River Raisin National Battlefield Park
Michigan
Tonight
🌗 46% moon
6.1 h fully dark
Hikes
Easy
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Crowds
low
Open today
Open
River Raisin National Battlefield Park: closed Nov 26 – Nov 26; River Raisin National Battlefield Park: closed Dec 25 – Dec 25; River Raisin National Battlefield Park: closed Jan 1 – Jan 1
Entrance
Free entry
Trails Not Maintained During Winter
Trails at River Raisin National Battlefield Park are not maintained during winter months. Please use caution.
River Raisin NBP preserves, commemorates, and interprets the January 1813 battles of the War of 1812 and their aftermath. Battles that resulted in the greatest victory for Tecumseh’s Confederation and the British and the greatest defeat for the U.S. The aftermath led to U.S. Indian laws that forced the removal, relocation, and assimilation of native nations, an aftermath that continues today.
Activities
Topics
No entrance fee.
Hours & seasons
The visitor center contains a 24-foot diorama of the River Raisin Settlement, maps, ranger programs, basic park orientation, park store, passport stamp and Park film. We are open year-round. Please check seasonal hours for times of operation. We are closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
⚠ River Raisin National Battlefield Park: closed Nov 26 – Nov 26; River Raisin National Battlefield Park: closed Dec 25 – Dec 25; River Raisin National Battlefield Park: closed Jan 1 – Jan 1
Generally open:
winterspringsummerfallHours are reported by the park — verify before you go.
📞 734 243 7136
✉ rira_admin@nps.govConditions
Typical crowds: low
Weather now: ☀️ Clear, 77°F
⛅ 82°/58°
☁️ 89°/63°
🌧️ 82°/71°
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
59%
Feb
68%
Mar
76%
Apr
85%
May
69%
Jun
67%
Jul
95%
Aug
100%
Sep
58%
Oct
66%
Nov
54%
Dec
68%
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Things to do
The Battlefield
🟢 Enjoy the River Raisin Heritage Trail
Visitor centers
River Raisin National Battlefield Park Visitor / Education Center
Accessibility
6 audio-described place(s)
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Passport stamps
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🎫 River Raisin
🎫 River Raisin National Battlefield Park Visitor / Education Center
Places to see
General Winchester's Headquarters
audio
Kentucky Memorial Place
audio
River Raisin
audio
River Raisin National Battlefield Park
Soldiers Monument
audio
Springwells
audio
The Wayne Stockade
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Learn more
The American Battlefield Protection Program helps to identify and preserve important battlefield sites connected to the War of 1812 and other armed conflicts fought on American soil to benefit future generations of citizens and scholars discovering their lessons.
The Community Volunteer Ambassador September 2022 Cohort had a successful four-day long National Early Service Training held at River Raisin National Battlefield Park.
The American Revolution in the Ohio Country was a complex, multi-sided conflict. It involved Great Britain, American colonists, and multiple Native American nations. The period lasted longer than the war on the East Coast, beginning in 1763 and ending in 1832. Plan your trip to sites that tell the story.
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Ranger School
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