Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail

National Historic Trail · North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia

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A dirt trail winds along in a forest.
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Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail

Usual hours: Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
Every daySunrise to Sunset

The Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail can be visited in any season.
It includes sections of walkable pathway, a Commemorative Motor Route, affiliated historic sites and museums, and wayside exhibits.
Along the way it passes through four NPS areas, two National Forests, an Army Corps of Engineers Dam &Reservoir, plus several state and county parks.

Visitor centers

Keller Interpretive Center, Abingdon Muster Ground

No hours listed.

Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park Visitor Center

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Museum of North Carolina Minerals, Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center

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W. Kerr Scott Dam & Reservoir Visitor Center

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Cowpens National Battlefield Visitor Center Today: 10:00AM - 4:00PM

Cowpens National Battlefield Visitor Center

Today: 10:00AM - 4:00PM (Closed due to COVID-19, Jan 21 – Dec 31)

Usual hours

Usual hours: Cowpens National Battlefield Visitor Center
Monday – TuesdayClosed
Wednesday – Sunday9:00AM - 5:00PM

Coming up:

  • Nov 26: Thanksgiving Day (closed)

The visitor center and visitor center parking lot are open 9:00 - 5:00, with the exception of certain federal holidays. Front gate closes automatically at 5:00. After hours parking is located 1 mile east at the intersection of Hwy 11 and Hayes Road.

Kings Mountain National Military Park Visitor Center

Kings Mountain Visitor Center

Usual hours: Kings Mountain Visitor Center
Monday – Thursday9:00AM - 5:00PM
FridayCloses at 5:00AM
SaturdayCloses at 5:00PM
Sunday9:00AM - 5:00PM

Coming up:

  • Nov 26: Thanksgiving Day (closed)

The visitor center and visitor center parking lot are open 9:00 - 5:00, with the exception of certain federal holidays.

About this park

Stretching 330-miles through four states (Virginia, Tennessee, North and South Carolina) the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail traces the route used by Patriot militia during the pivotal Kings Mountain campaign of 1780. Follow their campaign by utilizing a Commemorative Motor Route along existing state highways marked with the distinctive trail logo, or 80+ miles of walkable trail.