Historic Forts in Colorado

39 forts across 6 eras · 1 still active military base today.

Quick Statistics

39

Total forts

6

Eras represented

1

Active bases today

20

Open to visitors

Forts by Era

Indian Wars & FrontierMost common26 · 67%

Fur Trade & Frontier Exploration6 · 15%

Other / Unspecified4 · 10%

World War II1 · 3%

Civil War1 · 3%

Spanish Colonial1 · 3%

Map of Forts in Colorado

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All Forts in Colorado

Indian WarsBent's New FortBent County, near Lamar · est. 1853 Indian WarsBent's Old FortOtero County · est. 1833 Colorado WarCamp CollinsLarimer County · est. 1862 Indian WarsEl PuebloPueblo County · est. 1842 World War II🪖 Active BaseFort CarsonColorado Springs · est. 1942 Indian WarsFort CassPueblo · est. 1834 Indian WarsFort Collins, ColoradoLarimer County · est. 1864 Fur trade eraFort ConvenienceSouth Platte River and Clear Creek area · est. 1834 Indian WarsFort CrawfordMontrose County · est. 1880 Fur Trade EraFort Davy CrockettMoffat County · est. 1832-1837 Indian WarsFort GarlandFort Garland, Colorado · est. 1858 Other / UnspecifiedFort GerryKersey · est. 1830s Other / UnspecifiedFort HuerfanoPueblo County · est. 1845 Other / UnspecifiedFort JacksonWeld County · est. 1837 Indian WarsFort Le DucBetween Florence and Wetmore, Custer County · est. 1830 Indian WarsFort Lewis 1Pagosa Springs · est. 1878 Indian Wars, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War IIFort LoganDenver · est. 1887 Fur Trade EraFort LuptonFort Lupton, Weld County · est. 1836 Civil War, Indian WarsFort Lyon 1Bent County · est. 1860 Indian WarsFort Mary BBreckenridge · est. 1859 Indian WarsFort MassachusettsCostilla County, near Fort Garland · est. 1852 Indian WarsFort MeekerMeeker, Rio Blanco County · est. 1879 Indian WarsFort Morgan, ColoradoMorgan County, Colorado · est. 1865 Indian WarsFort NamaquaLoveland · est. 1858 Indian WarsFort NarraguinnepDolores · est. 1885 Indian Wars and Civil WarFort ReynoldsAvondale · est. 1867 Fur Trade EraFort Saint VrainWeld County · est. 1837 Indian WarsFort SedgwickSedgwick County · est. 1864 Indian WarsFort TalpaHuerfano County · est. 1820s Indian WarsFort UncompahgreDelta · est. 1828 Fur Trade EraFort VasquezPlatteville · est. 1835 Civil WarFort WeldDenver · est. 1861 Colorado WarFort WickedMerino · est. 1864 Indian WarsFraeb's PostNear Ione, Colorado; at the confluence of the Little Snake River and Battle Creek near the Colorado-Wyoming Border · est. 1841 Indian WarsFrancisco FortLa Veta · est. 1862 Indian WarsGantt's Picket PostLas Animas · est. 1832 Other / UnspecifiedMilk FortLa Junta · est. 1839 Early American ExplorationPike's StockadeSanford, Colorado · est. 1807 Spanish colonial periodSpanish FortSangre de Cristo Pass, Costilla County / Huerfano County · est. 1819

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