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Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley has a long and rich heritage that still inspires today.
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Native Americans first shaped the land, followed by colonists and settlers. The fertile valley became an important wheat-growing region in the 1800s.
It also witnessed dramatic Civil War campaigns, including the Battle of Cedar Creek, a decisive Federal victory that helped bring the war to an end.
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Visitors to Belle Grove Plantation enter at the Beverly B. Shoemaker Welcome Center. Welcome Center hours include the museum shop and grounds of Belle Grove Plantation…
Visitor Center
Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation (CCBF) Museum and Visitor Center overlooks picturesque views of Belle Grove Plantation, Cedar Creek Battlefield, and Allegheny…
8437 Valley Pike, Middletown, VA (540) 869-2064 Directions
Visitor Center
Strasburg Visitor and Information Center is private land managed as a park by the Town of Strasburg. The Strasburg Museum at Hupp's Hill, inside the visitor center…
33229 Old Valley Pike, Strasburg, VA Directions
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Start your visit at the National Park Service's Visitor Center in Middletown, Virginia. Pick up maps and a Junior Ranger activity book. Plan your visit with a park…
Middletown, VA (540) 490-9569 Directions
Open 24 hours, daily · NPS-administered Public Areas
Public areas administered by the National Park Service— Morning Attack Trails, Claven Lane parking area, Vermont Monument property and parking area, and park headquarters— are open from sunrise to sunset.
No entrance fees listed.
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Summers in Virginia are often very hot with high heat indexes. Check the weather in advance of your trip, and plan accordingly. Dress for the heat and for sun protection. Pack lots of water. The Shenandoah Valley experiences temperate spring and fall seasons and winters with snowfall and cold temperatures.
Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community preserves it as a national park.
This is a regular recurring program from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026.
Explore the legacy and memorialization of the Civil War through the monuments that stand as symbols of stone on the Cedar Creek Battlefield. The tour includes a short walk to the 8th Vermont Monument.
Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community preserves it as a national park.
This is a regular recurring program from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026.
Visit Fort Bowman, a 1700s home preserved by Belle Grove Plantation. Join a park ranger to learn about the Dunmore Committee of Safety and the patriot leaders who helped start a revolution in Virginia's backcountry.
Drive Cedar Creek Battlefield to retrace the hoofprints of the US Michigan Brigade. Follow the park ranger’s car to several battlefield landmarks associated with the cavalry soldiers that helped make General George Armstrong Custer famous.
A park ranger will play and discuss religious and spiritual songs cherished by African Americans, Mennonites, and soldiers in the Shenandoah Valley before and during the American Civil War.
Join a Park Ranger for a period music demonstration. Hear accounts from Civil War soldiers who wrote of the importance of music while they served in the Shenandoah Valley.
How did the events of October 19, 1781 influence the events of October 19, 1864? Join a park ranger to discuss the American Revolution, the Civil War, and the Shenandoah Valley’s role in both conflicts.
Drive Cedar Creek Battlefield to retrace events of October 19, 1864. Follow the park ranger’s car to five or six key battlefield landmarks.
Not all civilians in the Shenandoah Valley supported secession or the Confederacy. Drive Cedar Creek Battlefield with a park ranger to learn about how the war impacted the people of Middletown. Hear stories of personal sacrifice, unionism, and reconstruction from newly researched primary sources.
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park is along U.S. Route 11 in Middletown, Virginia.
Take exit 302 off Interstate 81 to Middletown. The Visitor Center is at 7712 Main Street in Middletown Courts Plaza.
Mailing address: P.O. Box 700, Middletown, VA 22645
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