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Plan Your Visit to Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Historic Site
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Hours and Days of Operation
Closed New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.
Admission Prices
$7 for adults. Free for children 16 years and younger, Diné, Ndé, and Tribal Affiliations, NM disabled veterans, NM foster families, Friends of Bosque Redondo Memorial members, and Museum of New Mexico Foundation members. NM residents admitted free the first Sunday of every month with ID. NM seniors 60+ admitted free on Wednesdays.
Location
Directions
Fort Sumner, NM. 3 miles east of the village of Fort Sumner on Hwy 60/84, south 3.5 miles on Billy the Kid Drive.
Visiting Etiquette
Enjoy your visit. Take nothing but memories. Leave nothing but footprints.
Pet Policy
Service animals are welcome inside the memorial. Pets can enjoy the outside interpretive trail and river walk, just please clean up after your pets/service animals and dispose of messes in the posted receptacles.
Facilities
Museum Shop, conference room, picnic area adjacent to river, Old Fort Site Trail, and ¾ mile River Walk Trail.
Accessibility
Museum is wheelchair accessible.
Dining Options
Local restaurants in nearby Fort Sumner Village.
Photo Policy
Use of flash is restricted in exhibits. Professional photographers with prior written permission only.
Nearby Attractions
As you exit the Historic Site and immediately next door on Billy the Kid Drive, stop by the gravesite where the infamous outlaw was buried. Also in Ft. Sumner Village is the Billy the Kid Museum, along with restaurants and antique stores near the intersection of 60/84 heading north towards Santa Rosa.
From Ft. Sumner Village take 84 west to Vaughn on 54 south to Carrizozo and follow signs east to Lincoln Historic Site.
Other Nearby Attractions
- Billy the Kid cemetery
- Billy the Kid Museum
- Historic old town
- Antique shops in Ft. Sumner Village
- Fort Sumner Lake
- Bosque Redondo Lake
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