River Raisin National Battlefield Park
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.
About 1.5 hours from Detroit by car.
Alerts
- CautionTrails Not Maintained During Winter
Trails at River Raisin National Battlefield Park are not maintained during winter months. Please use caution.
Fees & passes
Free. No entrance fee here.
Hours
| River Raisin National Battlefield Park | Daily · 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
Hours by date. Standard hours apply on every date not listed.
| Dates | Hours |
|---|---|
| Standard hours | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Oct 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027NowWinter Hours | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Nov 26, 2026CLOSED Thanksgiving | Closed |
| Dec 25, 2026CLOSED Christmas Day | Closed |
| Jan 1, 2027CLOSED New Year's Day | Closed |
When to go
May draws the most visits here and November the fewest, averaged over 2021 to 2025.
Visitor centers
- River Raisin National Battlefield Park Visitor / Education Center ↗Passport stamp
The visitor center is OPEN and offers a Diorama of the River Raisin Settlement, orientation maps, ranger programs, basic park orientation, gift shop, passport stamp and the Park film. The NEW education center is now open to the public while sections are still under development.
No campgrounds, no webcams or events in Park Service data. What is here comes from the official page. The rest lives there.
Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the Park Service publishes the data.
Explore
Things to do
- The Battlefield30 Minutes
As you visit River Raisin National Battlefield Park, you are visiting hallowed grounds and the final resting place for many fallen warriors and soldiers.
Opens on the Park Service site - Enjoy the River Raisin Heritage Trail
The River Raisin Heritage Trail The Heritage Trail has eight miles of paved hike-bike trails that provide safe and scenic routes to walk, run, cycle and in-line skate.
Opens on the Park Service site
Films
National Park Service productions, public domain.
Map
Interactive map by the National Park Service
Public land nearby
Distances are approximate. Wilderness Atlas publishes a center point and an acreage for each area rather than a boundary, so each area is treated here as a circle of the same size and the figure is the gap to that circle.
Guidebooks for Michigan's national parks and Michigan
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- Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes on and Around the North Country Trail - Michigan and WisconsinThomas Funke, 2016Find at Bookshop.org
Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject.
Reference
Activities
Activity guides for this park Birdwatching in the national parks · Canoeing and kayaking in the national parks · Fishing in the national parks · Hiking in the national parks · Wildlife watching in the national parks
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Questions people ask
Does River Raisin charge an entrance fee?
No. River Raisin is free to enter.
Source: National Park Service
What are the hours at River Raisin?
Standard hours are 9:00AM - 5:00PM, every day. Dated exceptions are listed under Hours.
Source: National Park Service
Is anything closed at River Raisin right now?
1 active alert as of October 14, 2026: Trails Not Maintained During Winter.
Source: Alerts
How busy is River Raisin?
133,643 recreation visits in 2025, number 194 of 387 units that report visitation.
Source: Most visited parks
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- Fee-free entrance days that apply here and each published hours exception, as all-day events.
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