About Richmond
The center of Confederate manufacturing fueled a modern war, one of the South’s largest hospitals gave care to the sick and wounded, and armies battled on open fields and in miles of defensive earthworks. From 1861 to 1865, Richmond’s fate would determine America’s future.
From the National Park Service.
- Region
- Mid-Atlantic
- State
- Virginia
- Designation
- National Battlefield Park
- Entrance fee
- None listed
- Trail data for this park is still being added.
- Places for this park are still being added.
Know before you go
Fees, hours, weather and getting to Richmond.
Entrance fees
The National Park Service lists no entrance fee for this park.
Hours
Trails and Battlefield Park Grounds
- Mon
- Sunrise to Sunset
- Tue
- Sunrise to Sunset
- Wed
- Sunrise to Sunset
- Thu
- Sunrise to Sunset
- Fri
- Sunrise to Sunset
- Sat
- Sunrise to Sunset
- Sun
- Sunrise to Sunset
Trails and Battlefield Park Grounds: park outdoor spaces, trails, and battlefields are open and accessible daily, sunrise to sunset.
Weather and when to go
Summer, hot and humid. Fall and Spring, mild. Winter, cold with occasional ice and snow.
Getting there
Richmond National Battlefield Park has two visitor centers and ten additional self-guided, outdoor battlefield units. Please navigate to the "visitor centers" section to select an individual visitor center and find directions to its location.
Contact the park
- Address
- 3215 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23223
- Phone
- (804) 226-1981
- Official site
- nps.gov/rich
From the National Park Service, checked weekly. Fees, hours and road conditions change: confirm with the park before you go.
Trip planner
A day-by-day plan for Richmond
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