Operating Hours & Seasons
Fort Donelson NB Visitor Center Park Staff Fort Donelson visitor center is opened daily 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; closed Thanksgiving Day, December 25 and January 1st.
Beginning Sunday, March 10,, the Tour Road gates at the main unit of the park, by the visitor center and at Stop #7, Grave's Battery, will be open from 8:00AM am to 6:00 PM. All vehicles must be off the Tour Road by 6:00 PM, at which time the gates will be locked. The Tour Road will be open for walking, running, or bicycling from daylight till dusk. These hours will remain in effect until Memorial Day weekend.
Dover Hotel (Surrender House) Park Staff The exhibit room at the Dover Hotel, known locally as the "Surrender House" will be open daily from 8:15AM until 4PM. The top floor and the basement of the building are not restored and are not open to the public.
In January, 2011, new exhibits were installed in the Dover Hotel, exploring the events and personalities involved with the Battle of Fort Donelson. A film in the exhibit room explores the discussions held between Confederate Generals Floyd, Pillow and Buckner, as well as Nathan Bedford Forrest, that led to the surrender on February 16, 1862. 
New exhibits at the Dover Hotel New exhibits at the Dover Hotel use powerful first person accounts when describing the lead up to the Battle of Fort Donelson, the battle itself, and how the community dealt with the aftermath. 
National Cemetery Park Staff Fort Donelson National Cemetery is open 8:00 am until 5:00 pm daily. The road gate will remain open during these hours. Memorial Day from 8:00 am. until 7:00 pm. The road gate will remain open during these hours. |
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Did You Know?
Lew Wallace served on the military tribunal of Lincoln's assassins after the war and
was president of the court martial that convicted Henry Wirz, Confederate commandant of
Andersonville Prison.