https://www.nps.gov/hobe News releases from Horseshoe Bend National Military Park. en-us https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/horseshoe-bend-national-military-park-commemorates-212th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-the-horseshoe.htm Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:07:00 EST DAVISTON, Ala. — On Saturday, March 28, Horseshoe Bend National Military Park invites the public to commemorate the 212th Anniversary of the Battle of the Horseshoe. This free, family-friendly event highlights the significance of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in U.S. history. Leaders from the Muscogee Creek Nation will share stories from their ancestral lands to highlight cultural effects of the battle. The event will be from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the park visitor center. https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/horseshoe-bend-national-military-park-commemorates-212th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-the-horseshoe.htm https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/horseshoe-bend-national-military-park-reopens-tour-road-trails-after-tornado.htm Fri, 12 Dec 2025 04:47:00 EST DAVISTON, Ala. – The National Park Service is excited to announce that Horseshoe Bend National Military Park will be reopening the tour road and portions of the eastern trail system on Dec. 15. Staff will have trail maps available at the park’s Visitor Center. Signage will be posted indicating trail heads and directions for visitor use.  https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/horseshoe-bend-national-military-park-reopens-tour-road-trails-after-tornado.htm https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/horseshoe-bend-nmp-news-releas.htm Tue, 11 Mar 2025 06:21:00 EST Our annual Living History Event will be held on Saturday, March 22, 2025. We will be commemorating the 211th Anniversary of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. A luminary event will also be held on Friday, March 21, 2025, evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and will focus on the Muscogee Creek experience during the battle and its aftermath. https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/horseshoe-bend-nmp-news-releas.htm https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/horseshoe-bend-national-military-park-news-release.htm Fri, 03 Jan 2025 07:36:00 EST Horseshoe Bend National Military Park operational hour changes to happen for winter of 2025. https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/horseshoe-bend-national-military-park-news-release.htm https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/horseshoe-bend-national-milittary-park.htm Thu, 26 Sep 2024 07:30:00 EST Horseshoe Bend National Military Park will close at 1:00 p.m. CST Thursday due to the approaching of Hurricane Helene. https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/horseshoe-bend-national-milittary-park.htm https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/commemoration-of-the-210th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-horseshoe-bend.htm Fri, 01 Mar 2024 04:27:00 EST Horseshoe Bend National Military Park will host the 210th Anniversary of the Battle of the Horseshoe on Friday and Saturday, March 22-23, 2024. This free annual event recreates traditional Muscogee Creek life, frontier life in the year 1814, and emphasizes the importance of the battle in United States history. https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/commemoration-of-the-210th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-horseshoe-bend.htm https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/2023-03-25-anniversary-commemoration.htm Mon, 06 Feb 2023 07:00:00 EST Anniversary of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend Saturday, March 25, 2023, 9 AM until 4 PM (CST) https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/2023-03-25-anniversary-commemoration.htm https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/08-05-2022-symposium.htm Fri, 05 Aug 2022 11:38:00 EST Horseshoe Bend National Military Park Announces Annual Symposium https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/08-05-2022-symposium.htm https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/2021-03-24-anniversary-commemoration.htm Wed, 24 Mar 2021 11:21:00 EST Horseshoe Bend National Military Park will commemorate the 207th Anniversary of the Battle of the Horseshoe virtual on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 10:00 AM. https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/2021-03-24-anniversary-commemoration.htm https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/horseshoe-bend-nmp-increasing-recreational-access-to-outdoor-areas.htm Fri, 29 May 2020 10:53:00 EST Horseshoe Bend National Military Park is announcing the increase of recreational access to outdoor areas beginning May 29, 2020. https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/horseshoe-bend-nmp-increasing-recreational-access-to-outdoor-areas.htm https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/park-closure-news-release.htm Sat, 04 Apr 2020 12:00:00 EST Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, in response to guidance from the Alabama Department of Public Health, and the Office of the Governor of Alabama, will be temporarily closing to the public beginning at 5:00 p.m. April 4, 2020 to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/park-closure-news-release.htm https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/park-visitor-center-to-temporarily-close-august-26th.htm Tue, 20 Aug 2019 10:58:00 EST Park visitor center will be closed for renovations beginning Monday, August 26th. Current plans are to reopen on Monday, September 2. https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/park-visitor-center-to-temporarily-close-august-26th.htm https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/horseshoe-bend-national-military-park-symposium.htm Mon, 15 Jul 2019 08:05:00 EST Symposium to highlight Alabama's bicentennial and Alabama's earliest historians. https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/horseshoe-bend-national-military-park-symposium.htm https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/guest-speakers-slated-for-anniversary-event.htm Sun, 10 Mar 2019 06:40:00 EST The park announces several guest speakers and the day's schedule for the upcoming Anniversary Event on March 23, 2019. https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/guest-speakers-slated-for-anniversary-event.htm https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/Muster-on-the-tallapoosa-and-symposium.htm Wed, 18 Jul 2018 07:35:00 EST The park's annual Muster on the Tallapoosa event as well as symposium will take place August 25th. https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/Muster-on-the-tallapoosa-and-symposium.htm https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/park-announces-tennessee-militia-drill.htm Mon, 14 May 2018 07:28:00 EST The park has announced cannon and musket demonstrations will take place Saturday, June 2nd. https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/park-announces-tennessee-militia-drill.htm https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/creek-culture-camp-2018.htm Mon, 30 Apr 2018 10:39:00 EST Creek Culture Camps will take place in June and July. These day activities will explore the Creek / Muscogee Indians and their history, ways of life, and societal structures. Read the news release for details on signing up, dates, and more. https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/creek-culture-camp-2018.htm https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/may-programs.htm Wed, 25 Apr 2018 10:21:00 EST Horseshoe Bend NMP announces May programming, including a Mother's Day "Birding for Beginners" walk. https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/may-programs.htm https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/national-park-week.htm Fri, 06 Apr 2018 05:16:00 EST Horseshoe Bend will celebrate National Park Week and Junior Ranger Day April 21 - 22, 2018. https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/national-park-week.htm https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/anniversary-of-the-battle-of-horseshoe-bend.htm Tue, 20 Feb 2018 05:46:00 EST The park has set plans to commemorate the 204th Anniversary of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/anniversary-of-the-battle-of-horseshoe-bend.htm https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/horseshoe-bend-national-military-park-announces-free-holiday-and-weekend-ranger-programs.htm Fri, 08 Dec 2017 07:25:00 EST The park invites evryone to their Holiday Open House on the evening of December 9th as well as free ranger programs on winter weekends. https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/horseshoe-bend-national-military-park-announces-free-holiday-and-weekend-ranger-programs.htm https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/reates-3-million-dollars-in-economic-bentourism-to-horseshoe-bend-national-military-park-cefit.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2014 10:56:00 EST A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 55, 964 visitors to Horseshoe Bend National Military Park in 2013 spent $3.08 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 45 jobs in the local area. https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/reates-3-million-dollars-in-economic-bentourism-to-horseshoe-bend-national-military-park-cefit.htm https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/remote-sensing-project-august-2013.htm Tue, 03 Sep 2013 11:01:00 EST Archeologists search for evidence of Red Stick Creek barricade at Horseshoe Bend. https://www.nps.gov/hobe/learn/news/remote-sensing-project-august-2013.htm