What’s Happening in Gettysburg

Gettysburg NMP and Eisenhower NHS are closed due to a major winter storm. The Gettysburg NMP Museum & Visitor Center is also closed. Please slow down and use caution if driving on public roads through the battlefield.

The David Wills House is currently closed. No known reopening date is available. Please visit our David Wills House web page for more information and a 3D tour of the house.

For more information on the ongoing winter weather road closures, click the 'More' button. All observation towers and the Pennsylvania Monument observation deck are also closed.

The Pennsylvania Monument will be closed for its annual cleaning of the upper and lower decks, steps, and gutters on Monday July 28. It is expected to reopen around 4 pm.

Birney Avenue (around the Peach Orchard) will be closed on August 5 to allow our monuments crew to safely clean a series of monuments located on this stretch of battlefield road. The road should reopen by 3:00 pm. Thank you for your understanding.

West Confederate Avenue will close at 9 pm for the July 4 fireworks demonstration for visitor safety and resource protection. The avenue will reopen at the conclusion of the show.

For visitor safety & resource protection, multiple roads will close at 7 pm on July 4. These include all park roads south of Wheatfield Road & Benner Hill Road. West Confederate Avenue will also close at 9 pm for safety purposes. Click MORE for a map.

On Monday February 23, the Museum and Visitor Center will open to the public at 11 am. Please drive safely.

June 25 update. All ranger programs will be shortened and modified. We will continue to update the ranger program schedule daily based on the weather forecast. 100 Nights of Taps will still perform at the Pennsylvania Memorial at 7 pm.