Fort Verde State Historic Park is the best preserved example of an Indian Wars period fort in Arizona. Spanning from 1865 through 1890 Camp Lincoln, Camp Verde and finally Fort Verde were home to officers, doctors, families, enlisted men, and scouts. Fort Verde was the primary base for General George Crook’s U.S. Army scouts and soldiers. Today visitors can experience three historic house museums, Commanding Officer’s Quarters, Bachelors' Quarters and Doctor’s Quarters on Officer's row, all furnished in the 1880s period. (These buildings are all listed on the National and State Register of Historic Places due to their unique architectural and historic significance.) In the former Administration building there are interpretive exhibits with period artifacts on military life, Indian Scouts and Indian Wars history.
2011 Calendar of Events Fort Verde State Historic Park
March 5 & 19, 2011 – 10am & 2pm Adobe brick-making workshops – Come and learn the ABCs of how to make adobe-bricks at Fort Verde State Historic Park; See the four remaining historic buildings all made of adobe.
March 12 & 26, 2011 - 10am & 2pm Living History presentations – Come hear and see what life was like through the eyes of the military and those families who resided at Fort Verde State Historic Park
April 9-10th, 2011 History of the Soldier - Join us as we celebrate our military history, from the Revolutionary War to present day. Presentations, mock battles, music and stage shows, military drills, fashions show, a historic baseball game and a period church service Sunday morning. The camps, horses, cannons and soldiers will all be on the parade field for this annual event.
October 7-9th, 2011 - Fort Verde Days (*Kid’s Day - Friday, Oct 7th, 2011*)
November 12, 2011 - Veterans Day Memorial Service (Time is TBA)
December 10, 2011 - Victorian ornament and wreath-making workshop (11am-2pm)
December 16 -17, 2011 - Candlelight tours through Fort Verde -(6pm-9pm)
December 10, 2011 through January 4, 2012 - Frontier Victorian Christmas
February 18-19, 2012 - Buffalo Soldiers
April 13-15, 2012 - History of the Soldier - (*Kid’s Day - Friday, April 13th, 2012*)
*** Schedule is subject to change ***
Park Fees as of June 2011: Adults - $4.00 Youth 7-13 - $2.00 6 & under – free Group rates and presentations available for groups of 15 with reservation.
