Fort Bridger State Historic Site

12/18/2025

Walk the past and start the new year with us for First Day Hikes. Participants can enter to win a 2026 Annual Day-Use Certificate and a statewide GRAND PRIZE!

📆 January 1, 2026
🕐 1 p.m.
📍 Main Parking Lot
🥾 1 Mile, Easy Terrain
❄️ Please dress weather appropriate.

Follow our page for updates, as events are subject to change.

12/03/2025

Another year at historic Fort Bridger is !

What does your 2025 Fort Bridger wrapped look like?

12/01/2025

Join us on January 1, 2026, for !

🕐 1 p.m.
📍 Main Parking Lot
🥾 1 Mile, Easy Terrain
❄️ Please dress weather appropriate.

Three laps around the main loop make a mile. Loop is a combination of sidewalk, dirt road, and boardwalk, all of which are cleared of snow before the hike.

Save the date: First Day Hikes - Fort Bridger State Historic Site

10/30/2025

As you prepare for Halloween, did you buy turnips to carve?

Some Halloween traditions are timeless, while others have (luckily) changed.

🎃 Read more about Halloween traditions:

https://www.friendsofdalnavert.ca/blog/2021/10/26/victorian-halloween-love-poetry-and-stingy-jack

https://carnegiemnh.org/the-history-of-jack-o-lanterns-make-your-own-dippy-jack-o-lantern/

09/25/2025

Ever wondered if the fort is haunted? Join us for our Haunted Ghost Tours Oct 3rd, 4th, 10th and 11th. Call 307-782-3842 to reserve your spot today!

09/11/2025

September 11th at Fort Bridger. Thank you to our first responders. 👮🧑‍🚒

Tomorrow, September 11th, is Patriot Day. All Wyoming State Parks and Historic Sites will waive day-use fees for firefighters, paramedics, EMS, and law enforcement as a show of our appreciation. 🇺🇸

09/06/2025

It’s !

I mustache, what era do you think saw the best beards at Fort Bridger?

The term “side burns” came from the Civil War with General Burnside’s impressive facial hair - a period of some fantastic mustaches, beards, and other combinations.

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30037914.amp

🧔🏽‍♂️🧔🏻

The rapid rise of facial hair in the last 10 years mirrors a transatlantic craze that lasted for decades in the second half of the 19th Century.

09/02/2025

Join us in celebrating early on September 13! As the largest single-day volunteer effort for America's public lands, NPLD brings together individuals, families, and communities to help restore, improve, and enjoy our country's treasured outdoor spaces.

📆 Mark your calendar and view our event page at Facebook.com/share/1C1hxQuX6w/ for future updates.

🎟️ Day use and entrance fees will be waived at all Wyoming State Parks and Historic Sites on NPLD, September 27, 2025.

🗺️ View the full list at T.MTRBio.com/NPLD2025 for events hosted by your Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails, and the Wyoming Office of Outdoor Recreation.

ℹ️ Events are subject to change. Check with our team to learn more about our specific activity.

09/02/2025

🦫📿 That’s a wrap on Fort Bridger Rendezvous 2025! This huge event takes a ton of work. We’d like to thank the Fort Bridger Rendezvous Association and their affiliated volunteers, Fort Bridger staff, state parks staff from around WY who come in to help, the Fort Bridger Historical Association, traders from near and far, mountain men who share their craft, Uinta County Search and Rescue, the Sheriff’s office, other law enforcement, and many others who directly and indirectly contribute to a fun and safe weekend.

08/27/2025

Rendezvous is this weekend!
🔓 Gates are open 8:00-6:00 Friday-Monday.
💲Admission is $5 for those 12 and over.
💳 Cash is recommended - it’s needed for gate entry and many traders.
🍗 Food and drink available for purchase on site.
🦮 Dogs allowed on leash - please pick up after them.
🧥☀️☔️ Dress for all weather - but the forecast looks great!
🥾 Wear your walking shoes and bring your water!

What to expect: dozens of acres of traders selling 1825-1840s goods, food and drink vendors, activities and demos such as frying pan toss, and lots of enthusiastic people!

Thanks to the Fort Bridger Rendezvous Association for the tons of volunteer work put into the public event. https://fortbridgerrendezvous.net/

08/21/2025

Labor Day Weekend (next weekend) will be the annual rendezvous! Hosted by the Fort Bridger Rendezvous Association with help from Fort Bridger Historical Association, many vendors, volunteers, and staff from around the state - this is a weekend you don't want to miss!