Attractions - Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park

The oldest and largest of America's Civil War parks, the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park (NMP) commemorates the 1863 battles for Chattanooga that marked a major turing point in the war. The NMP spans the borders of Georgia and Tennessee, with major units at Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Orchard Knob, Signal Point and Moccasin Bend. The park is headquartered at Chickamauga Battlefield, where the fields and woods of northwest Georgia witnessed the last major Confederate victory of the Civil War. The Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center includes extensive exhibits, the Fuller Gun Collection, an orientation film and fiber optic map, maps of hiking and biking routes, and information on how to experience the Civil War history offered at the park units. Chickamauga Battlefield hours of operation (Eastern Standard Time): Open daily 8:30 a.m. - sunset. Admission to the visitor center and battlefields is free. Visitor center hours of operation (Eastern Standard Time): June-August 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.; September-May 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.