Theodore Roosevelt Presidential LibraryPublic Lands Directory

Alerts and conditions

Caution Hazardous Conditions on Trails

Visitors should exercise caution when hiking areas of the park that have opened since Hurricane Helene. Hazards on trails and in forested areas such as hanging tree limbs, debris on the ground, and washed-out sections of trails and bridges are possible.

Overview

A pasturing area at the time of the battle, this Revolutionary War site commemorates the place where Daniel Morgan and his army turned the flanks of Banastre Tarleton's British army. This classic military tactic, known as a double envelopment, secured a patriot victory.

From the National Park Service

History

The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.

What to see and do

Activities

  • Biking
  • Road Biking
  • Food
  • Picnicking
  • Guided Tours
  • Self-Guided Tours - Walking
  • Self-Guided Tours - Auto
  • Living History
  • Junior Ranger Program
  • Park Film
  • Museum Exhibits

Browse hiking, biking and paddling routes on AllTrails

Plan your visit

Hours

Grounds: The visitor center parking lot is open 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. The front gate closes at 5:00 pm. Loop Road closes at 4:30 pm. After hours parking is located 1 mile east at the intersection of Hwy 11 and Hayes Road and is open dawn to dusk. Visitor Center is open Wed - Sunday 9 - 5.

Trails and Trailhead Parking: The trailhead parking lot on the eastern boundary of the park is open dawn to dusk for additional pedestrian and bicycle access to the battlefield trail.

Restrooms, Picnic Area, and Auto Loop Road: The public restroom facilities, picnic shelter, and auto loop tour road close at 4:30 PM. They are closed on New Years Day, Martin Luther King Day, Washington's Birthday, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

Getting there

From I-85 S, take exit 83. Turn left on Hwy 110, approx. 8 miles. Turn right on Hwy 11. The park is about a half mile on the right. From I-85 N, take exit 92, turn right toward Chesnee on Hwy 11, approx.10 miles on the left. From I-26 E, take exit 5, turn left toward Chesnee on Hwy 11, approx. 20 miles on the right. From I-26 W, take I-85 North, take exit 83. Turn left on Hwy 110, approx. 8 miles. Turn right on Hwy 11. The park is about a half mile on the right.

Visitor centers

  • Cowpens National Battlefield

Weather

Temperatures for the area range from very hot and humid in the summer to cool and moderate in the winter. http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=35.1346&lon=-81.7036#.VhkrZ-xVhBc

Phone: 8644612828

Whose lands these are

These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.

Photos

The Visitor Center and US Monument are framed by orange and yellow trees.
Visitor Center and US Monument in the Fall · NPS Photo
Robert Scruggs House
Robert Scruggs House · NPS Photo
Fog shrouds the 1856 Washington Light Infantry Monument
Washington Light Infantry Monument in the Fog · NPS Photo
A tom turkey displays his feathers behind the Visitor Center.
Tom Turkey · NPS Photo
Smoke puffs up from the vent and a flame shoots out of the muzzle as a militiaman fires his musket.
Militiaman Firing Musket · Richard Crowley for NPS

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