Hours
Open Daily
8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Tickets
Adult $5
Senior/Veteran/Teacher/First Responder $3
Child (6-17) $2
Child (5 and under) Free
Family (2 adults & 1 child) $8, each additional child $1
Programs
School Tours
Group Tours
Dark Sky Events
Living History
Remnants of the fort remain today at Fort Griffin State Historic Site, which is also home to the Official State of Texas Longhorn Herd and offers camping, hiking, stargazing, and living history. Fort Griffin is a State Archeological Landmark and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
See the Site
Plan Your Visit
Starting at the visitor center, heritage travelers can explore interpretive exhibits to get an understanding of the region and why the U.S. military built a fort in 1867 at this location.
Campgrounds
Fort Griffin offers overnight camping at 33 campsites on nearly five acres.
Fort Griffin History
On July 31, 1867, Lt. Col. Samuel D. Sturgis and four companies of the 6th Cavalry established a new post high on a plateau, overlooking a bend of the Clear Fork of the Brazos River to the northeast.
Official State of Texas Longhorn Herd
Experience this distinctive breed of cattle that played a vital role in Texas' heritage.
Events at Fort Griffin
On Campaign: A Program on the U.S. Army in Texas, 1871-1874
Saturday 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.Across the Texas frontier, U.S. Army campaigns played a pivotal role in shaping the post-Civil War West. Join us for a special program about the soldiers, strategies, and events that defined this critical period in Texas history.
On Campaign: A Program on the U.S. Army in Texas, 1871-1874
Saturday 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.Across the Texas frontier, U.S. Army campaigns played a pivotal role in shaping the post-Civil War West. Join us for a special program about the soldiers, strategies, and events that defined this critical period in Texas history.
Fort Griffin Living History Days: Texas on the Edge of an Expanding Nation
Friday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.Celebrate America’s 250th by stepping back to 1876- the Nation’s Centennial! Watch history come alive with frontier demonstrations, cavalry and artillery drills, longhorn cattle, the Army Camel Corps, chuckwagons, cowboy music and poetry, Centennial games, and more!
Fort Griffin in the Blog
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A Steer on a Mission
This is a story about one of the steers in our Official State of Texas Longhorn Herd at Fort Griffin State Historic Site named Old Paint.
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