Kennesaw Mountain
National Battlefield Park
Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield is a 2,884 acre National Battlefield
that preserves a Civil War battleground of the Atlanta Campaign.
The visitor center provides introductory information about the park
and the battle. Authorized as a national battlefield site February
8, 1917.
- VISITATION:
- About one million per year.
- ADDRESS:
- Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
900 Kennesaw Mountain Drive
Kennesaw, GA 30144
- TELEPHONE:
- (770) 427-4686
(770) 427-1760 (fax)
- Map Of The Park - 84K
- OPERATING HOURS, SEASONS:
- Open seven days a week, except closed Christmas day. Open 8:30
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with some extended hours in the summer. Call for
specifics.
- CLIMATE, RECOMMENDED CLOTHING:
- Hot and humid in summer, usually mild winters.
- DIRECTIONS:
- Take exit 116 off I-75 and follow the brown and white park
signs. We are four miles off the interstate.
- TRANSPORTATION:
- To Park: no public transportation to or through the park;
bring your own vehicle.
- FEES, COSTS, RATES:
- No charge.
- FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES:
- Visitor Center/Exhibits:
Visitor center contains a small exhibit area with Civil War
uniforms, guns, cannon, and a medical kit, also a ten-minute slide
program is provided.
- Trails, Roads:
- Sixteen miles of hiking trails are available. These trails can
be divided into a three and one-half mile loop, five and one-half
mile loop, ten mile loop, two mile loop and five and three-tenths
mile loop. Roads go to the main areas also. Ranger and living
history programs in peak season. Call for specifics.
- Lodging and camping facilities:
- None.
- Food/supplies:
- None.
- Other Concessions/NPS-Managed Visitor Facilities and
- Opportunities:
Kennesaw Mountain Historical Association operates the book store
sales area in the visitor center.
- Accessibility:
- Visitor center is fully accessible including auditorium,
exhibits, phone, water fountain, rest rooms, etc.
- Special Needs:
- Captioned slide program is available on request. Visitors who
are unable to ride our shuttle bus on the weekend will be allowed
to follow our bus up. Ask at visitor center front desk.
- RECOMMENDED ACTIVITIES/PARK USE:
- View slides and exhibits; drive your car or on the weekend take
our shuttle bus to the mountain top; drive to Cheatham Hill (the
main battlefield); picnic or hike some of the 16 miles of
trails.
For information on archeology, visit SEAC
- RESERVATIONS/PERMITS:
- Reservations required for groups over 15. See the
Superintendent for permits for special activities.
- BASIC VISIT RECOMMENDATIONS:
- Please allow about two hours for your visit.
- SPECIAL EVENTS, PROGRAMS:
- Living history and ranger programs in the summer. Please call
for specifics.
- VISITOR IMPACTS:
- We are a very heavily visited urban park. Major traffic
problems sometimes occur, especially on the weekends. When you
walk, please stay on the trails for your own safety and to protect
the entrenchments.
- ADJACENT VISITOR ATTRACTIONS:
- Big Shanty Museum in Kennesaw, GA, houses the Civil War
locomotive "General," which is about three and one-half miles from
Kennesaw Mountain.
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Last Updated:Friday, 24-Jan-97 12:28:22
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