Richmond National Battlefield Park

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Earthworks at Fort Harrison
Earthworks like these at Fort Harrison can be found throughout the park
A small brick visitor center building beside a flagpole.
Cold Harbor Battlefield Visitor Center
A two story gray brick building and a wooden sign reading "Chimborazo Visitor Center"
Chimborazo Visitor Center
A large, black Civil War cannon overlooking a river from a high bluff.
Drewry's Bluff unit of Richmond National Battlefield Park overlooking the James River
Photos: National Park Service

About Richmond National Battlefield Park

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.

Quick Facts

State Virginia
Designation National Battlefield Park
State Code VA
Weather Summer, hot and humid. Fall and Spring, mild. Winter, cold with occasional ice and snow.

Location & Map

Richmond National Battlefield Park is located in Virginia.

Operating Hours

Trails and Battlefield Park Grounds: park outdoor spaces, trails, and battlefields are open and accessible daily, sunrise to sunset.

Wednesday Sunrise to Sunset
Monday Sunrise to Sunset
Thursday Sunrise to Sunset
Sunday Sunrise to Sunset
Tuesday Sunrise to Sunset
Friday Sunrise to Sunset
Saturday Sunrise to Sunset

Activities

Guided Tours Self-Guided Tours - Walking Hiking Living History Historic Weapons Demonstration Junior Ranger Program Park Film Museum Exhibits Shopping Bookstore and Park Store Gift Shop and Souvenirs

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.

View Official Directions

Contact & Address

Address 3215 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA, 23223
Phone 804-226-1981
Email stephanie_pooler@nps.gov

Topics & Themes

African American Heritage Burial, Cemetery and Gravesite National Cemetery Forts Industry Factories Medicine Hospital Military Infantry and Militia Artillery Cavalry US Army US Navy US Marines Battlefields Monuments and Memorials Reconstruction Social Movements Civil Rights Tragic Events Wars and Conflicts Civil War

Visitor Centers

Chimborazo Medical Museum

Visitor center focusing on Civil War medical practices. Exhibits and 17 minute orientation film.

Hours: 17 minute orientation film about Civil War medicine and medical exhibits.

Cold Harbor Battlefield Visitor Center

Small visitor contact station with maps and interpretive displays about the 1862 Battle of Gaines's Mill and the 1864 Battle of Cold Harbor. Ranger programs…

Hours: Small visitor center with exhibits about the 1862 Battle of Gaines' Mill and the 1864 Battle of Cold Harbor. Restrooms and gift shop.

Fort Harrison Visitor Center

Closed for 2026.

Hours: The Fort Harrison Visitor Center is closed for 2026.

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