Petersburg National Battlefield
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Hours
Eastern Front Tour Road and Trails
| Every day | 9:00AM - Sunset |
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Coming up:
- Nov 25: Closed - Thanksgiving Day (closed)
The Eastern Front Unit includes our main visitor center and a four mile, 8-stop tour road which includes the Fort Stedman and Crater battlefields. During Spring and Summer, the tour road closes at sunset or 8:00 pm (whichever is earlier). In the Fall and Winter, the tour road closes at 5:00pm.
The Visitor Center is open from 9:00 - 5:00 pm daily except for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day when the park is closed.
General Grant's Headquarters at City Point
| Every day | Sunrise to Sunset |
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The grounds, with wayside exhibits are open during daylight hours.
Five Forks Battlefield
| Every day | Sunrise to Sunset |
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Coming up:
- Nov 25: Trails and Visitor Contact Station Closed Thanksgiving Day (closed)
The recreational trails and driving tour stops are open daily.
Visitor centers
Eastern Front Visitor Center
Eastern Front Visitor Center
| Every day | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
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Coming up:
- Nov 26: Thanksgiving (closed)
Main visitor center where Rangers will be present to provide information and assist with research when possible.
Five Forks Visitor Contact Station
Five Forks Visitor Contact Station
| Monday | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
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| Tuesday – Thursday | Closed |
| Friday – Saturday | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
| Sunday | 10:00PM - 4:00PM |
The visitor center is currently open Friday - Monday 10 am to 4 pm. The trails are open daily from sunrise to sunset. Parking for is available at the trailheads and each stop on the driving tour has a pullout for parking.
When the visitor center is closed the grounds and trails are open for touring every day from sunrise to sunset.
General Grant's Headquarters at City Point
General Grant's Headquarters at City Point
| Monday | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
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| Tuesday – Thursday | Closed |
| Friday – Sunday | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Appomattox Plantation house was home of the Eppes Family. Visitors can view a 15-minute video and tour the bottom floor of the home which includes numerous exhibits dealing with the Union Army's occupation of City Point as well as the free and enslaved people who lived on the plantation.
When the plantation house is closed the grounds are open for touring every day from sunrise to sunset.
Events in the next few days
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Battle of the Crater
· 10:30 AM – 11:15 PM · Free
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Fort Stedman (Eastern Front Tour Stop #5)
· 02:30 PM – 03:00 PM · Free
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Ranger's Choice - Ranger Program
· 02:30 PM – 03:00 PM · Free
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Opening Assaults - Ranger Program
· 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM · Free
About this park
Two hundred ninety-two days, eight offensives, over 70,000 casualties, U. S. Colored Troops, and the decline of Gen. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia all describe the Siege of Petersburg. U.S. forces cut off supplies to both Petersburg and the Confederate capital, Richmond. Today, the park preserves the sites of this pivotal campaign.