The Fort Davis National Historic Site and Davis Mountains State Park are partnering once again to offer a summer series of Saturday evening ranger programs focused on frontier history, military life and the natural environment.
The Summer 2026 program series, hosted by Fort Davis National Historic Site staff, will feature weekly talks exploring topics ranging from adobe military construction to medicine on the Texas frontier and life at the historic post.
The first program, titled “More than Dirt: Unearth the Use of Adobe in 19th Century Military Construction,” is scheduled for Saturday, June 6, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Davis Mountains State Park Interpretive Center.
According to organizers, admission is free for visitors camping at Davis Mountains State Park. Day-use passes may be purchased at the park’s front office until 4:45 p.m., with a self-pay kiosk available afterward.
Additional June programs include:
- June 13: “Pills, Potions and Poison: Victorian Cure Alls, Drugs, Panaceas, Nostrums, and Tonics of All Descriptions (1860s–1890s)”
- June 20: “Surviving the Frontier: The struggles enlisted troops faced while stationed at Fort Davis”
- June 27: “Death by Infection: Dying from the Unknown in the 1880s”
The programs are designed to explore the history of the U.S. Army, civilian life and nature in and around Fort Davis during the frontier era. Officials encouraged residents and visitors to attend the educational evening presentations throughout the summer.
