Moores Creek National Battlefield
Protected park · NC, USA
Moores Creek National Battlefield in NC, USA. Operated by National Park Service.
Usual hours
- Mon closed
- Tue–Sat 9:00–17:00
- Sun closed
About
Entrance / day-use fee applies.
This park's official page lists: Store / concessions.
In the early morning hours of February 27, 1776, Loyalist forces charged across a partially dismantled Moores Creek Bridge. Beyond the bridge, nearly 1,000 North Carolina Patriots waited quietly with cannons and muskets poised to fire. This battle marked the last broadsword charge by Scottish Highlanders and the first significant victory for the Patriots in the American Revolution.
Events
- Military Through the Ages event
- Candlelight Tour
- Christmas Comes to Currie
Before you go
- Limits
- Yes, service dogs are legally permitted anywhere in a park that visitors can go
- Park alert: Moores Creek Visitor Center Open Tuesday-Saturday and Park Grounds Open Seven Days Per Week
- The Moores Creek Visitor Center/Bookstore is open Tuesday to Saturday from 9 am until 5 pm. Park grounds are open seven days per week from 9 am until 5 pm.
- Park alert: Lighting and Maintaining Fires Information
- Fires are permitted only in designated areas and under specific conditions. A fire may be ignited and maintained only by using fuel sources designed and commonly used for warmth or the preparation of food, such as charcoal briquettes or natural firewood. Lighting or maintaining a fire with other materials including, but not limited to, flammable liquids, garbage, fireworks, plastics, aerosol canisters, batteries, or other manufactured or synthetic materials, is prohibited.
- Park alert: Be Prepared for your Visit
- Before hiking at Moores Creek, make sure to bring all your necessary medications, sunscreen, bottled water for hikes, loose fitting clothes for hiking, and any other items you may need.
- Getting there
- Moores Creek National Battlefield is located 20 miles NW of Wilmington, North Carolina. · From Highway 17, follow US 421 to NC 210, then West on NC 210 · From Interstate 40, take exit 408 (NC 210) West at Rocky Point. · From Interstate 95 North, take exit 13-A for NC 74 East towards Wilmington. · From Interstate 95 South: take exit 81-B for I-40 East towards Wilmington. · From Fayetteville, North Carolina, take Interstate 95 South to Exit 13-A Questions please call us as 910-283-5591 x2234
- Weather & when to go
- Currie, North Carolina has mild Winters and moderate to hot Summers with varying humidity.
Facilities on the park map
1 restroom.