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Fort Bowie National Historic Site


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 11 attractions in Willcox
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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1 of 5 stars
Joe_33   19 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

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5 of 5 stars
DaveLD   441 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

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5 of 5 stars
ronnyber   186 contributions
Detroit, Michigan
Feb 21, 2004
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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