• Jimmy Carter's 1976 Campaign Headquarters at the Plains Depot.

    Jimmy Carter

    National Historic Site Georgia

Operating Hours & Seasons

The Jimmy Carter National Historic Site welcomes visitors with free admission to the park daily. We suggest that you start your visit at the Plains High School which houses the park's Visitor Center and Museum. The historic site is open daily except on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

Operating Hours are as follows for the different facilities in the park:

  • The Plains High School Visitor Center and Museum
    9:00 am until 5:00 pm
  • The 1976 Presidential Campaign Headquarters- The Train Depot Museum
    9:00 am until 4:30 pm
  • The Jimmy Carter Boyhood Farm- where Jimmy Carter lived from the age of 4 until starting college
    10:00 am until 5:00 pm

The Carter Private Residence and Compound is not open to the public.

 

Did You Know?

Dura Apartments Unit 9-A

Jimmy Carter returned to Plains, Georgia, in 1953 following his father's death to manage the family's agribusiness.  That year he earned less than $200.  His limited income qualified him to move into an apartment in the town's housing project for low income families.