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. Visitors can expect reduced hours on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. Park grounds are open every day from sunrise to sunset. Please call the park if you are unsure about operating hours or closures.

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 weather and staff dependent.

Current Hours of Operation

These hours for the public buildings of Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park will remain in effect until further notice. If planning your trip in advance, please check back closer to your visit as hours are subject to change.

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).

 

Walk along the Sunken Road below Marye's Heights.

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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 Tours (35-minutes):
Summer Hours Begin June 11:
Weekdays at 10:25, 11:25, 1:25, 2:25, and 3:25
Saturdays and Sundays at 10:25, 11:25, 12:25, 1:25, 2:25, and 3:25

Tours meet at the Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center and follow an easy and accessible trail of less than 0.5 miles.

 

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-minutes):
Summer Hours Begin June 11:
Daily at 10:25, 11:25, 1:25, 2:25 and 3:25

Tour meets at the Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center and follows an easy and acessible trail of less than 0.5 miles.

 

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. For Summer 2019 the exhibit shelter is staffed daily, 9:45-5:00.

Opening Shots in Saunders Field Walking Tour (45-minutes):
Summer Hours Begin June 11:
Daily tours at 11:30 and 2:30

Ellwood: Open Daily, 10:00-5:00.

 

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. For Summer of 2019 staffed daily, 9:00-5:00.

Bloody Angle Walking Tour (45-minutes):
Summer Hours Begin June 11:
Daily at 1:00 and 4:00

 

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

Larry Stuart

"Stonewall" Jackson Death Site at Guinea Station

Historic building where General Jackson died.
Open daily from 9:00 - 5:00

Old Salem Church

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

Summer Hours Begin June 11:
Building open Saturdays and Sundays from 2-5

 

Chatham Manor

Photo Credit: Larry Stuart

Chatham Manor

Building Open daily from 9:00 - 4:30
Historic home which served as a field hospital and a Union headquarters during the Civil War.

"Life of a Plantation: War, Freedom, Change" Walking tour (45-minutes):
Beginning on June 15th - Saturdays and Sundays 11:00 and 2:00.
Meets at Chatham Manor and follows an easy path of less than 0.5 miles.