The National Parks Service has scaled back some aspects of the Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site causing concern among residents who feel a deep connection to the attraction.
Recent public outcry brought to attention some fresh changes and possible pending changes at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site near La Junta, Colo. The second floor of the fort was closed in November, 2023,.
Recent public outcry brought to attention some fresh changes and possible pending changes at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site near La Junta, Colorado. The second floor of the fort was closed in November, 2023,.
Operational changes at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, a park in southeastern Colorado that represents an 1840s' trading post along the Santa Fe Trail, have drawn concerns that the site is losing is living history programming.