Full Moon Fort Tours

On October 2, Sharie Shada, Site Superintendent at Fort Phil Kearny, announced the annual Full Moon Fort Tours. The tours will be held on Friday and Saturday, October 18 and 19, from 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site.

The tours will explore the grisly details of fort life in the 1860s. Tour guides will lead groups through the fort by lantern-light and moonlight to experience an evening of true stories that are too eerie to be fiction.

Tickets are on sale now, and are $10 per person, ages twelve and up. Ages eleven and under are free. These guided tours start at 7:00 and happen every half hour. The 7:00 tour will be child-friendly, but after that, the true stories told are a little more graphic.

“Every year, another aspect of the fort’s story is told. Visitors also get to experience the site at night, which is a completely different experience than visiting during the day. You can really put yourself into the shoes of those who lived this history and get a feel for what it may have been like here in the 1860s,” Shada explained.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.fortphilkearny.com or by calling the Fort at 307-684- 7629. Tour sizes are limited and times fill up quickly, so be sure to book early! All visitors are encouraged to dress warmly for this outdoor event.

Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site is located at 528 Wagon Box Road, in Banner, Wyoming, and is a division of Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources. For more information or directions, visit the website at www.fortphilkearny.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fortphilkearny, or call 307-684-7629, or 307-275-6120

Full refund will be given in case of weather cancellation.

​Attendees are required to check in at the Fort Phil Kearny Interpretive Center 15 minutes before their scheduled tour to get their wristband. 

Photos from 2023 Full Moon Fort