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National Battlefield · Stones River National Battlefield

Stones River National Battlefield

Best primary window for Stones River: May, with April and June as strong shoulder months.

The Battle of Stones River began on the last day of 1862 and became one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Civil War. The battle produced important military and political gains for the Union, and it changed forever the people who lived and fought here.

This page identifies Stones River National Battlefield from the checked-in NPS snapshot and the dated source cards on the page.

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Targeted Impressions Data TeamData Science & Intelligence
materializedData snapshot: October 27, 20264 source cards

Answer Brief

Answer-first planning signal

Best current use
Stones River National Battlefield is listed as a National Battlefield in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot.
Current signal
Stones River National Battlefield is listed as a National Battlefield in TN in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/stri/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.
Visitor takeaway
Hours, access, and visitor guidance for Stones River National Battlefield are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/stri/index.htm.
What it sounds like
Stones River audio on this page is a labeled modeled cue, not a field recording.

Summary at a glance

Stones River National Battlefield is listed as a National Battlefield in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation
National Battlefield
Data snapshot
October 27, 2026
4 source cards
Official NPS
STRI
Region
appalachian
Core Experiences
african-american-heritageartsburial-cemetery-and-gravesitenational-cemeteryenslavementArts and CultureCultural DemonstrationsTheaterBikingRoad Biking

Month-by-month

Stones River National Battlefield is a National Battlefield. Hours, access, and visitor guidance are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/stri/index.htm.

Official page

The NPS page for Stones River National Battlefield: https://www.nps.gov/stri/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Source cards

4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation

Stones River National Battlefield is listed as a National Battlefield in TN.

Getting there

Official access details for Stones River are on the NPS page.

From Interstate 24 - Take Exit 76 and turn left (eastbound) or right (westbound) onto Medical Center Parkway. Turn left onto Thompson Lane. Turn left at the park entrance at 1563 N. Thompson Lane. Follow the tour road to the visitor center. From Interstate 40 - Take Exit 235 onto TN 840. Take Exit 55 onto US 41/TN 70 and follow the signs for Murfreesboro. Turn right onto Thompson Lane at the first traffic light. Turn right at the park entrance at 1563 N. Thompson Lane.

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Season and now

Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.

Current hand
Not available

Three listening lanes

Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.

Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.

Jamcorder: Shared station.

Text equivalent for the seasonal place clock
MonthVisitabilityCrowd pressure
January4916
February5316
March5824
April6538
May6750
June6564
July6278
August6274
September6360
October6462
November6230
December5418

The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.

Methodology

This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for Stones River National Battlefield, the 4 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.

  • Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
  • Source cards: 4

Data Behind This Reading

Source provenance

NPS identity

high

Stones River National Battlefield is identified as National Battlefield with NPS code stri.

Available · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Official operations

limited

Official alerts should be verified on the NPS page. This site uses a checked-in snapshot, not a live operations feed.

From the data snapshot · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Weather and seasonality

limited

Stones River National Battlefield is listed as a National Battlefield in the NPS snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/stri/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Modeled · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

How this page is assembled

limited

place page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Where Stones River National Battlefield fits

State, region, and designation hubs that list this place.

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