PLAN YOUR VISIT

If you have one to two hours:
- Explore the museum exhibits in the visitor center.
- View the 26-minute introductory film "Antietam Visit" which is shown on the hour and the half- hour, except from noon to 1:00 p.m.
- Join a Park Ranger for a battlefield talk.
- Browse the Museum Store.
- Take the self-guided 8 1/2 mile auto tour through the battlefield. The tour has 11 stops and begins at the Dunker Church.

If you have more time, two to four hours, add the following:
- See the one-hour "Antietam Documentary" shown every day in the visitor center from noon to 1:00 p.m.
- Buy an audio tape/CD or join a Park Ranger for a more detailed auto tour.
- Join a Park Ranger for additional battlefield talks and walks.
- Take a self-guided hike on the Cornfield, Final Attack, Union Advance, Antietam Remembered, Sherrick Farm or Snavely Ford Trails.
- Stop by the Pry House Field Hospital Musuem (Check at the visitor center for hours)

Operating Hours & Seasons

Open All Year
Jan. 2008-May 8, 2008 8:30AM-5:00 PM

May 9-May 29, 2008 8:30AM-6:00PM

May 30-Sept. 20, 2008 8:00AM-7:00PM

Sept. 21-Oct.25, 2008 8:30AM - 6:00 PM

Oct. 26, 2008-Feb. 2009 8:30AM - 5:00 PM

Phone (301) 432-5124

Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day

Special Programs
Memorial Day Commemoration, Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend

Independence Day Commemoration (First Saturday in July)

Anniversary of the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg), September 17

The Memorial Illumination on the 1st Saturday in December.

Fees & Reservations

Three Day Pass
- $4.00 Per Person
- $6.00 Per Family
Annual Pass to Antietam Battlefield
- $20.00
Antietam Partner Membership
- $80.00
By joining us as an Antietam Partner you help support Battlefield projects and programs. Seventy percent of each $80 pass sold goes directly back to Antietam National Battlefield. In return, you receive year-round benefits including an America The Beautiful Pass (valid for one full year at all National Parks) as well as discounts on all purchases at the Antietam Museum Store, free standard shipping on on-line purchases, and discounts at other park stores.
We Honor the Golden Age and Golden Access Passports.

Directions

The Visitor Center address is 5831 Dunker Church Road, Sharpsburg, MD 21782

Traveling East on Interstate 70:
Exit 29A onto Rt. 65 south. Ten miles south on the left is the Visitor Center.

Traveling West on Interstate 70 from the Baltimore/Washington area:
Exit 29 onto Rt. 65 South towards Sharpsburg. Travel about 10 miles south to the Park Visitor Center entrance which will be on your left side.

Optional Route: Exit 49 onto Alternate Rt. 40 West towards Middletown. Continue through Middletown, over South Mountain to Boonsboro. Turn left onto Rt. 34 to Sharpsburg. When you enter town, turn right (north) onto Rt. 65 and the Park Visitor Center will be on your right a mile north of Sharpsburg.

Traveling North-South on Interstate 81:
Exit 1, Rt. 68, six miles east to Rt. 65. Turn RIGHT at light on Rt. 65. Five miles south on the left is the Visitor Center.

APPROXIMATE DISTANCES FROM ANTIETAM NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD:

Baltimore 65 miles
Washington 70 miles
Frederick, MD 23 miles
Hagerstown, MD 10 miles
Harpers Ferry National Historic Park 17 miles
Gettysburg National Battlefield 60 miles
Manassas National Battlefield 65 miles