National Battlefield Park

River Raisin National Battlefield Park

Midwest

About River Raisin

River Raisin NBP preserves, commemorates, and interprets the January 1813 battles of the War of 1812 and their aftermath. Battles that resulted in the greatest victory for Tecumseh’s Confederation and the British and the greatest defeat for the U.S. The aftermath led to U.S. Indian laws that forced the removal, relocation, and assimilation of native nations, an aftermath that continues today.

From the National Park Service.

Region: Midwest
State: Michigan
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 River Raisin.

Entrance fees

The National Park Service lists no entrance fee for this park.

Hours

Mon: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Tue: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Wed: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Thu: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Sun: 9:00AM - 5:00PM

The visitor center contains a 24-foot diorama of the River Raisin Settlement, maps, ranger programs, basic park orientation, park store, passport stamp and Park film. We are open year-round. Please check seasonal hours for times of operation. We are closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.

Weather and when to go

There is a saying about Michigan weather: "If you don't like the weather wait five minutes and it will change!" Seasonal average temperatures for Monroe area: Winter: highs range from 30 F- 45 F and lows range from 15 F- 30 F Spring: highs range from 40 F - 70 F and lows range from 25 F - 55 F Summer: highs range from 70 F - 85 F and lows range from 50 F - 65 F Fall: highs range from 40 F - 80 F and lows range from 60 F - 30 F

Getting there

River Raisin National Battlefield is located in SE Lower Michigan along the western shoreline of Lake Erie, in the city of Monroe. Park headquarters is 35 miles south of Detroit, and only 270 miles east of Chicago. By Car: Take Interstate 75 to exit 15 and go south on Dixie Highway to 333 North Dixie Hwy on the right.

Directions from the National Park Service

Contact the park

Address: 333 N. Dixie Hwy., Monroe, MI 48162
Phone: (734) 243-7136
Email: rira_admin@nps.gov
Official site: nps.gov/rira

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 River Raisin

Tell us your dates and what you are into. We group the stops by where they are, so each day is one part of the park, not a zigzag.

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Things to do in River Raisin

The park service's own list, with how long each takes.

The Battlefield

Self-Guided Tours - Walking · about 30 min

As you visit River Raisin National Battlefield Park, you are visiting hallowed grounds and the final resting place for many fallen warriors and soldiers. As you walk, read the his…
Enjoy the River Raisin Heritage Trail

Hiking · about 2 hours

The River Raisin Heritage Trail The Heritage Trail has eight miles of paved hike-bike trails that provide safe and scenic routes to walk, run, cycle and in-line skate. The trail c…