Fort Davis is the gateway to the spectacular Big Bend country, which lies south and southeast. This is the wonderland of Texas, and anyone visiting it should be sure to experience Fort Davis. Primary service facility is multilevel hotel called the Indian Lodge, patterned in the pueblo style. Camping, picnicking, dining room, trailer facilities, rest rooms, nature study, hiking. Texas 118 Park Road 3.
Admission is charged.
In Texas, nearly 600 miles of wilderness stretched between San Antonio and El Paso. Throughout the distance, wagon travelers fell prey to fiercely hostile Indians. Fort Davis, established in 2854, was the first military post to guard the route and offer haven by the precious waters of Limpia Creek. But the trauma of Civil War stripped the frontier of military protection, and the Indians again marauded unchecked. Little of value remained when federal troops returned to Fort Davis in 1q867.