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Fort Bowie National Historic Site


Fort Bowie National Historic Site
Apache Pass Road
Willcox, AZ 85605
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“Fort Bowie” Wcities.com
“Fort Bowie National Historic Site” PlanetWare.com
“Fort Bowie National Historic Site” Frommer's
“Sojourn at Apache Pass” Desert USA
“10 great places to rediscover America's parks” USA Today
“Touring Apache Country” Desert USA
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 11 attractions in Willcox
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Traveler Description: Located here are the carefully preserved ruins of Fort Bowie, a focal point of the battle between the U.S. Army and the Apaches.
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Attraction type: Historic site, National park
Activities: Hiking
Address: Apache Pass Road Willcox, AZ 85605
Tel: 520-847-2500

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“Very Little to See”
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1 of 5 stars
Joe_33 15 contributions
Chicago
Mar 12, 2009

The site is reached via a 8 mile dirt road. In dry weather it is a good surface. There are marker signs announcing the start and the end of the park. I found 1 sign in the park, but otherwise you are on your own. The site is unstaffed and there is no admission charge. What you get for your... more

“Treasure of the Wild West!”
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5 of 5 stars
DaveLD 439 contributions
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 1, 2009

I had been anticipating my trip to Fort Bowie for months. For those that are intrigued by Geronimo, Cochise and the story of the Chiricahua Apaches, this site is a must see. The fort was abandoned a few years after Geronimo’s surrender and was pillaged by those that lived nearby. So all that stood for decades until it was reclaimed... more

“Like Travelling back Through Time”
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5 of 5 stars
ronnyber 179 contributions
Windsor, Ontario
Feb 21, 2004
4/4 found this review helpful

I have been fortunate to make the trek to Fort Bowie twice, the first time was by myself where I was the only person in the park. It was almost ghostly as I stood on the site of the old fort with its crumbling adobe walls. I now understand what people mean when they hear "voices in the wind" because... more

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Fort Bowie National Historic Site Address

Apache Pass Road, Willcox, AZ 85605
Tel: 520-847-2500