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Operating Hours & Seasons

Hours of operation vary by season and building. Park buildings are closed on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Park grounds are open every day from sunrise to sunset.

Please check our Facebook page for updates regarding inclement weather (www.facebook.com/fredericksburgspotsylvanianmp) or call our Weather & Park Closing hotline at 540-693-3200 ext. 3190.

All programs are staff dependent; we recommend calling in advance to verify hours and tour times. For additional information, call the park at 540-693-3200.

August 14 - September 4

Site hours and walking tour schedules will be staff-dependent during the period between the end of the summer season and the conclusion of the Labor Day Weekend. We recommend calling ahead at 540 -693-3200 to confirm the schedule for the day you are planning to visit.

Please see the following for details about hours at each site within the park:

Audio tours covering the Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House battlefields, each lasting three hours, are available at the visitor center bookstores for rent (with a $20.00 cash deposit) or purchase.

For physical addresses and driving directions, see the Directions & Transportation page.

For additional information, call one of the park visitor centers at 540-693-3200 and either extension 4040 (Fredericksburg) or 4050 (Chancellorsville).

 

Guided tours are offered along the Sunken Road.

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Fredericksburg Battlefield

Visitor Center: Features a 22-minute film offered on the hour and the half hour (fee) and exhibits (free).

Open daily: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunken Road Walking Tour: 35-minute guided walk along the historic Sunken Road, a key feature during the battle of Fredericksburg

Leaves from Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center

Tours will be offered as staffing permits

 

Cannon at Fairview sighted toward Hazel Grove.

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Chancellorsville Battlefield

Visitor Center: Features a 22-minute orientation film offered on the hour and half hour (fee) and exhibits (free).

Open daily: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Jackson Wounding Walking Tour: 35-minute guided walk to the spot where General Stonewall Jackson was accidentally wounded by friendly fire

Leaves from Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center

Tours will be offered as staffing permits

 

A section of the Gordon Flank Attack trail leads visitors through Saunders' Field, tour stop 2 on the Wilderness Battlefield.

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Wilderness Battlefield

Wilderness Exhibit Shelter: An open-air exhibit shelter is available to help visitors understand the battle.

Staffed daily from 9:45 - 5:00 from August 14th - 18th

Staffed weekends and holidays from 9:45 - 5:00 from August 19th - September 4th

No Turning Back Walking Tour: 45-minute guided walk through Saunders Field, the location of the first clash between Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant

Leaves from Wilderness Exhibit Shelter

Tours at 11:30 and 2:30 when shelter is staffed

“Into the Wilderness” Interactive Program: 30-minute stationary program providing an overview of the campaign

At the Wilderness Exhibit Shelter

Starts at 4:00 when shelter is staffed

Ellwood: Open daily from 10 - 5 from August 14th - 18th
Open weekends and holidays from 10-5 from August 19th - September 4th

 

The Bloody Angle witnessed some of the fiercest fighting of the Civil War.

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Spotsylvania Court House Battlefield

Spotsylvania Exhibit Shelter, An open-air exhibit shelter is available to help visitors understand the battle.

Staffed most weekends and holidays from 10-6

Bloody Angle Walking Tour: 45-minute guided walk of the Bloody Angle, the spot where intense hand-to-hand combat continued for over 22 hours

Leaves from tour stop #3 on the Spotsylvania Court House Battlefield

Tours at 1:00 and 4:00 when shelter is staffed

“The Race for Spotsylvania Court House” Interactive Program: 30-minute stationary program about the armies' race to the battlefield and the opening phases of the battle

At the Spotsylvania Exhibit Shelter
Starts at 11:00 when shelter is staffed

 

Sunset at the "Stonewall" Jackson Shrine, the original office building where the Confederate general died on May 10, 1863.

Larry Stuart

Chatham Manor

Historic home which served as a field hospital and a Union headquarters during the Civil War.

Open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

"Stonewall" Jackson Shrine

Historic building where General Jackson died.

Open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Old Salem Church

Historic church which served as a battlefield landmark and field hospital during the Chancellorsville Campaign

Closed for the season