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Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Directions

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CHICKAMAUGA BATTLEFIELD

From Interstate 75: At Exit 350 take Battlefield Parkway (Georgia 2) west to Fort Oglethorpe. Turn left at the intersection of Battlefield Parkway and Lafayette Road. Go one mile on Lafayette Road to the park entrance and visitor center.
From Interstate 24: At Exit 180 take U.S. Highway 27 south (Rossville Boulevard) to Fort Oglethorpe. At the intersection of Battlefield Parkway, continue straight through the intersection onto Lafayette Road to the park entrance one mile ahead.

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN BATTLEFIELD

From Interstate 24: At Exit 178 follow signs to Lookout Mountain. At the top of Lookout Mountain follow signs to Point Park where the Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center is located.


 

 

PLANE

There are commercial flights into the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport. Rental car agencies are also available. You can also fly in to Atlanta’s Hartsfield International Airport and rent a vehicle there.


 

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Public transportation to the Chickamauga Battlefield and Lookout Mountain is not available. In Chattanooga, city buses run to the Incline Railway at the base of Lookout Mountain, allowing access to Point Park at the top of the mountain. Taxi service is also available.

Snodgrass Hill, where Bierce was present on Sept. 20, 1863  

Did You Know?
Ambrose Bierce, noted American writer of the late 19th Century, and author of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," "Chickamauga," and other Civil War stories, served as topographical engineer (map maker) on General William B. Hazen's staff during the Chattanooga Campaign.

Last Updated: August 10, 2007 at 08:25 EST