Cowpens National Battlefield
Facility · South Carolina ·
Managed by the National Park Service
Cowpens National Battlefield (National Battlefield) · Restricted Access
- 979 ft
- Elevation
Museum contains a reproduction 3-pounder cannon, other weapons and artifacts of the Revolutionary War period, and exhibits.
"Cowpens: A Battle Remembered" is an 18-minute video shown hourly in the museum.
American Battlefield Trust film on the American Revolution shown in the map room (18 minutes)
Sales Outlet operated by America's National Parks offers books, postcards, and theme-related souvenirs.
Getting there
Cowpens National Battlefield is 3 miles west of Chesnee, 10 miles east of Gaffney, and 17 miles south of Spartanburg on SC Hwy 11. For more detailed information, please visit our webpage at http://www.nps.gov/cowp/planyourvisit/directions.htm.
35.13670, -81.81803 · 35°8'12.1"N 81°49'4.9"W
Typical weather
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| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 7.2 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.
Map
Member photos
Common questions about Cowpens National Battlefield
- Can you reserve a site at Cowpens National Battlefield?
- No. Cowpens National Battlefield is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.
Camping near Cowpens National Battlefield
- Poulous Loop Group Campground (SC) 33.8 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Sedalia Campground (SC) 35.1 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Woods Ferry Campground (SC) 36.6 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site Tours 36.9 mi · Tickets · we watch it
- Cowpens National Battlefield Visitor Center less than 0.1 mi · Visitor Center
- Kings Mountain National Military Park 24.9 mi · Facility
- Kings Mountain National Military Park Visitor Center 25 mi · Visitor Center
- Visitor Center/Park Store and Information 36.7 mi · Facility
- Schiele Museum of Natural History & Lynn Planetarium 38.1 mi · Facility
- Grandfather Ranger District 38.3 mi · Facility
- The Westin Poinsett 38.5 mi · Facility
- Catawba Falls 40.3 mi · Facility
Contact
- Phone (864) 461-2828
- Email COWP_Information@nps.gov
- Info Recreation.gov
Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.
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