Activities

  • Historic Site Tours

    Free tours are given during operating hours.

  • Interpretive Programs

    You can make arrangements for special interpretation programs for large groups. Click here for more information.

  • picnicking

    Nestled in a 1960s reforestation pinery near the visitor center you will find a picnic and playground area. Click here for more information.

  • Playground

    The playground area includes a multi-function set and tot-swings. A small "fort" for children to re-create the battle scene is also nearby.

Park information

The Confederates under Gen. Sterling Price may have taken the fort, but Union efforts at Fort Davidson in the Battle of Pilot Knob were crucial to blunting the last Confederate offensive into Missouri. Fort Davidson State Historic Site preserves and interprets the running battle through the Arcadia Valley. The site’s open, grassy fields include the fort’s old earthworks, two Confederate burial trenches, and a visitor center with a narrated story of the battle and its context within the Civil War.

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Park Hours

Historic Site Grounds:

Sunrise to sunset, year-round

Visitor Center hours

  • Summer Hours (On-Season)
    April 16 through Nov. 30
    10 a.m. to 4 p.m., daily (with the exception of Thanksgiving Day)
  • Winter Hours (Off-Season)
    Dec. 1 through April 15
    10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday (with the exception of New Year's and Christmas days). 

Free tours are offered during these times.