Shiloh National Military Park
Visit the sites of the most epic struggle in the Western Theater of the Civil War. Nearly 110,000 American troops clashed in a bloody contest that resulted in 23,746 casualties; more casualties than in all of America's previous wars combined. Explore both the Shiloh and Corinth battlefields to discover the impact of this struggle on the soldiers and on the nation.
About 2 hours from Memphis by car.
Fees & passes
Free. No entrance fee here.
There are no entrance fees at the Shiloh and Corinth battlefields.
Hours
| Shiloh National Military Park | Daily · Sunrise to Sunset |
When to go
May draws the most visits here and December the fewest, averaged over 2021 to 2025.
Visitor centers
- Shiloh Battlefield Visitor Center ↗
Shiloh Battlefield Visitor Center is open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm every day except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. View the award-winning orientation film, "Shiloh: Fiery Trial," shown every hour.
- Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center ↗Passport stamp
Located near the site of Battery Robinett, the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center, is open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm every day except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
- Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Visitor Center ↗Passport stamp
Begin your visit to our affiliated unit, Parker's Crossroads Battlefield, at the visitor's center. Located just off I-40 West and Tennessee Hwy. 22 at EXIT 108. The battlefield is midway between Nashville and Memphis.
Explore
Things to do
- Explore the Shiloh Visitor Center Museum20-30 Minutes
Visit Shiloh's museum exhibits in the park's visitor center.
Opens on the Park Service site - Attend Ranger Led Programs
Daily ranger-led walks, talks, and demonstrations during the summer months.
Opens on the Park Service site - Become a Shiloh Junior Ranger1-3 Hours
Become a Shiloh Junior Ranger.
Opens on the Park Service site - Biking the Battlefield
Come tour the battlefield on your bike.
Opens on the Park Service site - Watch the Award Winning Park Film - "Shiloh: Fiery Trial"45 Minutes
A 45-minute orientation film about the Battle of Shiloh. The film shows every hour on the hour in the Shiloh visitor center.
Opens on the Park Service site - Visit the National Cemetery30-60 Minutes
Explore the Shiloh National Cemetery.
Opens on the Park Service site
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- Earn Your Corinth Junior Ranger Badge1-2 Hours
The Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center Junior Ranger Program. Earn your badge and certficate today!
Opens on the Park Service site - Watch the Film "Corinth Crossroads: A Town Amidst War"20 Minutes
The film shows on the hour and half-hour everyday at The Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center.
Opens on the Park Service site - Visit and Explore the Corinth Civil War Intepretive Center2 Hours
Museum exhibits include artifacts, interactive displays, and multimedia presentations.
Opens on the Park Service site - Hike the Shiloh Indian Mounds Complex1-2 Hours
An easy 1.1 mile interpretive trail with 13 wayside exhibits explores this pre-historic village.
Opens on the Park Service site - Self-Guided Auto Driving Tour2-4 Hours
A 12.7 mile, 22-stop automobile tour of the battlefield.
Opens on the Park Service site
Films
National Park Service productions, public domain.
Webcams
Camera images load live from the National Park Service and partner agencies
Events
- Meet the Past: Living History Bus Tour of Shiloh10/1702:00 PM · free · registration required
- Closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday11/2609:00 AM · free
- Closed on Christmas Day12/2509:00 AM · free
- Shiloh's 132nd Birthday Celebration12/2701:00 PM · free
News
- Meet the Past - Living History Bus Tour ↗2026-10-07
Join Shiloh for a Living History Bus Tour
- Live Music to Commemorate 164th Anniversary of Battle of Corinth ↗2026-09-21
Join Shiloh for an evening of music to commemorate the 164th Battle of Corinth anniversary.
- Shiloh Seeks Volunteers for National Public Lands Day ↗2026-09-14
On Sept. 26, Shiloh National Military Park invites the public to join the nation’s largest single-day volunteer effort for National Public Lands Day.
- Shiloh National Military Park Postpones “Meet the Past” Bus Tour Due to Inclement Weather ↗2026-09-09
The "Meet the Past" bus tour has been rescheduled for October 17.
Map
Interactive map by the National Park Service
On the National Register nearby
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- James Graham HouseBuilding · Savannah · 7.2 mi
- Cherry MansionBuilding · Savannah · 7.7 mi
- Savannah Historic District (Boundary Increase)Building · Savannah · 7.9 mi
Guidebooks for Tennessee's national parks and the South
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Local history books for Shiloh National Military Park
Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject.
Reference
Wildlife
Seen this monthHelmeted Guineafowl 1× · Belted Kingfisher 1×Research-grade observations within 25 km, last 30 days, via iNaturalist
Full checklist: 186 birds, 47 mammalsHide
Raptors & owlsAmerican Kestrel · Bald Eagle · Barn Owl · Barred Owl · Black Vulture · Broad-winged Hawk · Cooper's Hawk · Eastern Screech-Owl · Great Horned Owl · Northern Harrier · Osprey · Red-shouldered Hawk · Red-tailed Hawk · Sharp-shinned Hawk · Turkey Vulture
Waterfowl & wadersAmerican Bittern · American Black Duck · American Coot · American Wigeon · Black-crowned Night-Heron · Blue-winged Teal · Canada Goose · Common Goldeneye · Common Loon · Double-crested Cormorant · Great Blue Heron · Great Egret · Green Heron · Green-winged Teal · Hooded Merganser · Least Bittern · Little Blue Heron · Pied-billed Grebe · Ring-necked Duck · Snow Goose · Snowy Egret · Wood Duck
Shorebirds & seabirdsAmerican Golden-Plover · American Woodcock · Black Tern · Bonaparte's Gull · Caspian Tern · Forster's Tern · Herring Gull · Killdeer · Lesser Yellowlegs · Pectoral Sandpiper · Ring-billed Gull · Solitary Sandpiper · Wilson's Snipe
Gamebirds & dovesEurasian Collared-Dove · Mourning Dove · Northern Bobwhite · Rock Pigeon · Wild Turkey
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 Pipit · American Redstart · American Robin · Bank Swallow · Barn Swallow · Bay-breasted Warbler · Bell's Vireo · Belted Kingfisher · Black-and-white Warbler · Black-billed Cuckoo · Black-throated Green Warbler · Blackburnian Warbler · Blackpoll Warbler · Blue Grosbeak · Blue Jay · Blue-gray Gnatcatcher · Blue-headed Vireo · Blue-winged Warbler · Bobolink · Brown Creeper · Brown Thrasher · Brown-headed Cowbird · Canada Warbler · Cape May Warbler · Carolina Chickadee · Carolina Wren · Cedar Waxwing · Cerulean Warbler · Chestnut-sided Warbler · Chipping Sparrow · Chuck-will's-widow · Cilff Swallow · Common Grackle · Common Nighthawk · Common Yellowthroat · Connecticut Warbler · Dark-eyed Junco · Dickcissel · Eastern Bluebird · Eastern Kingbird · Eastern Meadowlark · Eastern Phoebe · Eastern Towhee · Eastern Wood-Pewee · European Starling · Field Sparrow · Fox Sparrow · Gadwall · Golden-crowned Kinglet · Grasshopper Sparrow · Gray Catbird · Gray-cheeked Thrush · Great Crested Flycatcher · Hermit Thrush · Hooded Warbler · Horned Lark · House Finch · House Sparrow · House Wren · Indigo Bunting · Kentucky Warbler · Le Conte's Sparrow · Least Flycatcher · Lincoln's Sparrow · Louisiana Waterthrush · Magnolia Warbler · Mallard · Marsh Wren · Nashville Warbler · Northern Cardinal · Northern Mockingbird · Northern Oriole · Northern Parula · Northern Rough-winged Swallow · Northern Shoveler · Northern Waterthrush · Orange-crowned Warbler · Orchard Oriole · Ovenbird · Palm Warbler · Philadelphia Vireo · Pine Warbler · Prairie Warbler · Prothonotary Warbler · Purple Finch · Purple Martin · Red-eyed Vireo · Red-winged Blackbird · Redhead · Rose-breasted Grosbeak · Ruby-crowned Kinglet · Rusty Blackbird · Savannah Sparrow · Scarlet Tanager · Song Sparrow · Summer Tanager · Swainson's Thrush · Swainson's Warbler · Swamp Sparrow · Tennessee Warbler · Tree Swallow · Tufted Titmouse · Veery · Warbling Vireo · Whip-poor-will · White-breasted Nuthatch · White-crowned Sparrow · White-eyed Vireo · White-throated Sparrow · Willow Flycatcher · Winter Wren · Wood Thrush · Worm-eating Warbler · Yellow Warbler · Yellow-billed Cuckoo · Yellow-breasted Chat · Yellow-rumped Warbler · Yellow-throated Vireo · Yellow-throated Warbler
Small mammalsAmerican beaver · cotton mouse · eastern chipmunk · eastern cottontail · eastern gray squirrel · eastern harvest mouse · eastern mole · golden mouse · hispid cotton rat · house mouse · least shrew · marsh rice rat · muskrat · southeastern shrew · southern flying squirrel · southern short-tailed shrew · swamp rabbit · white-footed mouse · woodland vole
Predatorsbobcat · coyote · gray fox · mink · raccoon · red fox · river otter · striped skunk
Hoofed mammalswhite-tailed deer
BatsIndiana bat · Rafinesque's big-eared bat · Seminole bat · big brown bat · eastern red bat · eastern small-footed bat · evening bat · gray bat · hoary bat · little brown bat · northern bat · silver-haired bat · southeastern bat · tri-colored bat
Also on the checklistVirginia opossum · domestic cat · domestic dog · nine-banded armadillo · woodchuck
Activities
Activity guides for this park Birdwatching in the national parks · Wildlife watching in the national parks
Weather & climate
Shiloh National Military Park traditionally experiences mild winters and hot summers with an average high of 90 degrees in the summer and 50 in winter; average lows in the winter are 34 degrees but single digits are not unusual. Rainfall in the area averages 57 inches a year with an additional 2-3 inches of ice/snow and violent thunderstorms can take place at any time of year.
Questions people ask
Does Shiloh charge an entrance fee?
No. Shiloh is free to enter.
Source: National Park Service
What are the hours at Shiloh?
Standard hours are Sunrise to Sunset, every day.
Source: National Park Service
How busy is Shiloh?
346,955 recreation visits in 2025, number 137 of 387 units that report visitation.
Source: Most visited parks
Is there cell service at Shiloh?
At the park's reference point, FCC coverage maps show AT&T 4G LTE. No reported coverage for Verizon and T-Mobile. Coverage inside the park varies by location.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
What is the weather like at Shiloh?
Shiloh National Military Park traditionally experiences mild winters and hot summers with an average high of 90 degrees in the summer and 50 in winter; average lows in the winter are 34 degrees but single digits are not unusual. Rainfall in the area averages 57 inches a year with an additional 2-3 inches of ice/snow an
Source: Weather & climate
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- Fee-free entrance days that apply here and each published hours exception, as all-day events.
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