Ellwood
Visitor Center · Virginia ·
Managed by the National Park Service
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park (National Military Park) · Restricted Access
- 316 ft
- Elevation
Ellwood is located on the Wilderness Battlefield. Ellwood was a slave plantation, a Civil War headquarters and hospital, and its small family cemetery contains Confederate general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's arm. The gate is open during the hours the house is open, but the grounds of Ellwood are open sunrise to sunset. When the gate is closed visitors may park next to, but not blocking, the gate and walk the grounds.
Getting there
Ellwood is located on the Wilderness Battlefield off of Rt. 20 (Constitution Hwy), approximately 5 miles west of the Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center.
To reach Ellwood, turn into the gravel driveway at the brown "Ellwood" sign on Rt. 20, 0.6 miles southwest of Rt. 20's intersection with Rt. 3. The Ellwood driveway-entrance is on your left when headed west on Rt. 20, towards Orange, and on your right when headed east on Rt. 20, towards Rt. 3.
38.31939, -77.73236 · 38°19'9.8"N 77°43'56.5"W
Typical weather
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Low °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 13.6 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.
Map
More photos
Member photos
Common questions about Ellwood
- Can you reserve a site at Ellwood?
- No. Ellwood is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.
Camping near Ellwood
- Chopawamsic Backcountry Camping Permits 24.2 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Oak Ridge Campground 26 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Cabin Camp 3 26.3 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Turkey Run Ridge Group 26.6 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitor Center 4.5 mi · Visitor Center
- Fredericksburg Battlefield Bookstore 14.5 mi · Visitor Center
- Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center 14.5 mi · Visitor Center
- Chatham 15 mi · Visitor Center
- Jackson Death Site 19.8 mi · Visitor Center
- Cabin Camp 5 (By Reservation Only) 24.8 mi · Campground
- Cabin Camp 2 (By Reservation Only) 24.9 mi · Campground
- Cabin Camp 3 (Group Site By Reservation Only) 26.3 mi · Campground
Contact
- Email frsp_info@nps.gov
- Info Recreation.gov
Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.
Facility information and photographs from Recreation.gov (RIDB). SpotOpened is not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.
Comments