https://www.nps.gov/wicr News releases from Wilson's Creek National Battlefield. en-us https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/2026-02-09-prescribed-burn.htm Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:00:00 EST Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield may intermittently conduct prescribed burns in the park between March 13, 2026, and March 31, 2026. https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/2026-02-09-prescribed-burn.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/pavement-preservation-project.htm Fri, 30 May 2025 13:18:00 EST Between June 30 – August 6, the NPS and Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield will complete pavement rehabilitation on high-priority roads through contract work. The battlefield received Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Funding to utilize proactive pavement preservation techniques, such as crack sealing, chip sealing, patching, joint and crack repair, and restriping to extend the useful surface life of parking lots and roadways within the battlefield. https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/pavement-preservation-project.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/update-2024-prescribed-burn.htm Sun, 08 Dec 2024 05:00:00 EST Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield will intermittently conduct prescribed burns in the park between December 9 and December 12, 2024. https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/update-2024-prescribed-burn.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/2024-12-prescribed-burn.htm Wed, 27 Nov 2024 03:40:00 EST Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield plans to conduct a prescribed burn in the park sometime between December 2 and December 19, 2024. The range of dates is due to prescribed fire being dependent on weather conditions. The burn is expected to last multiple days. https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/2024-12-prescribed-burn.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/2024-luminary.htm Mon, 04 Nov 2024 08:53:00 EST REPUBLIC, MO— Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield invites the public to the 20th Annual Memorial Luminary Tour on Friday, November 15, 2024, starting at 5:30 p.m. This free event commemorates the 2,539 casualties suffered at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek on August 10, 1861. https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/2024-luminary.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/2024-10-21-fire.htm Mon, 21 Oct 2024 09:00:00 EST Fire ignited in the park extinguished after burning about four acres. https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/2024-10-21-fire.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/wilson-s-creek-national-battlefield-participates-in-route-66-speed-campaign.htm Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:06:00 EST Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield hosted a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) media event to promote a speeding prevention campaign. https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/wilson-s-creek-national-battlefield-participates-in-route-66-speed-campaign.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/wilson-s-creek-national-battlefield-invites-the-community-to-pitch-in-during-park-day-2024.htm Fri, 29 Mar 2024 05:40:00 EST REPUBLIC, MO – On Saturday, April 6, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. join Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield for Park Day. Sponsored by the American Battlefield Trust, this annual clean-up offers a chance for local community groups and individual volunteers to make a difference in honoring and protecting our nation’s battlefields. Volunteer projects will be available for a variety of activity levels from making and preparing junior ranger booklets and rolling paper cartridges to painting benches to the annual stream clean and more. https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/wilson-s-creek-national-battlefield-invites-the-community-to-pitch-in-during-park-day-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/2024-03-04-vc-hours-change.htm Mon, 04 Mar 2024 08:37:00 EST Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield announces a change in hours for the Wilson’s Creek Visitor Center https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/2024-03-04-vc-hours-change.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/wilson-s-creek-national-battlefield-hosts-national-junior-ranger-day.htm Sun, 16 Apr 2023 15:39:00 EST - Become a Junior Ranger April 22nd at Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield as part of the celebration of National Junior Ranger Day and National Park Week. Tour the battlefield, explore civilian and soldier life during the battle, and learn how to muster and drill like a soldier. https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/wilson-s-creek-national-battlefield-hosts-national-junior-ranger-day.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/wilson-s-creek-national-battlefield-launches-b-a-r-k-ranger-program.htm Sun, 16 Apr 2023 14:58:00 EST 3,2,1, lift off! Join Wilson's Creek National Battlefield rangers and volunteers Saturday April 29th to help launch our new B.A.R.K. ranger program. https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/wilson-s-creek-national-battlefield-launches-b-a-r-k-ranger-program.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/wilson-s-creek-national-battlefield-to-eliminate-entrance-fee-and-pass-sales-in-2023.htm Tue, 29 Nov 2022 04:54:00 EST As of January 1, 2023, Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield will no longer charge an entrance fee to access park grounds. Operational hours for the visitor center, battlefield tour road, and trails will remain the same. https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/wilson-s-creek-national-battlefield-to-eliminate-entrance-fee-and-pass-sales-in-2023.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/wilson-s-creek-national-battlefield-reschedules-star-party-for-november-12.htm Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:45:00 EST In consultation with the Springfield Astronomical Society, Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield has regrettably postponed the Star Party originally scheduled for October 28, 2022, due to expected cloud cover. https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/wilson-s-creek-national-battlefield-reschedules-star-party-for-november-12.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/wilson-s-creek-national-battlefield-to-present-the-memorial-luminary-tour-on-november-5.htm Thu, 06 Oct 2022 04:03:00 EST Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield is pleased to invite the public to the 18th annual Memorial Luminary Tour on Saturday, November 5, 2022, in the evening. This free event commemorates the 2,539 casualties suffered at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek on August 10, 1861. https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/wilson-s-creek-national-battlefield-to-present-the-memorial-luminary-tour-on-november-5.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/wilson-s-creek-national-battlefield-hosts-a-star-party-on-october-28.htm Mon, 03 Oct 2022 12:10:00 EST The night sky is the largest natural resource at Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield. On Friday, October 28, 2022, from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm, join park staff and astronomers from the Springfield Astronomical Society for a Star Party! This free program is a come-and-go event located at stop number five (5) along the tour road. This public gathering will provide opportunities for stargazers of all ages to peer into the night sky through a variety of high-powered telescopes. https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/wilson-s-creek-national-battlefield-hosts-a-star-party-on-october-28.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/announcing-new-library-hours-at-wilson-s-creek-national-battlefield.htm Tue, 13 Sep 2022 12:40:00 EST Beginning Tuesday, September 20, 2022, Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield will implement new seasonal hours at the John K. and Ruth Hulston Library. https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/announcing-new-library-hours-at-wilson-s-creek-national-battlefield.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/wilson-s-creek-national-battlefield-commemorates-161st-battle-anniversary-unveils-temporary-exhibit-with-recently-acquired-museum-collection.htm Thu, 04 Aug 2022 06:00:00 EST Park Foundation announces donation of Sigel Collection to Battlefield, which will be featured in the Visitor Center Museum https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/wilson-s-creek-national-battlefield-commemorates-161st-battle-anniversary-unveils-temporary-exhibit-with-recently-acquired-museum-collection.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/arts-in-the-park-2022.htm Sun, 01 May 2022 07:13:00 EST Wilson's Creek National Battlefield announces concerts in the park. The public is invited to attend the following music programs scheduled each Saturday evening, throughout the month of May. Please join us for historic and patriotic music performed by various groups. https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/arts-in-the-park-2022.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/missouri-wellness-challenge.htm Mon, 11 Apr 2022 07:37:00 EST The NPS Wellness Challenge, part of the National Park Service’s “Healthy Parks Healthy People” initiative, will kick off during National Park Week, beginning Saturday, April 16 and will run indefinitely. https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/missouri-wellness-challenge.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/park-day-2022.htm Mon, 28 Mar 2022 13:48:00 EST On Saturday, April 9, 2022, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wilson's Creek National Battlefield is participating in the American Battlefield Trust’s annual volunteer cleanup event, Park Day. Members of the local community are invited to help with the cleanup in the battlefield. https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/park-day-2022.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/wilson-s-creek-national-battlefield-wilson-s-creek-foundation-and-springfield-greene-county-library-acquire-and-digitize-rare-civil-war-manuscript.htm Mon, 07 Mar 2022 05:13:00 EST Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield recently received a donation of previously unpublished Mary Whitney Phelps papers through a purchase made by the Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Foundation at a nationally advertised auction. These papers have been added to the museum collection at Wilson’s Creek, and the battlefield has partnered with the Springfield-Greene County Library District to place the items online in the Community & Conflict digital collection at ozarkscivilwar.org. https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/wilson-s-creek-national-battlefield-wilson-s-creek-foundation-and-springfield-greene-county-library-acquire-and-digitize-rare-civil-war-manuscript.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/wilson-s-creek-national-battlefield-announces-prescribed-burns.htm Sun, 27 Feb 2022 05:12:00 EST Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield will conduct a prescribed burn in the park sometime between February 28 and March 12, 2022. This range of dates is necessary because prescribed fire is dependent on weather conditions. The burn is expected to last multiple days. To assure visitor safety, the tour road and battlefield will be closed to visitors while the prescribed burn is conducted. The visitor center and museum will remain open. https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/wilson-s-creek-national-battlefield-announces-prescribed-burns.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/newly-renovated-wilson-s-creek-n-b-visitor-center-and-museum.htm Fri, 28 May 2021 07:00:00 EST Newly renovated Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Visitor Center and Museum now open. New exhibits showcase more artifacts from the museum collection. https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/newly-renovated-wilson-s-creek-n-b-visitor-center-and-museum.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-17.htm Mon, 03 Aug 2020 05:38:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-17.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-16.htm Fri, 24 Jul 2020 05:51:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-16.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-15.htm Thu, 18 Jun 2020 04:35:00 EST Foundation will present iconic “sixteen shooter” to Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield in special ceremony https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-15.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-14.htm Wed, 17 Jun 2020 06:19:00 EST Outdoor Living History Demonstrations on June 20 Begin Summer Schedule https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-14.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-13.htm Mon, 15 Jun 2020 11:14:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-13.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-12.htm Fri, 15 May 2020 08:41:00 EST Research focuses on wildflower at Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-12.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-11.htm Wed, 06 May 2020 13:36:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-11.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-10.htm Tue, 21 Apr 2020 08:46:00 EST Park makes history with special honors during a virtual awards ceremony https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-10.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-9.htm Fri, 10 Apr 2020 11:42:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-9.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-8.htm Fri, 10 Apr 2020 11:23:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-8.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-7.htm Fri, 10 Apr 2020 06:59:00 EST All park facilities, the tour road, and trails close on April 11, 2020 https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-7.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-6.htm Fri, 03 Apr 2020 11:11:00 EST Park remains open for physical activity as exception to Stay-At-Home Order https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-6.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-5.htm Thu, 26 Mar 2020 09:54:00 EST Physical activities are exception to Greene County Stay At Home Order https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-5.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-4.htm Tue, 17 Mar 2020 06:31:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-4.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-1.htm Fri, 03 Jan 2020 11:44:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/20-1.htm https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/19-1.htm Thu, 01 Aug 2019 05:42:00 EST Combination of public and private funding brings important project to life https://www.nps.gov/wicr/learn/news/19-1.htm