The Commemorative Area and History Center are open only to groups of 15
or more. Appointments can be made for both by contacting the Public
Affairs Office by phone or email. Visitors have access to the Equipment
Park and Veterans Memorial Plaza year-round daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Guided tours can be arranged for groups of 15 or more Monday through
Friday, excluding federal holidays, throughout the year. There is no
cost for tours. Tours of the History Center, Commemorative Area
buildings, Equipment Park, and Veterans Memorial Plaza take
approximately one to 1 1/2 hours, depending on the size of the group.
Bus tours of the installation are also available and last approximately
30 minutes.
Fort McCoy typically hosts an annual Open House each year on the third
Saturday in May – Armed Forces Day. This is an excellent time to visit
and no appointment required. All Commemorative Area buildings are open,
guided installation bus tours are offered, and special activities are
scheduled.
Hours
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Location
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Fort McCoy's Commemorative Area, History Center, Equipment Park, and
Veterans Memorial Plaza are located in the installation's 800 & 900
block and the area immediately surrounding.
The Commemorative Area consists of World War II-era buildings set aside to
help tell Fort McCoy's unique story. These facilities, representative of
the type found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942,
help to depict Soldier life during the 1940s. An administrative facility,
a dining facility and one barracks are set up to represent use of each
facility during the WWII era. Display items include bunk beds,
footlockers and potbelly stoves. The other buildings, both barracks,
house informational displays that highlight the events of WWII.
The History Center features displays of memorabilia that reflects the role
the installation held throughout WWI, WWII, the Korean War, the Cuban
Refugee Resettlement center operations, Operation Desert Storm and more.
The Equipment Park is an outdoor area used to display historical and
present-day equipment representative of the types used on the installation.
The design of the park allows for display of more than 70 pieces of
equipment, ranging from helicopters and howitzers to trucks and trailers.
A brochure featuring a park layout guide and information about each piece
of equipment on display is available on site or a
PDF version is available here.