Indoor Activities

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield is open seven days a week (park hours vary according to season), and contains a large museum collection, a twenty-eight minute film, an eight-minute fiber optics troop movement map program and a bookstore/giftshop. In compliance with ADA standards, assisted listening devices are available for use with the orientation film.

• Visitor center, tour road, battlefield, and trails (including trails for horseback riding) are open. For updates, visit Plan Your Visit - Wilson's Creek National Battlefield (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)

An excellent Civil War research library is open to visitors (currently by appointment only) from Tuesday through Saturday.

All park facilities are closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

In addition to the Visitor Center, the Ray House is open periodically through the summer and fall, with interpreters giving guided tours and talks.