Operating Hours & Seasons
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Hours of operation vary by season and building. The park is closed on New Years Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Otherwise, park grounds are open daily from sunrise to sunset. Please check our Facebook page for updates regarding inclement weather (www.facebook.com/fredericksburgspotsylvanianmp) or contact one of our visitor centers at the numbers below. All programs are staff dependent; we recommend calling in advance to verify hours and tour times. For additional information, call one of the park visitor centers at 540-373-6122 (Fredericksburg) or 540-786-2880 (Chancellorsville). 
Guided tours are offered along the Sunken Road. NPS Photo Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center, Features a 22-minute film offered on the hour and the half hour (fee). 
Cannon at Fairview sighted toward Hazel Grove. NPS Photo Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center, Features a 22-minute film shown on the hour and half hour (fee). Jackson Wounding Walking Tour, a 35-minute guided walk along the site of "Stonewall" Jackson's wounding. Leaves from Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center. 
A path leads visitors through Saunders' Field on the Wilderness Battlefield. NPS Photo Wilderness Battlefield Wilderness Exhibit Shelter, An open-air exhibit shelter is available to help visitors understand the battle. The exhibit shelter is not staffed during the winter. For driving maps and more information, please start your tour at either the Fredericksburg or Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Centers. Ellwood, a historic home used as a Union headquarters. For information about visiting the property, please contact the Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center.
The Bloody Angle witnessed some of the fiercest fighting of the Civil War. NPS Photo Spotsylvania Court House Battlefield Spotsylvania Exhibit Shelter, An open-air exhibit shelter is available to help visitors understand the battle. The exhibit shelter is not staffed during the winter. For driving maps and more information, please start your tour at either the Fredericksburg or Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Centers. 
Sunset at the "Stonewall" Jackson Shrine, the original office building where the Confederate general died on May 10, 1863. Larry Stuart Chatham Historic building and Union headquarters (Beginning March 6) Open Monday - Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed Sunday. Free. "Stonewall" Jackson Shrine Historic building where General Jackson died (Beginning March 6) Open Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Closed Monday - Friday. Free. |
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Did You Know?
Both Ellwood and Chatham were owned by the Lacy family during the Civil War. Both houses are part of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park.