Fort Donelson National Battlefield
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Fort Donelson NB Park Fall Hours
Visitor Access to Fort Donelson NB Park Lands: Pedestrian Access is from sunrise to sunset. Automobile Access to Fort Donelson NB Park Roads 8:00 am – 6:00 p.m. daily.
Hours
Fort Donelson National Battlefield
| Every day | 8:00AM - 4:30PM |
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Coming up:
- Sep 6 – Nov 2: Labor Day to Fall Time Change
- Nov 2 – Mar 8: Fall Time Change - Spring Time Change
- Nov 26: Thanksgiving Day (closed)
Fort Donelson NB Visitor Center is open daily 8:30 am - 4:00 pm CST.
Dover Hotel hours are 8:30 am - 4:00 pm CST daily.
The park is closed Thanksgiving, December 25, and January 1. Hours change seasonally.
The park tour route is open:
Spring time change to Memorial Day: 8:00 am to 6:00 pm CDT
Memorial Day to Labor Day: 8:00 am to 8:00 pm CDT
Labor Day to fall time change: 8:00 am to 6:00 pm CST
Fall time change to spring time change: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm CST
Visitor centers
Fort Donelson Visitor Center
Fort Donelson Visitor Center
| Every day | 8:30AM - 4:00PM |
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Coming up:
- Nov 26: Thanksgiving Day (closed)
The temporary Visitor Center is currently open daily, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Gates are open 8:00 am - 8:00 pm daily.
Visitor center page on nps.gov: Fort Donelson Visitor Center
About this park
Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant was becoming quite famous as he wrote these words following the surrender of Confederate Fort Donelson on Sunday, February 16, 1862. The Union victory at Fort Donelson elated the North, and stunned the South. Within days of the surrender, Clarksville and Nashville would fall into Union hands. Grant and his troops had created a pathway to victory for the Union.