• Front facade of Little Rock Central High School

    Little Rock Central High School

    National Historic Site Arkansas

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  • Restricted Access to Central High School

    All visitors should park and begin their visit at the National Park Service Visitor Center at 2120 West Daisy Gatson Bates Drive. Do NOT park in front of Central High School or at the Magnolia Gas Station. All school tours require advance reservations.

Directions

Plane

Little Rock is serviced by the Little Rock National Airport. From the airport follow Interstate 440 west to Interstate 30 east toward downtown Little Rock. Exit onto Interstate 630 to Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. Turn left and proceed south on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive approximately 4 blocks and turn right on Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive. Little Rock Central High School is located at the intersection of Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive and Park Street. The visitor center is on the northeast corner of the intersection, across from the high school.

Car

From Interstate 40 Eastbound, take Interstate 430 South to Interstate 630 East. Exit and turn right onto Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. Travel approximately 4 blocks and turn right onto Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive. Little Rock Central High School is located at the intesection of Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive and Park Street. The visitor center is located on the northeast corner, across the intersection from the high school.

From Interstate 40 westbound, take Interstate 30 West across the Arkansas River. Merge onto Interstate 630 West and exit onto Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. Travel approximately four blocks and turn right onto Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive. The park visitor center is located at the intersection of Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive and Park Street.

From Interstate 30 Eastbound, take Interstate 430 north to Interstate 630 East toward downtown Little Rock. Exit and turn right onto Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. Proceed approximately four blocks and turn right onto Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive. The visitor center is located at the intersection of Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive and Park Street.

 
Area map of Little Rock showing best route to arrive as taking I-630 west from I-30. Take the Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive exit and travel south to Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive. The visitor center is located at the intersection of Daisy Bates and Park Street.

Did You Know?

Ernest Green's diploma from Central High School

In 1958 Senior Ernest Green became the first African American graduate of Central High School.  Martin Luther King, Jr. attended the ceremony as a guest of the Green family. Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site