Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Donelson National Battlefield is a national battlefield run by the National Park Service that spans Kentucky and Tennessee: about 840 acres of it are in Stewart County, Tennessee. There is no entrance fee. It is open during posted hours; see the visitor center hours below.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for Fort Donelson National Battlefield on the managing agency's own page.
Fort Donelson National Battlefield map
Fort Donelson National Battlefield boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
This unit's own agency alerts list no fire restriction as of Oct. 5, 2026. We do not check a statewide fire-order feed for TN, so that is not a statement that no order exists, and not a green light for a fire. Check with the land manager and your county before you light anything.
County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.
Common questions
- Partly. About 840 acres of Fort Donelson National Battlefield are in Tennessee (measured from the park's boundary map); the rest is in Kentucky. That is 83.4% of the park's 1,007 acres.
- Yes. Fort Donelson National Battlefield has no entrance fee.
- Fort Donelson National Battlefield is open during posted hours; see the visitor center hours below.
Fees, passes, and hours
Fort Donelson National Battlefield has no entrance fee.
Fort Donelson National Battlefield is open during posted hours; see the visitor center hours below.
Sources: nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30; nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Camping in Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Dover camping (0.2 miles outside the boundary): its sites, fees, and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.
Getting there
- Nearest town: Dover, 0.9 miles
Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Public lands next to Fort Donelson National Battlefield
- National wildlife refugeCross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge is 1.2 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National forestLand Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, a national forest, is 1.5 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
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