Cowpens National Battlefield
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Caution
Hazardous Conditions on Trails
Visitors should exercise caution when hiking areas of the park that have opened since Hurricane Helene. Hazards on trails and in forested areas such as hanging tree limbs, debris on the ground, and washed-out sections of trails and bridges are possible.
Hours
Grounds
| Every day | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
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The visitor center parking lot is open 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. The front gate closes at 5:00 pm. Loop Road closes at 4:30 pm. After hours parking is located 1 mile east at the intersection of Hwy 11 and Hayes Road and is open dawn to dusk.
Visitor Center is open Wed - Sunday 9 - 5.
Trails and Trailhead Parking
| Every day | Sunrise to Sunset |
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The trailhead parking lot on the eastern boundary of the park is open dawn to dusk for additional pedestrian and bicycle access to the battlefield trail.
Restrooms, Picnic Area, and Auto Loop Road
| Every day | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
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Coming up:
- Nov 26: Thanksgiving Day (closed)
The public restroom facilities, picnic shelter, and auto loop tour road close at 4:30 PM. They are closed on New Years Day, Martin Luther King Day, Washington's Birthday, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
Visitor centers
Cowpens National Battlefield
Cowpens National Battlefield
| Monday – Tuesday | Closed |
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| Wednesday – Sunday | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Coming up:
- Nov 11: Veterans Day (closed)
The visitor center and visitor center parking lot are open 9:00 - 5:00, with the exception of certain federal holidays. Loop Road and picnic area close at 4:30. Front gate closes at 5:00. After hours parking is located 1 mile east at the intersection of Hwy 11 and Hayes Road.
About this park
A pasturing area at the time of the battle, this Revolutionary War site commemorates the place where Daniel Morgan and his army turned the flanks of Banastre Tarleton's British army. This classic military tactic, known as a double envelopment, secured a patriot victory.