Fort Union National Monument, located in Watrous, New Mexico, is a historic tourist attraction that showcases the adobe walled ruins of the largest 19th …
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Sep 10, 2024
Another excellent national historic park. The visitor center had thoughtful displays and an interesting movie. The park ranger was extremely knowledgeable and willing to talk with us. We walked the e… Full review by GoGoJen
Apr 17, 2024
We were so impressed by the size and condition of these old adobe structures. To see it all the walk is over a mile. The interpretive plaques are very informative. Well wortha visit if you are passin… Full review by montanan_traveler
Nov 21, 2023
This historical site is filled with ruins/remains of many structures. Most you can figure what their purpose would have been....a fireplace, structural walls. A path takes you close enough to appre… Full review by Sue L
Will the roads into the park and visitors parking lot acomodate at 35 ft RV?
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Hello. The roads are a little narrow leading into the fort but there is hardly any traffic when we went. There is plenty of grassy shoulders. The parking lot is a roundabout type parking …
Hello. The roads are a little narrow leading into the fort but there is hardly any traffic when we went. There is plenty of grassy shoulders. The parking lot is a roundabout type parking that could accommodate an RV for parking. Again, this would only be possible if it is not busy (you would have to park across 4 parking spots. When we were there, we passed one car and the large parking lot only had 3 cars in it. I have pictures I’ll try to upload that might help.
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When did Fort Union become a National Monument?
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Fort Union National Monument was congressionally authorized by Public Law 83-429 on June 28, 1954. The monument was formally established by the National Park Service on April 5...
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