Facility Hours

Battle of Athens State Historic Site

2025-2026 State Holidays

On the following days (actual or observed), staff will not be available and site buildings will be closed: Thanksgiving Day; Nov. 28, 2025; Christmas Eve; Christmas Day; New Year’s Eve; New Year’s Day; Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Lincoln’s Birthday; and Washington's Birthday. 

Know Before You Go: Park and Site Status Map

For temporary closures related to weather, stewardship activities and maintenance, as well as temporary trail closures, please visit our Park and Site Status Map.

Historic Site Grounds

Sunrise to sunset, daily, year round

Day-Use Area

7 a.m. to sunset, daily, year-round

Historic Site Office - Battle of Athens

April through October

8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday

November through March

Office not regularly staffed; telephone is monitored for messages Monday through Friday

Thome-Benning House (Cannonball House)

Tours:

  • April through October (on-season)
    10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday
    No tours offered Monday and Tuesday
  • November through March (off-season)
    By prior appointment only