Park battlefields are open sunrise-sunset. Visitor centers at Tredegar Iron Works, Chimborazo and Cold Harbor are open daily 9am to 5 PM.  Visitor centers at Glendale and Fort Harrison are open daily June through August, 9am to 5pm.

The park is closed on the following days: Thanksgiving, December 25, and January 1.

2011 Summer Schedule for Richmond National Battlefield Park

May 29 - August 14, 2011 

Visitor Center / Program Hours

Tredegar Visitor Center:
Open daily 9:00am to 5:00pm
Ranger programs provided throughout the day.
Exhibits, 22 minute film

Chimborazo Medical Museum:
Open daily 9:00am to 5:00pm.
Surgical and medical displays, 17 minute film.

Cold Harbor Visitor Center:
Open daily 9:00am to 5:00pm
Ranger-guided walking tours offered daily at 10:30am, 12:30pm, and 3:30pm.  Tours of Gaines' Mill offered daily at 2:00pm.  Walking trail, electric map programs.

Glendale/Malvern Hill Visitor Center and Battlefields:
Park staff on duty daily 9:00am to 5:00pm
Map program, walking trails, exhibits.

Fort Harrison Visitor Center:
Open daily 9:00am to 5:00pm
Exhibits, 10-minute film, walking trail, tour road.

Living History Events

May 14-15               Drewry's Bluff Anniversary Program
June 4-5                  Cold Harbor Anniversary Program
June 25-26               Gaines' Mill Anniversary Program
July 9-10                 Malvern Hill Anniversary Program
September 10-11      Totopotomoy Creek Living History Weekend
September 24-25      Fort Harrison Anniversary Program
October 1-2             Drewry's Bluff Living History Weekend

History at Sunset
Programs begin at 7:00pm

July 2             Gaines' Mill: The Civilians' Ordeal 
July 9             Assault on Fort Gilmer
July 16           Fury at Fort Harrison
July 23           Secrets in the Ground: Archaeology at Rural Plains
July 30           Drewry's Bluff: Battlefield and Resort