PORT TOWNSEND — Fort Townsend State Park’s parade ground will be transformed into an Army encampment Saturday and Sunday.
Enactors of the 4th U.S. Infantry will answer questions about Army life in the 1860s each day beginning at 10 a.m. at the park 5 miles south of Port Townsend.
Admission to the encampment, which is sponsored by Friends of Fort Townsend, is free.
Fort Townsend was a Civil War-era Army post in 1856.
Visitors are encouraged to bring a picnic lunch to eat at the park, roam around the encampment and talk with soldiers.
“Come and talk with a Civil War soldier,” the group says on its Facebook page.
“Find out what a typical day was like.”
Visitors also can hike on the 6.5 miles of walking trails in the park, one of which passes by the fort cemetery site.
A Discover Pass is required to park at the venue.
