§ 02 — OVERVIEW
Discover a complete and authentic army post from the 1860s -1870s! This well-preserved fort on the Santa Fe Trail shares a tumultuous history of the Indian Wars era.
The sandstone constructed buildings sheltered troops who were known as the Guardians of the Santa Fe Trail.
§ 03 — LOCATION
Directions
Fort Larned National Historic Site is located on KS Hwy 156, six miles west of Larned, Kansas.
Weather Notes
Central Kansas has a four-season climate. Winter tends to be cold and dry, with average daytime highs below 40F (4C). Foehn winds blowing across the Great Plains from the Southwest periodically raise temperatures above 80F (27C). Unsettled warmer air, higher winds, and severe weather arrive in the spring and often last through early July. Late summer days hover above 90F (32C) and readings over 100F (38C) are not uncommon. Fall is variable but generally milder with showers changing to snow and ice later.
§ 04 — AMENITIES
§ 05 — CONDITIONS
National Weather Service · seven-day outlook · updated hourly
§ 06 — SIGNAL
FCC broadband data · actual signal varies in remote terrain
§ 07—10 — FROM THE FIELD
Community Intel from visitors, written reviews, dated trip reports, and reader-submitted photographs.
§ 08 — REVIEWS
§ 09 — TRIP REPORTS
§ 10 — COMMUNITY PHOTOS
§ 01 — VITALS
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T-Mobile
Verizon
Based on FCC availability data. Actual signal may vary in remote terrain.
Tue
99°F
Sunny
3 to 16 mph NE
Wed
93°F
Sunny
9 to 15 mph ESE
Thu
96°F
Mostly Sunny
13 to 20 mph SE
Fri
94°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny
12 mph ENE
Sat
98°F
Sunny
7 mph SE
Sun
102°F
Sunny
7 mph S
Mon
101°F
Mostly Sunny
6 to 9 mph S
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