Eisenhower National Historic Site
Eisenhower National Historic Site preserves the farm of General and 34th President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Adjacent to the Gettysburg battlefield, the farm served the president and first lady as a weekend retreat and as a meeting place for world leaders. With its peaceful setting and view of South Mountain, it was a respite from Washington, DC, and a backdrop for efforts to reduce Cold War tensions.
About 1 hours from Baltimore and 1.5 hours from Washington by car.
Fees & passes
Free. No entrance fee here.
Hours
| Updated Hours | Daily · Sunrise to Sunset |
When to go
September draws the most visits here and January the fewest, averaged over 2021 to 2025.
Visitor centers
- Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center ↗Passport stamp
The Eisenhower National Historic Site museum bookstore is located at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center. In addition to the bookstore, visitors will find a spotlight exhibit and a case with a rotating exhibit that feature items from the Eisenhower NHS collection.
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Things to do
- See the Angus Show Cattle10-60 Minutes
A black Angus cattle herd still pasture in the fields once grazed by Eisenhower's own show herd. Visitors to the Eisenhower farm were often treated to a farm tour complete with Eisenhower showing off his pride and joy, the show cattle and show barn.
Opens on the Park Service site - Tour the Eisenhower Home20-40 Minutes
Extensively remodeled in the 1950s to suit the Eisenhowers and reflect their tastes, today the Eisenhower farmhouse is almost frozen in time, just as it when they left it to the American people.
Opens on the Park Service site - Eisenhower Ranger Programs
Join Eisenhower National Historic Site Park Rangers for free tours of the Eisenhower home and other engaging and free ranger programming in Gettysburg.
Opens on the Park Service site - B.A.R.K. Ranger at Eisenhower NHS
Bring your four-legged friends and they can become B.A.R.K. Rangers at Eisenhower National Historic Site
Opens on the Park Service site - 3D Virtual Tours
Want to take a virtual behind the scenes tour of historic buildings at Eisenhower National Historic Site and Gettysburg National Military Park? Access our 3D Virtual Tours here.
Opens on the Park Service site - Eisenhower Junior Ranger Program
Become a Junior Ranger at Eisenhower National Historic Site!
Opens on the Park Service site
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- Enjoy the View of the Mountains10-60 Minutes
Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower loved their Gettysburg farm. The location was perfect to them--on a historic battlefield, in the midst of a rural landscape, with gorgeous views of the surrounding countryside and mountains in the distance.
Opens on the Park Service site
Films
National Park Service productions, public domain.
Events
- 10:00 AM · runs through Oct 21 · freeThese programs meet in front of the Eisenhower home.
- 10:00 AM · runs through Oct 26 · free
- Eisenhower Campfire Series10/1506:30 PM · runs through Oct 18 · free
- Christmas Tours of the Eisenhower Home12/0510:00 AM · runs through Dec 20 · free
Map
Interactive map by the National Park Service
On the National Register nearby
- Sauck's Covered BridgeStructure · Gettysburg · 0.6 mi
- Black Horse TavernBuilding · Gettysburg · 1.9 mi
- Gettysburg ArmoryBuilding · Gettysburg · 2.4 mi
- Dobbin HouseBuilding · Gettysburg · 2.5 mi
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Reference
Wildlife
Seen this monthBald Eagle 1×Research-grade observations within 25 km, last 30 days, via iNaturalist
Full checklist: 111 birds, 11 mammalsHide
Raptors & owlsAmerican kestrel · Barred owl · Black vulture · Cooper's hawk · Northern harrier · Red-shouldered hawk · Red-tailed hawk · Sharp-shinned hawk · Short-eared owl · Turkey vulture
Waterfowl & wadersCanada goose · Great blue heron · Green heron
Shorebirds & seabirdsAmerican woodcock · Common snipe · Killdeer · Ring-billed gull
Gamebirds & dovesMourning dove · Rock dove
WoodpeckersDowny woodpecker · Hairy woodpecker · Northern flicker · Pileated Woodpecker · Red-bellied woodpecker · Red-headed woodpecker · Yellow-bellied sapsucker
Hummingbirds & swiftsChimney swift · Ruby-throated hummingbird
Also on the checklistAcadian flycatcher · American crow · American goldfinch · American redstart · American robin · American tree sparrow · Baltimore oriole · Barn swallow · Belted kingfisher · Black-throated green warbler · Blue jay · Blue-gray gnatcatcher · Blue-headed vireo · Bobolink · Brown creeper · Brown thrasher · Brown-headed cowbird · Carolina chickadee · Carolina wren · Cedar waxwing · Chestnut-sided warbler · Chipping sparrow · Common grackle · Common yellowthroat · Dark-eyed junco · Eastern bluebird · Eastern kingbird · Eastern meadowlark · Eastern phoebe · Eastern towhee · Eastern wood-pewee · European starling · Field sparrow · Fish crow · Golden-crowned kinglet · Grasshopper sparrow · Gray catbird · Great crested flycatcher · Hermit thrush · House finch · House sparrow · House wren · Indigo bunting · Kentucky warbler · Lincoln's sparrow · Loggerhead shrike · Louisiana waterthrush · Magnolia warbler · Mallard · Northern Cardinal · Northern mockingbird · Northern rough-winged swallow · Northern waterthrush · Orchard oriole · Ovenbird · Palm warbler · Pine warbler · Prairie warbler · Purple finch · Red-breasted nuthatch · Red-eyed vireo · Red-winged blackbird · Rose-breasted grosbeak · Ruby-crowned kinglet · Savannah sparrow · Scarlet tanager · Song sparrow · Swamp sparrow · Tree swallow · Tufted titmouse · Veery · Vesper sparrow · Warbling vireo · White-breasted nuthatch · White-crowned sparrow · White-eyed vireo · White-throated sparrow · Willow flycatcher · Wood thrush · Worm-eating warbler · Yellow warbler · Yellow-billed cuckoo · Yellow-rumped warbler
Small mammalsMaryland shrew · house mouse · least shrew · meadow vole · northern short-tailed shrew · white-footed mouse
Batsbig brown bat · eastern pipistrelle · little brown myotis · northern myotis · red bat
Activities
Weather & climate
https://www.nps.gov/eise/planyourvisit/weather.htm
Questions people ask
Does Eisenhower charge an entrance fee?
No. Eisenhower is free to enter.
Source: National Park Service
What are the hours at Eisenhower?
Standard hours are Sunrise to Sunset, every day.
Source: National Park Service
How busy is Eisenhower?
75,328 recreation visits in 2025, number 240 of 387 units that report visitation.
Source: Most visited parks
Is there cell service at Eisenhower?
At the park's reference point, FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G. Coverage inside the park varies by location.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
What is the weather like at Eisenhower?
Https://www.nps.gov/eise/planyourvisit/weather.htm
Source: Weather & climate
Follow this park
- Alerts feed (RSS)
- Every active Park Service alert for this unit, one item each, rebuilt with the nightly data refresh.
- Add dates to your calendar (.ics file)
- Fee-free entrance days that apply here and each published hours exception, as all-day events.
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