Welcome to Fort Buenaventura One of the most fascinating periods in Western American folklore is the Mountain man era. The names, Jim Bridger, Peter Skein Ogden, Jedediah Smith, Etinne Provost and Hugh Glass, bring to mind strong, independent and rugged men who fearlessly lived in the Rocky Mountains. There they traded with the Indian tribes, married the Indian women, trapped the rivers for beaver, and lived off the land. The legendary rendezvous, where Mountain Men gathered annually to trade furs for supplies and to eat, drink, tell stories and demonstrate their skills, have become as famous as the men themselves. At Fort Buenaventura located just west of the city center, that exciting era is brought back to life.
Authentic artifacts are on display.
Even the famous rendezvous are re-enacted on special occasions. Other facilities including camping and canoeing are closed from Thanksgiving to Easter annually. The Reconstruction of Fort Buenaventura Fort Buenaventura has been constructed on the original site. The fort was built in 1845 by Miles Goodyear and his wife. It has been reconstructed according to archeological and historical research.