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Eisenhower National Historic Site
Operating Hours & Seasons

2011 - 2012 SHUTTLE BUS DEPARTURE SCHEDULE

Visits to Eisenhower NHS can be made only by shuttle buses that depart from the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center.  Shuttle buses depart for Eisenhower NHS at the following times:

FALL - WINTER 2011 - 2012
The site is closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day
October 24 - November 27 
Weekdays: 10:00 am, 11:30 am, 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm. 
Weekends and the Friday after Thanksgiving:  Every hour, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.

November 28 - December 31  10:00 am, 11:30 am, 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm
House is decorated for Christmas, December 1 - 31.  Dec. 10: Christmas Holiday Reception, buses every hour, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.

January 2 
  10:00 am, 11:30 am, 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm

January 3 - February 17
  10:00 am, 2 pm

February 18 - March 23
  10:00 am, 11:30 am, 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm

March 24 - March 25 
     Every hour, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

March 26 - March 30
  10:00 am, 11:30 am, 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm


SPRING 2012
March 31 - April 13  Every hour, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.

April 14 - June 8 
Weekdays: Every hour, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.  
Weekends and Memorial Day: Every half hour, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm


SUMMER 2012
June 9 - August 19
  Every half hour, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm


FALL 2012
August 20 - August 31
  Every hour, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.

September 1 - October 21
  Weekdays: Every hour, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Weekends, Labor Day and Columbus Day: Every half hour, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
(Sept. 15 - 16:  World War II Weekend: buses every half hour and quarter after the hour. And on site parking, weather permitting)

October 22 - November 25  Weekdays: 10:00 am, 11:30 am, 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm. 
Weekends and the Friday after Thanksgiving:  Every hour, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.

November 26 - December 31
  10:00 am, 11:30 am, 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm
House is decorated for Christmas, December 1 - 31.  Dec. 8: Christmas Holiday Reception, buses every hour, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.















                                        















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Broken down army truck, Army Convoy 1919

Did You Know?
President Eisenhower considered the establishment of the Interstate Highway system to be one of his proudest accomplishments. He had advocated the building of an interstate system ever since spending two months driving coast to coast in a US Army truck convoy in 1919.

Last Updated: November 06, 2011 at 11:18 MST