George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
Indiana
Tonight
🌗 46% moon
6.6 h fully dark
Crowds
low
Open today
Open
Visitor Center: closed Oct 12 – Oct 12; Visitor Center: closed Nov 11 – Nov 11; Visitor Center: closed Dec 25 – Dec 25; Visitor Center: closed Jan 1 – Jan 1; Visitor Center: closed Jan 18 – Jan 18; Visitor Center: closed Feb 15 – Feb 15; Memorial Building: closed Oct 12 – Oct 12; Memorial Building: closed Nov 11 – Nov 11; Memorial Building: closed Nov 26 – Nov 26; Memorial Building: closed Dec 25 – Dec 25; Memorial Building: closed Jan 1 – Jan 1; Memorial Building: closed Jan 18 – Jan 18; Memorial Building: closed Feb 15 – Feb 15; Parking Area: closed Oct 12 – Oct 12; Parking Area: closed Nov 11 – Nov 11; Parking Area: closed Nov 26 – Nov 26; Parking Area: closed Dec 25 – Dec 25; Parking Area: closed Jan 1 – Jan 1; Parking Area: closed Jan 18 – Jan 18; Parking Area: closed Feb 15 – Feb 15
Entrance
Free entry
George Rogers Clark NHP in the Eastern Time Zone
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park is located in the Eastern Time Zone. The memorial closes 15 minutes before the visitor center.
Official NPS alert →The British flag would not be raised above Fort Sackville Feb. 25, 1779. At 10 A.M., the garrison surrendered to American Colonel George Rogers Clark. His American army, aided by French residents of the Illinois country, had marched through freezing floodwaters to gain this victory. The fort’s capture assured United States claims to the frontier, an area nearly as large as the original 13 states.
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No entrance fee.
Hours & seasons
The George Rogers Clark National Historical Park Visitor Center is a great place to start your visit. The visitor center contains a small exhibit area, bookstore, and restrooms. The 30-minute introductory movie called "Long Knives" shares the backstory of George Rogers Clark and his campaign during the American Revolution. Before going to the Clark Memorial, check-in with a ranger at the visitor center.
⚠ Visitor Center: closed Oct 12 – Oct 12; Visitor Center: closed Nov 11 – Nov 11; Visitor Center: closed Dec 25 – Dec 25; Visitor Center: closed Jan 1 – Jan 1; Visitor Center: closed Jan 18 – Jan 18; Visitor Center: closed Feb 15 – Feb 15; Memorial Building: closed Oct 12 – Oct 12; Memorial Building: closed Nov 11 – Nov 11; Memorial Building: closed Nov 26 – Nov 26; Memorial Building: closed Dec 25 – Dec 25; Memorial Building: closed Jan 1 – Jan 1; Memorial Building: closed Jan 18 – Jan 18; Memorial Building: closed Feb 15 – Feb 15; Parking Area: closed Oct 12 – Oct 12; Parking Area: closed Nov 11 – Nov 11; Parking Area: closed Nov 26 – Nov 26; Parking Area: closed Dec 25 – Dec 25; Parking Area: closed Jan 1 – Jan 1; Parking Area: closed Jan 18 – Jan 18; Parking Area: closed Feb 15 – Feb 15
Generally open:
springsummerfallHours are reported by the park — verify before you go.
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✉ GERO_Ranger_Activities@nps.govConditions
Quietest months (fewer crowds): Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec
Typical crowds: low
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Typical monthly recreation visits · NPS avg 2023–2025 — orange months are the quietest by crowds.
Quietest months
Relative crowds by month — lighter is quieter; ringed months are the calmest by crowds.
Jan
10%
Feb
12%
Mar
21%
Apr
64%
May
100%
Jun
47%
Jul
84%
Aug
56%
Sep
35%
Oct
24%
Nov
19%
Dec
21%
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Things to do
Visit the Clark Memorial · The time depends on how long you want to spend exploring the memorial.
Become a Junior Ranger at George Rogers Clark · Prospective Junior Rangers should budget more time to visit the memorial, look at the exhibits, and watch the film to complete the Junior Ranger Book.
Park Film - Long Knives
See the Visitor Center
Visitor centers
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park Visitor Center
Accessibility
1 audio-described place(s)
Reported by the park — verify before you go.
Parking
Visitor Center Parking Lot · 50 accessible spacesaccessible
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Figures tied to George Rogers Clark National Historical Park — each spans a cross-park journey.
Albin Polasek
— George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, Artist, PersonCaptain Leonard Helm
— Person, George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, Illinois CampaignEzra Winter
— George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, Artist, MuralFather Pierre Gibault
— George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, Revolutionary War, FrenchFrancis Vigo
— George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, Revolutionary, Revolutionary WarFrederic C. Hirons
— George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, Architect, PersonGeorge Rogers Clark
— Revolutionary War, Soldier, FrontiersmanHenry Hamilton
— George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, British, Revolutionary WarPassport stamps
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In the town of Vincennes, Indiana, stands the largest Beaux-Arts style monument on an American battlefield and outside of Washington, DC. This monument, within George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, sits on the former site of Fort Sackville to commemorate a little-known battle with tremendous stakes.
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