Cowpens National Battlefield

Know Before You Go

Begin your park experience at the visitor center. Here, you will find information on the park, the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution, and the Battle of Cowpens. Rangers or volunteers at the information desk are glad to help you.

Primary facilities in the visitor center are an eighteen-minute live-action theater film, “Cowpens: A Battle Remembered” (shown on at the top of the hour); a museum combining informative text with weaponry; and a bookstore (operated by America’s National Parks) offering visitors over 100 publications and theme-related items for sale on the battle and the Revolutionary War. Bookstore hours are the same as the visitor center. Restrooms are located across the breezeway from the visitor center.

There is also a picnic area with 22 individual tables that are available on a first come/first served basis, and a picnic shelter that is available to rent - maximum capacity is 50. Picnic area hours are 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM.

Operating Hours

Grounds

The visitor center parking lot is open 9:00 - 5:00, with the exception of certain federal holidays. Front gate closes at 5:00. After hours parking is located 1 mile east at the intersection of Hwy 11 and Hayes Road and is open dawn to dusk. Visitor Center is open Wed - Sunday 9 - 5.

Standard Hours

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Thursday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Friday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Saturday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Sunday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Exceptions

Thanksgiving Day Closure

11/28/2024 - 11/28/2024

Thursday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Christmas Day Closure

12/25/2024 - 12/25/2024

Saturday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM

New Years Day Closure

01/01/2025 - 01/01/2025

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Thursday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Friday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Saturday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Sunday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Martin Luther King Day Closure

01/20/2025 - 01/20/2025

Monday: Closed
Sunday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Washington's Birthday Closure

02/17/2025 - 02/17/2025

Monday: Closed

Memorial Day Open

05/26/2025 - 05/26/2025

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Thursday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Friday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Saturday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Sunday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Juneteenth

06/19/2025 - 06/19/2025

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Thursday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Friday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Saturday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Sunday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Columbus Day Closure

10/13/2025 - 10/13/2025

Monday: Closed

Admission & Tickets

There are no entrance fees for this park.

Directions

From I-85 S, take exit 83. Turn left on Hwy 110, approx. 8 miles. Turn right on Hwy 11. The park is about a half mile on the right. From I-85 N, take exit 92, turn right toward Chesnee on Hwy 11, approx.10 miles on the left. From I-26 E, take exit 5, turn left toward Chesnee on Hwy 11, approx. 20 miles on the right. From I-26 W, take I-85 North, take exit 83. Turn left on Hwy 110, approx. 8 miles. Turn right on Hwy 11. The park is about a half mile on the right.