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Visitor Center and Museum

Start your visit at the visitor center and museum. See hours and address.

The front doors are automatic opened by a push button on a post to the right of the door.

Parking

There are two accessible parking spaces by the entrance to the visitor center. There is an access aisle between the two spots. A curb cut leads to a sidewalk connecting to the visitor center.

 

Accessible parking is next to the entrance to the visitor center.

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Inside the Visitor Center

• Men’s and women’s restrooms with accessible stalls.
• Information desk staffed with volunteers and rangers ready to answer your questions.
• Bookstore selling books, mugs, postcards, and other souvenirs.
• Kid’s Corner with books, coloring pages, and activities.

 

Learn about the Battle of Monocacy in the museum.

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Museum and Digital Battle Map

An elevator takes you to the museum on the second floor of the visitor center. Inside, there is plenty of space to move around with a wheelchair or mobility device. Chairs near the museum entrance offer a place to sit and rest.

A door at the back of the museum leads to the balcony overlook. There is a small enclosed glass area with doors out onto the balcony. Neither set of doors is automatic.

 

Self-Guided Auto Tour

The best way to explore Monocacy National Battlefield is with the self-guided auto tour. There are five stops on the tour where you will learn about the Battle of Monocacy.

Stop by the visitor center to pick up a map or follow the tour route on the NPS App. Listen to an audio tour from the Monocacy National Battlefield Foundation at each stop of the auto tour.

Want to learn more? Watch virtual tour videos to hear about the battle from our park rangers.

 

The parking area is along the side of the Best Farm House.

NPS / Laurel Brodsky

Best Farm (Tour Stop 1)

There is a small gravel parking lot by the Best Farm House. There are no designated accessible parking spaces. Beside the parking area, there are information panels on a paved pad.

You can walk across the grass to see the house, cannon, and stone barn up close. The house is closed to the public except during special events. There are no paved paths around the house.

The parking area is also the trailhead for the Best Farm Trail.

 

The parking area is about 300 feet from the Worthington House.

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Worthington Farm (Tour Stop 2)

There is a gravel and dirt parking area at the Worthington House. There are no designated accessible parking spaces.

About 300 feet from the parking area, near the house, there are information panels about the house and the Battle of Monocacy.

You can walk across the grass to see the house and cannon up close. There are ten steps to climb up to the porch. The house interior is closed to the public except during special events.

The parking area is also the trailhead for the Brooks Hill Loop and the Worthington Ford Trail.

 

The Tenant House is a short walk from the parking area.

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Thomas Farm and Tenant House (Tour Stop 3)

There are two parking areas for the Thomas Farm and Tenant House. The larger lot near the big red barn has two accessible parking spaces with an access aisle between them. Next to the smaller unpaved parking area, there are information panels on a paved surface.

The parking areas are also the trailhead for the Thomas Farm Loop Trail.

The Tenant House is open seasonally. Inside, you can view exhibits about the Thomas Farm and Monocacy area throughout history. A flat, paved path connects the accessible parking spaces to the Tenant House.

The Thomas House is the park headquarters and is not open to the public.

 

The boardwalk starts at the edge of the Gambrill parking lot.

NPS / Laurel Brodsky

Gambrill Mill (Tour Stop 4)

There is a paved parking area next to Gambrill Mill. This lot does not have any designated accessible parking spaces.

You can walk the accessible boardwalk for 0.3 of a mile to see the Monocacy River and read information panels along the way.

This area is also the starting point for the Gambrill Mill Loop, the Upper Gambrill Trail, and the Dam Ruins Trail.

The Gambrill Mill building and the Gambrill Mansion (Edgewood) are closed to the public.

 

The path to the monument goes along the railroad under Urbana Pike.

NPS / Laurel Brodsky

Monocacy Junction / New Jersey Monument (Tour Stop 5)

There is a small paved parking area off Urbana Pike on the opposite side of the road from the New Jersey Monument. There are no designated accessible parking spaces.

A paved path with a gentle uphill slope runs under the bridge to a paved viewing area. The distance from the parking area to the monument viewing area is about 340 feet.

An information panel is in the grass beside the viewing area. The monument stands in the middle of a grassy field. A wooden staircase leads down from the viewing platform to the grassy area around the monument.

 

Other Points of Interest

Maryland and the United Daughters of the Confederacy Monuments

The Maryland Monument and the United Daughters of the Confederacy Monument are along Urbana Pike. There is a small shoulder on the side of the road, but there is no sidewalk or viewing platform.

Pennsylvania and Vermont Monuments

The Pennsylvania Monument and the Vermont Monument are on opposite sides of Araby Church Road near the intersection of Baker Valley Road. There is no road shoulder, parking, or sidewalk.

 

The Gambrill Mill boardwalk ends at a viewpoint of the Monocacy River.

NPS / Laurel Brodsky

Walking Trails

Most walking trails at Monocacy National Battlefield have a dirt, gravel, or grass surface. Trail conditions, width, and slope vary. See descriptions of each walking trail.

The Gambrill Mill Trail was built with accessibility in mind. The boardwalk section (0.3 miles) is wheelchair accessible. It has even wood planks with a short railing on the edges. There are multiple benches along the boardwalk. The boardwalk ends at a viewing platform for the Monocacy River. You can turn around there or continue on a mowed grass path.

 

There are three picnic tables at the edge of the visitor center parking lot.

NPS / Laurel Brodsky

Picnicking

There are picnic tables by the visitor center parking lot, by Gambrill Mill, and by the Worthington House. All picnic tables are on unpaved surfaces such as grass or dirt.

 

Questions?

Please contact us for additional information or for help planning your visit.

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Visitor Center Phone Number

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