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Worth the Effort to Reach
This site is definitely worth walking in for if you are interested in history and understand that ruins mean just that. You won't find the buildings standing beyond low walls, but what you will get is...
Bordered by the Chiricahua and Dos Cabezas Mountains this isolated outpost was a beehive of activity in the mid 1800s. What’s left now? Are remnants of the building with a trail into the site and visi...
Unfortunately, the day we visited Fort Bowie, the visitor center was closed and did not see any park staff around. Road reaching this NHS is gravel for miles. We didn't have a problem with getting a...
Fort Bowie is really hard to get to. It’s nearly 100 miles from Tucson and 25 from the nearest town. The last 8 miles are on a rock-strewn dirt road. I was glad I had a rental car to take the abuse, b...
Be prepared for the worst roads of your life. They are nothing but washboard the entire way. There needs to be more signs upon arrival. We had to wander around up a steep trail to find the visitors ce...
Worth the Effort to Reach
This site is definitely worth walking in for if you are interested in history and understand that ruins mean just that. You won't find the buildings standing beyond low walls, but what you will get is...
Desert Outpost
Bordered by the Chiricahua and Dos Cabezas Mountains this isolated outpost was a beehive of activity in the mid 1800s. What’s left now? Are remnants of the building with a trail into the site and visi...
A hidden gem!
Unfortunately, the day we visited Fort Bowie, the visitor center was closed and did not see any park staff around. Road reaching this NHS is gravel for miles. We didn't have a problem with getting a...
Too much effort required for what is here
Fort Bowie is really hard to get to. It’s nearly 100 miles from Tucson and 25 from the nearest town. The last 8 miles are on a rock-strewn dirt road. I was glad I had a rental car to take the abuse, b...
Roads
Be prepared for the worst roads of your life. They are nothing but washboard the entire way. There needs to be more signs upon arrival. We had to wander around up a steep trail to find the visitors ce...