National Park Partners

05/25/2026

Visit the first National Military Park in the country this Memorial Day! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park

Free Entrance to Point Park on Lookout Mountain on Monday, May 25, in Honor of Memorial Day:

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park preserves places where thousands of Americans lost their lives in some of the heaviest fighting of the American Civil War. This Memorial Day, we invite you to visit the park to reflect on the sacrifices made on these hallowed grounds and to learn some of the stories of the fallen.

In honor of Memorial Day, all entrance fees to Point Park on Lookout Mountain will be waived on Monday, May 25, allowing free entry for all visitors. Check out the schedule below for a list of the free, ranger-guided programs which will be offered at Point Park and at the Chickamauga Battlefield on Memorial Day:

Point Park on Lookout Mountain:
11 AM – The Struggle for Chattanooga: Join a ranger inside the entrance gate at Point Park for a 45-minute program providing an overview of the Siege and Battles for Chattanooga.

Chickamauga Battlefield:
10 AM – Car Caravan Driving Tour: This program is a 90-minute to two-hour guided tour that provides an overview of the Battle of Chickamauga. After an introduction in the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center, participants will follow a ranger in their personal vehicles to three stops on the battlefield to learn about the people, places, and stories which defined this pivotal battle.

2 PM – Fire on the Farm: This 45-minute program will take place at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center and examine the fighting that occurred on the McDonald Farm on September 20, 1863.

In the case of inclement weather, programs will be adapted and provided indoors. We hope to see you at the park!

05/21/2026

There are a few seats left for this year’s Junior Ranger Angler Summer Camp for rising 4th, 5th, and 6th graders at Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park. Register your camper now!

05/15/2026

Chattanooga's Civil War stories can easily turn into myths over the years. Thanks to the dedicated historians and interpretive rangers at Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park, we know the cannonballs did NOT roll out of the cannons pointed down Lookout Mountain, a tale as old as... 1863.

A very common myth these days is that the Confederate cannon on Lookout Mountain were unable to fire down the slopes due to the cannon ball rolling out of the barrel. The cannon used at the time could not be depressed too low without damaging the gun carriage. For that reason, Union troops sweeping the slope of the mountain were relatively safe after passing under the guns. Most cannon fired a fixed round, with the projectile strapped to a wooden sabot, and a powder bag then attached to the sabot, making it impossible for the projectile to “roll” out of the barrel.

05/12/2026

Job alert: YOUR Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park is hiring!

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05/11/2026

Still buzzing from a beautiful morning of celebrating investments in the infrastructure of YOUR & Chattanooga National Military Park! A major route through along Dyer Road was recently rehabilitated through the Legacy Restoration Fund, part of the Great American Outdoors Act designed to address deferred maintenance in America's National Parks. Thank you to the National Park Foundation for making this day possible!

04/29/2026

Check out these FREE summer camps for 4th-6th graders available in YOUR Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park! Thanks to our NPP donors whose generosity makes these camps available to all.