Access to Fort Griffin park restricted

The Texas Historical Commission’s (THC) Fort Griffin State Historic Site re-opened for visitors on May 1, offering its regular business hours until further notice. 

The site’s grounds will be open daily and available to visitors for walking tours. The Fort Griffin Visitor Center will be limited to six persons at any one time, and the outdoor capacity is 25 people at a time. 

The campgrounds are closed, and on-site programming will remain suspended at this time. 

Visitors to the site are asked to: Limit group visits to no more than five-person groups who share the same household. 

Maintain strict social distance (six feet) from anyone at the site who is not part of the same household. 

Consider wearing face coverings, which are recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to limit the spread of COVID-19. 

“The safety of our visitors and staff is extremely important to us, and so is our passion for Texas history,” said Mark Wolfe, Executive Director of the THC. “We are pleased to re-open our sites that tell our state’s story and restore as many amenities and attractions as the current situation safely allows.” 

For more information pertaining to site specific guidelines, visit www.visitfortgriffin.com. 

Follow the Department of State Health Services guidelines to keep fellow Texans healthy and safe (www.dshs.tx.us/coronavirus) and refer to the THC Public Health page (www.thc.texas.gov/publichealth) to review all current site guidelines and updates.