This was my first stop on my Southwest 2003 trip. It also has the distinction of being the first National Park Site that I visited after deciding to try and visit all of the units that spring.This fort, located in Eastern Colorado, next to the Arkansas River, was an important stopping point for travelers along the Santa Fe Trail from Missouri to New Mexico in the 1830-50s. Founded by brother Charles and William Bent, and their statesmen partner Ceran St. Vrain, the post was a meeting point for the Native Americans, road weary Pioneers, and the Spanish from the South.
See my Bent's Old Fort NHS page on my website for more pictures and the complete article.
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