Events in Virginia State Parks

During the American Civil War, German-language newspapers played a powerful role in informing immigrant communities and shaping their views on the conflict.

During the American Civil War, German-language newspapers played a powerful role in informing immigrant communities and shaping their views on the conflict.

Join Sailor's Creek State Park for National Public Lands Day, the nation's largest single-day volunteer event for public lands!

Join Sailor's Creek State Park for National Public Lands Day, the nation's largest single-day volunteer event for public lands!

Artillery during the American Civil War was a deadly and devastating occupation as both armies heavily employed their destructive uses to great effect.

Artillery during the American Civil War was a deadly and devastating occupation as both armies heavily employed their destructive uses to great effect.

This lecture explores how the Civil War transformed naval warfare forever.

This lecture explores how the Civil War transformed naval warfare forever.

In September 1864, a group of Confederate agents boarded a passenger steamer on Lake Erie with a plan that, if successful, could have set the northern frontier ablaze.

All are welcome at the Friends of Sailor's Creek Battlefield volunteer support group during their monthly meeting as they focus on a variety of objectives designed to assist the park's mission in preserving the hallowed grounds of the last major battle of the American Civil War in Virginia on April 6, 1865.

History often remembers naval warfare for its victories and innovations.

History often remembers naval warfare for its victories and innovations.

In September 1864, a group of Confederate agents boarded a passenger steamer on Lake Erie with a plan that, if successful, could have set the northern frontier ablaze.

Experience American Civil War history firsthand as soldiers of the 19th Virginia Infantry establish a period encampment at Sailor’s Creek Battlefield Historical State Park and invite the public to step into the daily life of a soldier on campaign in 1865.

Experience American Civil War history firsthand as soldiers of the 19th Virginia Infantry establish a period encampment at Sailor’s Creek Battlefield Historical State Park and invite the public to step into the daily life of a soldier on campaign in 1865.

As dusk settles over one of the Civil War's most hallowed battlefields, join us for an evening of remembrance during Sailor's Creek Battlefield Historical State Park's 18th Annual Veterans Day Luminary Commemoration.

Join us at Sailor’s Creek Battlefield State Park for a unique look at one of the American Civil War's most unexpected stories.

Join us at Sailor’s Creek Battlefield State Park for a unique look at one of the American Civil War's most unexpected stories.

Join us at the Sailor’s Creek Battlefield Historical State Park Visitor Center on Saturday, December 5th and Sunday December 6th at 1:00 p.m. for a compelling presentation on the pivotal presidential election of 1864.

Please Note: This is an entirely indoor astronomy program Join Kim Kenny of the Crewe Observatory as he takes you back in time to Bethlehem to see the night sky as it was during Jesus' lifetime. Using the Holy Bible, computers and cutting-edge astronomy software, you will experience in two hours what the Wise Men saw and the signs in the sky from Jesus' birth to his crucifixion.

Please Note: This is an entirely indoor astronomy program.

The Visitor Center at Sailor's Creek Battlefield Historical State Park offers a museum filled with treasured artifacts discovered over the years where the last major fight of the American Civil War in Virginia occurred on April 6, 1865.

Tours of the Hillsman House, a National Historic Landmark, are available to the public by request.

A Self-Guided Driving Tour of Sailor's Creek Battlefield is available to visitors year-round from sunrise to sunset.

Sailor's Creek Battlefield offers six, self-guided Hiking Trails with historic markers for the public to explore year round during daylight hours (sunrise to sunset).