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National Battlefield · Wilson's Creek National Battlefield

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield

Best primary window for Wilson's Creek: September, with June and October as strong shoulder months.

Wilson's Creek was the first major Civil War battle fought west of the Mississippi River, and where the first Union general was killed in action. The costly Southern victory on August 10, 1861, focused national attention on the war in Missouri. Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield commemorates and interprets the battle within the context of the war in the Trans-Mississippi West.

This page identifies Wilson's Creek National Battlefield from the checked-in NPS snapshot and the dated source cards on the page.

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

Answer Brief

Answer-first planning signal

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

Summary at a glance

Wilson's Creek 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
WICR
Region
great lakes
Core Experiences
african-american-heritageartspaintingphotographyenslavementArts and CultureCultural DemonstrationsLive MusicAuto and ATVScenic Driving

Month-by-month

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield is a National Battlefield. Hours, access, and visitor guidance are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/wicr/index.htm.

Official page

The NPS page for Wilson's Creek National Battlefield: https://www.nps.gov/wicr/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Source cards

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

Designation

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield is listed as a National Battlefield in MO.

Getting there

Official access details for Wilson's Creek are on the NPS page.

From I-44: exit at Exit 70 (Missouri Highway MM). Continue south to U.S. Highway 60. Proceed through the intersection. Continue 1/2 mile to Missouri Highway ZZ. Turn right on ZZ. Continue south to Farm Road 182 (Elm Street). At the roundabout, take the third exit; the entrance to the battlefield is on the right.

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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
January4410
February4610
March5118
April5630
May5848
June6068
July5986
August5982
September6158
October6034
November5418
December4810

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 Wilson's Creek 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

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield is identified as National Battlefield with NPS code wicr.

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

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield is listed as a National Battlefield in the NPS snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/wicr/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 Wilson's Creek National Battlefield fits

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