Fruita Schoolhouse
A one-room log schoolhouse built in 1896. This small wooden building beneath red cliffs is Fruita's most photogenic pioneer relic.
This one-room log schoolhouse was built by pioneer settlers in 1896 and was used until 1941. It also served as a church and community hall, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The interior is not open, but visitors can look through the windows at the desks and blackboard. Pressing a button outside the door plays recordings of an old classroom. The schoolhouse sits beside Highway 24, next to the petroglyph trail, and is a popular foreground for astrophotography.
Opening hours
Exterior open all day; interior not open
Nearby sights
- Fruita Rural Historic District
- Cohab Canyon
- Gifford Homestead
- Petroglyph Panel
- Hickman Bridge
- Rim Overlook & Navajo Knobs Trail
- Cassidy Arch
- Sunset Point & Panorama Point