Antietam National Battlefield MD
Lat, Long: 39.46763452, -77.73828017
Designation: National Battlefield
23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862. The Battle of Antietam ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into the North and led Abraham Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
Weather:
The weather is fairly mild. Summers can be very warm and humid and winters cold and snowy. We have four distinct seasons with the fall and spring being the best times to visit the battlefield.
Directions:
Ten miles south of I-70 on Maryland Route 65
For more details ›Address/Contact:
5831 Dunker Church Rd.
Sharpsburg, US, 21782
Phone: 3014325124
Email: anti_info@nps.gov
Entrance Fees:
Entrance - Private Vehicle
$20.00
Personal Vehicle/Family: $20.00 for three days
Entrance - Per Person
$10.00
Individual: $10.00 for three days. This fee admits one individual in a vehicle and also includes hikers, bicyclists or pedestrians. Youth 15 and under are admitted free of charge.
Entrance - Motorcycle
$15.00
Motorcycle: $15.00 This fee admits one individual on a private, non-commercial motorcycle for three days.
Commercial Entrance - Motor Coach
$100.00
$100 Motor Coach/Commercial Tour Groups with 26 or more people
Commercial Entrance - Mini-bus
$40.00
$40 per passenger bus with 16-25 people
Commercial Entrance - Sedan
$25.00
$25 per passenger bus/sedan with 1-6 people
Entrance - Education/Academic Groups
$0.00
To request an Academic Fee Waiver for your group, click on the link for further details.
