Date/Time
3/20/2025
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Central
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Central
Event Type(s)
Fort Leavenworth
Community
Community
Event Description
Join us on a historic hike to the Fort Leavenworth Pecan Grove led by the Fort Leavenworth Natural Resources Specialist Neil Bass.
Details:
Meet at the Sherman Army Airport (1000 Chief Joseph Loop, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027) Parking lot by 9:45a.
Groups will carpool and caravan to the trail head. The hike will be 1.5 miles roundtrip and take approximately 2 hours.
The hike will be through the largest contiguous floodplain forest left along the Missouri River. That is what makes Weston Bend a Missouri Audubon’s Important Bird Area and Fort Leavenworth a birding hot spot for Kansas. The halfway point of the hike will be at the Kansas State Champion Pecan Tree. A tree that possibly was alive and standing during the Corps of Discovery’s visit in 1804.
Things to bring
• Water bottle
• Insect Repellant
• Hiking shoes, or comfortable shoes that may get muddy
• A camera
• Questions about the Fort’s natural resources
To access post please obtain a visitor pass online up to 10 days before the event: https://home.army.mil/.../visitor.../gate-information
The Fort Leavenworth Online Visitor Registration Portal is open for business. We are no longer issuing paper visitor passes. They are now all virtual. A “pass” will be attached to the visitor’s ID in our security scanning system. Visitors may still use our Visitor Center or the new online portal. Here are some tips for the system.
Click the following link from a computer or mobile device: https://pass.aie.army.mil/?b=usa&i=fort_leavenworth&t=v
Fill in your personal information and visit details. You cannot register more than 10 days in advance. You’ll be notified via text message if your visitor pass is approved, or if you should go to the Visitor Center to request access. When you arrive at the gate, you must present the same driver’s license or passport you registered with online.
Contact the Visitor Control Center (VCC) at 913-684-3600 with questions.
Details:
Meet at the Sherman Army Airport (1000 Chief Joseph Loop, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027) Parking lot by 9:45a.
Groups will carpool and caravan to the trail head. The hike will be 1.5 miles roundtrip and take approximately 2 hours.
The hike will be through the largest contiguous floodplain forest left along the Missouri River. That is what makes Weston Bend a Missouri Audubon’s Important Bird Area and Fort Leavenworth a birding hot spot for Kansas. The halfway point of the hike will be at the Kansas State Champion Pecan Tree. A tree that possibly was alive and standing during the Corps of Discovery’s visit in 1804.
Things to bring
• Water bottle
• Insect Repellant
• Hiking shoes, or comfortable shoes that may get muddy
• A camera
• Questions about the Fort’s natural resources
To access post please obtain a visitor pass online up to 10 days before the event: https://home.army.mil/.../visitor.../gate-information
The Fort Leavenworth Online Visitor Registration Portal is open for business. We are no longer issuing paper visitor passes. They are now all virtual. A “pass” will be attached to the visitor’s ID in our security scanning system. Visitors may still use our Visitor Center or the new online portal. Here are some tips for the system.
Click the following link from a computer or mobile device: https://pass.aie.army.mil/?b=usa&i=fort_leavenworth&t=v
Fill in your personal information and visit details. You cannot register more than 10 days in advance. You’ll be notified via text message if your visitor pass is approved, or if you should go to the Visitor Center to request access. When you arrive at the gate, you must present the same driver’s license or passport you registered with online.
Contact the Visitor Control Center (VCC) at 913-684-3600 with questions.
Location
Frontier Army Museum
100 Reynolds Ave.
Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027
UNITED STATES
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100 Reynolds Ave.
Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027
UNITED STATES
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