas. Pets are not allowed in any park buildings. The National Park Service welcomes service animals that have been individually trained to perform specific tasks for the benefit of persons with disabilities. Emotional support ("therapy") animals or service animals in training are not service animals under the Americans with Disabilities Act and may not access the visitor center or other park buildings.

Visitor Center-Post Hospital

Open All Year
April 1 to October 31 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
November 1 to March 31 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Closures
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day.

Available Facilities
Restrooms and Parkstore in visitor center.
Audio-visual program in the theater in the infantry barracks next door.