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174 National Cemetery Drive PO Box 434 Dover, TN 37058 The main entrance is at 120 Fort Donelson Park Road, in Dover Tennessee. It is advised to start a visitor experience here. Brochures and information are available at this location. Physical address for the park's Fort Heiman unit, in Calloway County, Kentucky: 654 Fort Heiman Road, New Concord, Kentucky. This site is not staffed daily, but exhibits and information are available for visitors. Fort Donelson National Battlefield traditionally experiences mild to moderate winters and hot summers with an average high of 90 degrees in the summer and 40 in winter; average lows in the winter are 30 degrees but single digits are not unusual. Rainfall in the area averages 53 inches a year with an additional 6 inches of ice/snow and violent thunderstorms can take place at any time of year. Entrance Fee-free This site is fee-free year-round. No entrance fee or pass is required.
120 Fort Donelson Park Road, Dover, TN 37058.
Fort Donelson Visitor CenterThe Visitor Center is at the main park entrance, just off Highway 79. Museum exhibits, a gift shop, handicapped accessible restroom, and information are available for visitors. 
NPS Collection/ Andy Thomas, artist It was the campaign battle that changed the course of the American Civil War...it was the campaign and battle that made Ulysses S. Grant a household name...it was the battle that made Nathan Bedford Forrest a legend...it was the campaign and battle that led to the Union capture of Nashville, the first Confederate capital to fall into Union hands...it was a campaign and battle that claimed over 500 Union dead, and over 300 Confederate dead... It is a National Park that preserves and shares this story...a National Park that preserves many miles of Confederate earthwork fortifications...a National Park that preserves a remarkable view of the Cumberland River...a National Park that serves as the final resting place for men and women of our Armed Forces... And it's YOUR National Park. We are proud to take care of it for you. |
Last updated: July 21, 2023