Winter Schedule in effect June 12 – August 12, 2023
All park grounds and trails are open, sunrise to sunset.

Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center
Open Daily | 9am – 5pm
Park Store – open daily, 9am 0 5pm
Features a 22-minute orientation film offered every half hour and free exhibits.

Ranger Programs at Fredericksburg Battlefield

Sunken Road Walking Tour
Daily, 10 am & 2 pm, 45 minutes
Meet at the battle painting outside the visitor center.
Why did the Battle of Fredericksburg happen? Why was it important? Join park staff to learn about the events of December 1862 from the people who lived through them and the ground they walked on.

Fredericksburg in Wartime Program
Daily, 11 am & 3 pm
Program format and time may vary, typically 20-30 minutes.
Discover a unique facet of the battle and the experiences of its participants. Topic varies day by day.

Innis House Open House
Daily, 9 am-11 am
Drop by the Innis House to see battle damage on a structure that witnessed the fighting at the Battle of Fredericksburg. 

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Chatham Manor
Open Daily – 9am -5pm
The grounds around Chatham are open until 5pm. Historic home and grounds which served as a field hospital and a Union headquarters during the Civil War. Weekend programming. See more info inside Chatham Manor.

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Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center
Open daily | 9am – 5pm
Features a 22-minute orientation film offered on the hour and half hour and exhibits.

Ranger Programs at Chancellorsville Battlefield

Chancellorsville: Battle Overview Talk
Daily, 10 am & 2 pm, 20-30 minute talk
Meet at the battle painting outside the visitor center.
What led the US Army of the Potomac and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia to clash in May of 1863? Join park staff to learn about the events of the Battle of Chancellorsville and how these events shaped the war to come.

Chancellorsville in Memory Program
Daily, 11 am & 3 pm
Program format and time may vary, typically 20-30 minutes.
Explore how the battle’s participants and historians have shaped our understanding of this historical moment. Topic varies day by day. 

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Ellwood & Wilderness Battlefield
Wilderness Exhibit Shelter – open-air exhibit shelter. Open sunrise to sunset.
The grounds around Ellwood are open sunrise to sunset, even when the house is closed.
Ellwood Manor Building open daily, 9am – 5pm.
To access the grounds, park at the Ellwood Manor gate, leaving the gate clear, and walk .4 miles to the grounds.

Ranger Programs at Wilderness Battlefield

Opening of the Overland Campaign
Daily, 10 am & 2 pm, 30 minutes
Meet at Ellwood Manor.
Join us for this talk that investigates the Battle of the Wilderness and Grant’s 1864 Overland Campaign.

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Spotsylvania Court House Battlefield
An open-air exhibit shelter is open sunrise to sunset.
Park staff onsite Saturday & Sundays from 9am – 5pm.

Ranger Programs at Wilderness Battlefield

Bloody Angle Walking Tour
Saturdays & Sundays, 10 am & 2 pm
Meet at the Bloody Angle, Tour Stop #3, on the Spotsylvania Battlefield.
Join park staff at the Bloody Angle to learn about how the war was changing in the spring of 1864.

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“Stonewall” Jackson Death Site
Historic building where General Jackson died.
Building open Saturdays & Sundays from 9am – 5pm.
Grounds are open sunrise to sunset.

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Old Salem Church
Historic church which served as a battlefield landmark and field hospital during the Chancellorsville Campaign.
Building closed. Grounds open daily, sunrise to sunset.