Operating Hours & Seasons

All Park Hours

• Every Day:9:00 AM–5:00 PM

Park Hours are 9:00 - 5:00 Central Time Daily

Closures & Seasonal Exceptions

Winter Hours

November 25–February 23

• Sunday:9:00 AM–5:00 PM
• Monday and Tuesday:Closed
• Wednesday-Saturday:9:00 AM–5:00 PM

Holidays

2025–2026

New Year's Day	January 1, 2026	Closed
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.	January 19, 2026	Closed
Washington's Birthday	February 16, 2026	Closed
Thanksgiving Day	November 27, 2025	Closed
Christmas Day	December 25, 2025	Closed
Holiday	Date	Hours

Operating Schedule Details

 

Bourgeois House Visitor Center

Located in the center of the fort's courtyard is the Bourgeois House Visitor Center. The reconstructed building documents Fort Union's life and history through exhibits and park videos. The exhibits include artifacts recovered during the extensive archaeological excavations. The information gained in these excavations made the fort's reconstruction possible. This fully accessible building includes a ranger-staffed information desk, brochures and Jr. Ranger program.

Addresses

Physical Address

15550 Highway 1804
WILLISTON, ND 58801

Mailing Address

15550 Highway 1804
WILLISTON, ND 58801

Directions

Located on North Dakota Highway 1804 right on the Montana and North Dakota state line. From Williston, ND, approximately 25 miles to the southwest via ND Highways 2 & 1804. From Sidney, MT, approximately 25 miles to the northeast, via MT Highway 200 & ND Highway 58.

Hours & Seasons

• Every Day:9:00 AM–5:00 PM

Located in the center of the fort's courtyard is the Bourgeois House Visitor Center. The reconstructed building documents Fort Union's life and history through exhibits and close-captioned videos. The exhibits include artifacts recovered during the extensive archaeological excavations. The information gained in these excavations made the fort's reconstruction possible. This fully accessible building includes a ranger-staffed information desk, brochures and Jr. Ranger program.

Closures & Seasonal Exceptions

Holidays

2025–2026

New Year's Day	January 1, 2026	Closed
Thanksgiving Day	November 27, 2025	Closed
Christmas Day	December 25, 2025	Closed
Holiday	Date	Hours

Amenities

• Assistive Listening Systems
• Assistive Listening Systems - T-Coil Compatible
• Audio Description
• Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
• Baby Changing Station
• Benches/Seating
• Captioned Media
• First Aid Kit Available
• Food/Drink - Vending Machine/Self Service
• Gifts/Souvenirs/Books
• Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits
• Information
• Information - Maps Available
• Information - Ranger/Staff Member Present
• Internet/WiFi Available
• Parking - Auto
• Parking - Bus/RV
• Picnic Table
• Recycling
• Restroom
• Restroom - Accessible
• Restroom - Family
• Toilet - Flush
• Trash/Litter Receptacles
• Water - Bottle-Filling Station
• Water - Drinking/Potable
• Wheelchair Accessible
• Wheelchairs Available

Contact Information

Email Address

Send this visitor center an email

Phone Numbers

• Voice phone number
  [phone]

Image Gallery

Elaborate red roofed house with two story porch and white fenced garden

American Indian artifacts including stone tools and decorated leather parfleche

The elaborate reconstructed Bourgeois House is now the park's Visitor Center
NPS Photo / Emily Sunblade

Explore the history of Fort Union and the Upper Missouri Fur Trade in the Bourgeois House Visitor's Center Museum
NPS Photo / Emily Sunblade