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Officer's Spring Restoration Project: Depot Trail Altered or Closed

The NPS is starting the Officer's Spring Restoration Project. The Depot Trail which runs from the parking lot down through the Officer's Spring may be closed or altered. Please stay alert of signage announcing closures.

Title Camp Nelson
Park Code cane
Description The US Army established Camp Nelson as a fortified supply depot in April 1863. Over the next 3 years. the site evolved into a massive recruitment and training center for United States Colored Troops and a refugee camp for their families. It serve...
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Contact
859-881-5716
cane_info@nps.gov
Activities
  • Hiking
  • Front-Country Hiking
  • Junior Ranger Program
  • Park Film
  • Museum Exhibits
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Camp Nelson National Monument Visitor Center, Museum, and Barracks

  • Camp Nelson National Monument Visitor Center, Museum, and Barracks
  • The Visitor Center, Museum, and Reconstructed Barracks are currently open 5-days a week, Wednesday through Sunday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The Visitor Center provides an orientation to the events that unfolded at Camp Nelson through exhibits and a 17-minute film. The Reconstructed Barracks features the award-winning Network to Freedom and Soldiers Exhibit.
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