Carl Sandburg Home NHS is open year-round except Christmas Day.

When planning your visit, please keep in mind the average visitor spends two and one-half hours at "Connemara." Also, keep in mind that there is no place to purchase food in the park, water is available at fountains (bring your own bottle) and in the bookstore.  Please recycle any purchased water bottles.  

Park Grounds
Open sunrise to sunset for walking and hiking.  264 acres with 5 miles of trails.  Click here for a trail map.

Facilities - Including Sandburg Home and Goat Barn
Open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. year-round, closed December 25.

Guided Tours of the Sandburg Home
30-minute house tours are offered throughout the day, except Christmas day. First tour begins at 9:30am; the last tour begins at 4:30pm. Each tour is limited to 15 visitors. There is a small fee to tour the house: $5 adults age 16-61, $3 adults age 62 and older, Free youth 15 and younger. We only accept cash or check for tour fees.  Click here if you are visiting with a group.

Bookstore
Open 9am - 5pm.  Operated by Eastern National, the park's bookstore is located in the ground level of the Sandburg Home and offers a broad selection of Sandburg's works, goat milk fudge and cheese, bottled water and other merchandise.

Park Films
Available 9am - 5pm.  The Video Room is located in the ground level of the Sandburg Home.  Each film is 12 minutes or less.  Enjoy an overview of the park with My Connemara or get a glimpse of Sandburg himself through an engaging interview with Edward R. Murrow from 1954.

Connemara Farms Goat Dairy
Open 9am - 5pm.  The park raises goats that are descendents of the three breeds of goats Mrs. Sandburg raised at Connemara. Rangers and volunteers are on hand to share this facinating story about goats and Mrs. Sandburg's dairy goat operation.