• Cannons overlook the City of Chattanooga from atop Lookout Mountain

    Chickamauga & Chattanooga

    National Military Park GA,TN

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  • Mountain Beautiful Trail Closure on Lookout Mountain

    Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park is advising the Mountain Beautiful Trail will be closed effective January 2, 2013, and will remain closed until further notice. It is located on the east side of Lookout Mountain, above the Hardy Trail.

General Information

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Where is Moccasin Bend?

GPS Coordinates: 35.03813, -85.3377363

Directions:
Located on the banks of the Tennessee River just across from downtown Chattanooga, the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District is easily accessible from I-24:

From Atlanta: drive I-75 North to I-24 West, then follow directions below.
From Knoxville: drive I-75 South to I-24 West, then follow directions below
From Nashville: I-24 East, then follow directions below.
From Birmingham: follow I-59 to I-24 East, then follow directions below.
From Huntsville: follow Hwy 72 to I-24 East, then from I-24:

I-24 to downtown Chattanooga.
U.S. Highway 27 North
Take Manufacturers Road exit, just after crossing the bridge
Left on Manufacturers Road .5 mile to Hamm Road
Left on Hamm Road for .8 mile to Moccasin Bend Road
Left on Moccasin Bend Road .9 miles to Blue Blazes Trailhead on right.

 
 
 
Cahokia (ca. 1150 A.D.)

Moccasin Bend Accomodations

Hours of Operation: 6:00 a.m. - Sunset

Visitor Center: The National Park Service currently does not have a Visitor Center building located on Moccasin Bend National Archeological District.

Public Facilities: There are currently no public facilities located on Moccasin Bend.

Camping: There is no overnight camping available on Moccasin Bend at this time.

Hiking: The Blue Blazes Trail may be accessed off Moccasin Bend Road and is a 3.22 mile circular hiking trail.

Biking: Bicycles are allowed on the paved and gravel surfaces on Moccasin Bend.

Fees: Free

 

 
 

Did You Know?

Snodgrass Hill

From the legislation, Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park was established “for the purpose of preserving and suitably marking for historical and professional military study the fields of some of the most remarkable maneuvers and most brilliant fighting in the war of the rebellion”.