Explore central Wyoming’s regional history museum, featuring exhibits on prehistoric peoples, Plains Indians, ranching, the energy industry, and the City of Casper as well as the western emigrant trails and frontier army. Fort Buildings are open 8:30am to 4:30pm.

Fort Caspar was a military post of the United States Army in present-day Wyoming, named after 2nd Lieutenant Caspar Collins, a U.S. Army officer who was killed in the 1865 Battle of the Platte Bridge Station against the Lakota and Cheyenne.

Fort Caspar Museum is operated by the City of Casper. Visitors can explore the fort buildings, reconstructions of the Mormon ferry and a section of the Guinard Bridge, and interpretive exhibits in the museum.

Fort Caspar is located just off Wyoming Boulevard on the west side of the city of Casper, Wyo. From Interstate 25, take Exit 188 B and follow the signs. The Fort Caspar Museum is open daily in the summer.

In 1847, Brigham Young led the Mormons from Winter Quarters in present-day Nebraska to their new home in the Great Salt Lake Valley. The Pioneer Party arrived at present-day Fort Caspar on June 12. Faced with a flooding North Platte, Young commissioned the construction of a ferry boat to ensure a safe river crossing.

The Fort Caspar Museum features reconstructed buildings, including a stockade and a replica of the Mormon ferry that operated in Casper from 1847-1849. Head inside the Interpretive Center where you can walk through Casper’s first 100 years with objects from the museum’s collection and learn about the community’s history through ...

If you are planning to visit Fort Caspar Museum with a group, please give us a call at (307)235-8462 or email. That way we will be ready when you arrive for your visit. We do not have a group rate admission.

We are a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the history of Fort Caspar and the Casper, Wyoming area. Here you can find information on upcoming events, programs, and news from the Fort Caspar Museum Association.

Fort Caspar is named for Caspar Collins, a lieutenant killed while trying to rescue a blockaded wagon train in 1865. Until that time the fort had been called Platte Bridge Station. Fort Caspar derives its primary significance from the concentration of many important events and activities.

Fort Caspar - Casper, Wyoming In 1859, Louis Guinard built a trading post and a bridge near the point where the Mormon Pioneer Company crossed the North Platte River in 1847. This station was used as an overnight stage stop, where Richard Burton spent the night on August 16, 1860.