Cowpens National Battlefield | Visitor Center — Attraction in Chesnee

Wife and I travel full time in our F-450 and Grand Design 380-FLR 42Ft. 5th wheel RV. I'm a retired veteran, currently work as a VOIP IT Tech and remote work full time. We stay in the local areas for 30 days and visit local establishments, parks and scenery and move on. We don't give 5 stars to most places unless we've had an extremely awesome experience.

Free National Park Area - Extraordinary clean facilities, perfectly manicured grounds, staff showed that they cared about us.

Although reading through the actual Wiki and google historical events, once we arrived we got the sense of history somewhat.

Yes, there's been a battle here according to the reads and of course there's nothing really to see. Was hoping to at least see some old Muskets or uniforms and such. There was a few video rooms where you could look at a 15 and 45 minute historical overview, we didn't want to do that this time. We did notice that this was a Pet friendly facilities, outdoors only so bring your fido's.

We did a self tour and walked around the entire welcome center took some pictures to look back on. Then we took the mile hike around the battle area. (Bring a water bottle)

Today, the weather was GORGEOUS, 74 degrees, gentle breeze and NO BUGS. The pathway was 50% paved, but no mud to walk through just some packed pebble gravel and there were historical markers that noted what event and timing took place as you walk along the path. The scenery was spectacular and soothing, rolling grass meadows with various Oaks and vegetation and cane restoration project. Once we left, we took the sweeping drive around the entire park and stopped at the restored Scruggs house, very cool.. We thoroughly enjoyed the hour and half stay and so will you. Please support the National Parks by...

I am a travel writer for National Park Planner and I visited Cowpens National Battlefield in April 2014. Located near Gaffney, South Carolina, Cowpens National Battlefield preserves the location of a January 17, 1781 American Revolution battle that is considered one of the turning points in the war. American forces lead by General Daniel Morgan defeated the hated Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton and his British Legion. The battlefield is only thirty miles west of another important Revolution battle site, the Kings Mountain National Military Park.

Make your first stop at the park the Visitor Center. Here you will find an information desk staffed by park Rangers and a small museum that also doubles as the park theater. A 20-minute film about the battle is shown every hour. There is also an light-animated map that explains the battle strategies.

The only way to see the battlefield is on foot. A 1.25 mile trail takes visitors along the battlefield. Information panels line the trail and explain the events that took place. The trail is flat and easy and has a surface that is partially paved and partially made of pea-gravel. A person in a wheelchair could make it around the trail with a little help. A 2-mile loop nature trail is also in the park.

Those with horses are welcome to ride on the park road, the nature trail, and the Green River Road, the pea-gravel path that runs down the center of the battlefield.

The park also has a picnic area with a pavilion that can be reserved for large groups.

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An excellent battlefield to visit for everyone, but especially those with minimal interest or experience in military conflicts, because it was a relatively small, battalion-level engagement with significant strategic impact in the Southern theater. You can walk the entire battlefield in 20 minutes. The film in the visitors center gives a terrific overview of the engagement, including the brilliant tactics and military leadership of the American General, Daniel Morgan. For military buffs, this battle pulled off one of the few double envelopments in the long history of warfare. Not bad for a provincial army. The battle was hasty, so the are no major trenches or works to see, no period cannons, but there are timely and discreet plaques placed to help you understand the battle. This battlefield is a showcase for how military scouts and commanders MUST read geographic terrain to identify the best place to face an adversary. Walk it, imagine Morgan's situation and disadvantages and you'll get a good understanding of how he turned the tables on a supposedly stronger foe. Brilliant stuff. Plan on 90 minutes and if you read up about the battlefield before hand it will enhance your understanding of our unique and compelling history. For another example of a hasty but well chosen battle space, go to Gettysburg, the mother of all American National Battlefields. Like Cowpens the choice of terrain dominated...