Antietam National Battlefield
Protected park · MD, USA
Antietam National Battlefield in MD, USA. Operated by National Park Service.
About
Entrance / day-use fee applies.
This park's official page lists: Store / concessions.
This park's official page lists: Visitor center.
At the park
- Visitor center
- Hiking trails
Events
- Battle Anniversary Commemoration
- Revolutionary War & Civil War Weekend
- Artillery Firing Demonstration
- Book Reading
- Memorial Illumination
Before you go
- Park alert: Dunker Church, Dunker Church Road, the Visitor Center Temporary Closure
- Dunker Church, Dunker Church Road, the Visitor Center and nearby trails will be closed Oct. 27 while specialists remove unexploded projectiles from the base of the O.T. Reilly Monument. Closures may continue Oct. 28. Other battlefield areas will remain open. Please follow posted signs and staff directions. For updates, visit nps.gov/anti or call 301-432-5124
- Park alert: Sherrick Farm Trail Detour
- There is a detour on the trail due to downed trees. Our staff is working diligently to remove these from the trail.
- Getting there
- Ten miles south of I-70 on Maryland Route 65
- Weather & when to go
- The weather is fairly mild. Summers can be very warm and humid and winters cold and snowy. We have four distinct seasons with the fall and spring being the best times to visit the battlefield.
- Visitor center
- Antietam National Battlefield Visitor Center — If you have any questions before your visit, please call (301) 432-5124 and we will be happy to assist. — The visitor center is located ten miles south of I-70, on Maryland Route 65.
Facilities on the park map
1 visitor information.