I had never heard of this place until I started looking at what national park sites were near my route. Thus, this place goes towards my new goal of visiting 150 national park sites. This one makes #116.

Because I had a long day ahead of me (see explanations in both El Paso and Big Bend), I needed to arrive at this place by sunrise (7:15 am) then quickly get going. It was still a bit dark and the place did not even open until 8:00 am. I tried to take pictures of the fort buildings I could see in the distance but the camera thought it was too dark to capture anything. If I knew more how to use the settings on my camera (other than, point, zoom, shoot) I maybe could have gotten something viewable).