Earthen trenches running through a wooded area of bare trees and fallen autumn leaves.
Trenches at Cold Harbor Battlefield NPS Photo / Robert Underwood

Richmond National Battlefield Park

National Historic Site · Virginia · National Park Service

The center of Confederate manufacturing fueled a modern war, one of the South’s largest hospitals gave care to the sick and wounded, and armies battled on open fields and in miles of defensive earthworks. From 1861 to 1865, Richmond’s fate would determine America’s future.

Plan your visit

Trails & hiking

Hiking

Know before you go

Phone
804-226-1981
Official site
www.nps.gov
Managed by
National Park Service

Getting there

Directions on Google Maps →

Things to do

Highlights: African American Heritage · Burial, Cemetery and Gravesite · National Cemetery · Forts · Industry · Factories · Medicine · Hospital · Military · Infantry and Militia · Artillery · Cavalry · US Army · US Navy · US Marines · Battlefields · Monuments and Memorials · Reconstruction · Social Movements · Civil Rights · Tragic Events · Wars and Conflicts · Civil War

Activities & features: Guided Tours · Self-Guided Tours - Walking · Living History · Historic Weapons Demonstration · Junior Ranger Program · Park Film · Museum Exhibits · Shopping · Bookstore and Park Store · Gift Shop and Souvenirs

Photos

  • Five weathered, bronze Civil War cannons, lined up side-by-side in a grassy field.
    NPS Photo
  • A rectangular house of wood and brick, with a cedar shingle roof and brick chimney, near woods.
    NPS Photo
  • A two story gray brick building and a wooden sign reading "Chimborazo Visitor Center"
    NPS
  • A small brick visitor center building beside a flagpole.
    NPS Photo
  • A uniformed park ranger gestures to an upright sign in front of a crowd of visitors.
    NPS Photo
  • A large, black Civil War cannon overlooking a river from a high bluff.
    NPS Photo
  • Two weathered bronze Civil War cannons in a grassy field, under a purple sunset sky.
    NPS Photo

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Sources: National Park Service, Google Places · updated 2026-08-12