Welcome to Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Between
1890 and 1899 the Congress of the United States authorized the establishment
of the first four national military parks: Chickamauga and Chattanooga,
Shiloh, Gettysburg, and Vicksburg. The first and largest of these, and
the one upon which the establishment and development of most other national
military and historical parks was based, was Chickamauga and Chattanooga.
It owes its existence largely to the efforts of General H.V. Boynton and
Ferdinand Van Derveer, both veterans of the Army of the Cumberland, who
saw the need for a national park to preserve and commemorate these battlefields
during a visit to the area in 1888.
Operating Hours & Seasons
The Chickamauga Battlefield
Visitor Center is open daily from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. |
The Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center is open 8 a.m. to 4:45
p.m.
Both Visitor Centers are closed on December 25.
Communities
Surrounding Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Note: The times listed below are approximate driving times to the park.
Between
1890 and 1899 the Congress of the United States authorized the establishment
of the first four national military parks: Chickamauga and Chattanooga,
Shiloh, Gettysburg, and Vicksburg. The first and largest of these, and
the one upon which the establishment and development of most other national
military and historical parks was based, was Chickamauga and Chattanooga.
It owes its existence largely to the efforts of General H.V. Boynton and
Ferdinand Van Derveer, both veterans of the Army of the Cumberland, who
saw the need for a national park to preserve and commemorate these battlefields
during a visit to the area in 1888.