Fort Union National Monument Located in Watrous, NM TRAVEL BASICS - CAMPING - LODGING ACTIVITIES - FACILITIES - FEES/PERMITS Fort Union (NPS Photo) IN BRIEF Fort Union was established in 1851 by Lieutenant Colonel Edwin V. Sumner as a guardian and protector of the Santa Fe Trail. During it's forty-year history, three different forts were constructed close together. The third and final Fort Union ...

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Serving the Tri-county Area and adjacent counties in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near the Santa Fe and Carson National Forests and the Pecos Wilderness.