Entering Ft. Leavenworth for the 2016 KMA Conference – November 3 and 4
Entering Ft. Leavenworth for the 2016 KMA Conference – November 3 and 4
If you have been pre-screened by sending in the form: Bring your photo ID and present it at the Visitor Control Center where they will have your entry pass ready.
If you have not been pre-screened: To be screened for entry onto the base you will need to bring your photo ID (preferably a driver’s license). If you have an out-of-state driver’s license, please contact the Visitor Control Center ahead of time at 913.684.3600 as you might have to supply additional identification. You will need to announce yourself at the VCC as attending the KMA conference to receive priority screening that day, but please allow UP TO 30 MINUTES for pre-screening.
**Follow these driving directions if you have sent in a pre-screening form OR if you have not sent in a pre-screening form – all participants must go through the Visitor Control Center before entering through the Main Gate and proceeding to the Frontier Conference Center**
If you have any questions, please contact asstdirector@ksmuseums.org
For a PDF of these directions, click here.
Enter Leavenworth from the south via US-73 N, which turns into S. 4th St. Drive north on S. 4th St. until you reach Metropolitan Ave. Keep driving north as 4th Street becomes Sherman Ave. On the left, you will see a parking lot with a small portable building at the end. This is the Fort Leavenworth Visitors Center or the Visitor Control Center.
Enter the Visitor Control Center. If you have pre-screened, there will be a 2 day pass ready for you. If you have not pre-screened, they will complete the process while you wait.
Once you exit, follow Sherman Ave./4th St. south to Metropolitan Ave. Turn right on Metropolitan Ave. and stay in the right lane. Take the next right onto Grant Ave. to enter the Main Gate.
Stay in the far right lane and show your pass at the security check point. After you have cleared security, keep traveling north on Grant Ave. until you reach Cody Rd. – turn left there. The Military Review building shown below will be on the north side of Cody Rd.
Follow Cody Rd. to Biddle Blvd.; turn right on Biddle Blvd. The Ft. Leavenworth National Cemetery will be on the left; turn right on 10th Cavalry Rd. At the top of the hill you will find the Frontier Conference Center, site of conference sessions.
