Visitor Center:
Exhibits, programs, video orientation program and the Fuller Gun Museum are all free to the park's visitors.

Book Store:
There is an excellent bookstore located inside the Visitor Center ran by Eastern National Park and Monument Association.

Video Orientation Program:
A free 20 minute video orientation program is shown hourly in the Visitor Center theater. First program at 9:00 a.m. and the last program at 5:00 p.m.

Fuller Gun Museum & Terrain Map Talks:
Join a Park Ranger for an orientation to the Fuller Gun Museum of American Shoulder Arms or a battle orientation talk at the Terrain map located in the Visitor Center lobby. These talks last approximately 15 minutes and are presented frequently during the day. Please listen for time announcements.

Self-guided automobile tours via cassette tape narration.

Horseback and Hiking trails accessible year-around.

Park Ranger "Car Caravan" Tours:
Join a Park Ranger for a free guided tour of Chickamauga Battlefield. You will be making several stops along the drive to listen to the battle story as it unfolded 145 years ago in September 1863. This tour is approximately 90 minutes in length. Four (4) adult guests are required for this tour to be conducted.
   Sunday-Thursday: 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M.
   Friday-Saturday: 10:00 A.M., 11:30 A.M., 2:00 P.M.

Park Ranger Guided Bicycle Tours:
Join a Park Ranger on a 2-3 hour, 7-10 mile, bicycle tour of Chickamauga Battlefield. Partner organization Outdoor Chattanooga will have 10 bicycles available for adult visitors use. A reservation is needed for use of the Outdoor Chattanooga bicycles. Call 706-866-9241 for reservations.

Bike tours depart from the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center at 9:30 A.M. on the following Saturdays: June 28, July 26, August 23, September 20 and October 18.

Living-History Talks:
Visit with a Civil War Soldier as he introduces you to the life as a soldier. Learn about everyday life, personal motivation, the politics of war, training, and combat experiences. These are 30-minute programs.
Thursday through Monday:
9:30 A.M., 10:15 A.M., 11:00 A.M., 11:45 A.M., 1:30 P.M., 2:15 P.M., 3:00 P.M., 3:45 P.M., 4:30 P.M.

Living-History Encampments:
Follow the Special Program signs to the location of these programs:
June 7-8: 60th N. C. Infantry Regiment, CSA
June 21-22: 37th Georgia Infantry Regiment, CSA
July 12-13: Artillery Programs
August 9: Eufaula Light Artillery, CSA
August 16-17: 37th Tenn. Infantry Regiment, CSA

Park Ranger Guided Resource Tours:
Join a Park Ranger for a special program that will explore the stories of the Battle of Chickamauga. These programs may include walking, driving, or a combination of both. Programs last 1 to 2 hours and explore a diversity of battle actions and battlefield resources. Check the program announcement board as you enter the visitor center or inquire at the information desk for complete program details; also, see below:

Fridays, 6:30 P.M.:
June 13: The Dead at Chickamauga
June 20: W. C. Oates on Lytle Hill
June 27: Co. Aytch of the 1st Tenn. (CSA)
July 4: Artillery & the Mounted
July 11: Politics and War
July 18: Ambrose Bierce
July 25: Chickamauga Commanders
August 1: Kentucky Divided

Saturdays, 10:30 A.M.:
June 14: Artillery & Mounted
June 21: Tourgee & the 105th Ohio
June 28: William Bate's Brigade
July 5: Van Pelt's Battery
July 12: The Battleline
July 19: Wilder's Brigade
July 26: The Orphan Brigade
August 2: Braxton Bragg

Sundays, 1:30 P.M.:
June 15: 39th N.C. & 25th Ark.
June 22: Orphan Brigade
June 29: Snodgrass Hill
July 6: Kentucky Divided
July 13: Commanders
July 20: Van Pelt's Battery
July 27: Co. Aytch of 1st Tenn. (CSA)
August 3: Vanderveer/Ector

Summer Hours (June 8 through August 30, 2008):
Visitor Center: Monday-Thursday 9:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
            Friday-Sunday 9:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Point Park: Daily, 9:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.

Visitor Center:
Exhibits, programs and the James Walker painting: "The Battle of Lookout Mountain" are all free to the park's visitors.

Book Store:
There is a small bookstore located inside the Visitor Center ran by Eastern National Park and Monument Association.

Point Park is across the street from the Visitor Center. It occupys the northern most point of Lookout Mountain and can be seen from and beyond the Chattanooga environs. Point Park also provides a breathtaking view of Chattanooga and the surrounding hills and valleys. Note: Point Park is a fee area. They are:
Adults age 16 and over: $3.00;
U.S. citizens 62 and over with a senior pass: Free;
National Park Service Annual and Access pass holders: Free.
Visitors can pay the Point Park fee either at the fee machine at the Point Park gate or in the Visitor Center across the street and sometimes to a ranger at the gate if one is stationed there at the time in the fee booth.

Living History Programs in Point Park:
Visit with a Civil War soldier as he introduces you to the life of the common soldier through an assortment of 20-minute programs.
Thursday through Monday:
Rifle Firing Demonstrations: 10:00 A.M., 1:30 P.M. & 3:30 P.M.
Camp Life Programs: 11:30 A.M. & 3:00 P.M.
Artillery Program (non-firing): 2:30 P.M.

Living History Encampments:
Point Park will host several weekend living history encampments.
July 5-6: 37th Georgia Infantry Regiment, CSA
July 12-13: 17th Ohio Infantry Regiment and
            Regimantal Field Hospital, USA
July 19-20: 37th Tennessee Infantry and Artillery, CSA
August 2-3: Western Federal Infantry, USA
August 30-31: 16th Alabama Infantry Regiment, CSA

Point Park Guided Tours:
Park Ranger led 30-minute guided walking tour of Point Park.
      Daily: 11:00 A.M. 2:00 P.M.and 4:00 P.M. The Ranger led programs are mostly in Point Park, but occassionally a ranger might do a "battle" or "painting" talk in the Visitor Center.

Ochs Museum at Point Park:
    Spectacular view of Chattanooga
[Currently closed due to renovation.]

Cravens House (half-way up Lookout Mountain):
Join a Park Ranger for a 20-30 minute guided tour of the historic Cravens House. The Cravens House is located on the site of the November 24, 1863 Battle of Lookout Mountain, and was the home of Robert Cravens, a Chattanooga iron master.
   Friday through Sunday, 9:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.

Several hiking trails available year-around

Orchard Knob Reservation:
Entrance on Orchard Knob Avenue at Ivy Street.

Missionary Ridge locations:
(Accessible via North Crest & South Crest Roads)
   Sherman Reservation
   73rd Pennsylvania Reservation
   Phelps Monument Reservation
   DeLong Reservation
   Turchin Reservation
   Ohio Reservation
   Bragg Reservation
   Iowa Reservation
   (additional markers all along the ridge)

Stop by the Chickamauga Battlefield or Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center desk and receive a free activity book and begin your exploration. This activity book is available for young visitors in Grades 3 through 8. Upon completion you will earn a badge. This program can be completed in 1 to 2 hours.