Harpers Ferry Main • Tour the Battlefield
Lower Town • Campground • Union Skirmish Line • Bolivar Heights
Murphy Farm • N Schoolhouse Ridge • S Schoolhouse Ridge • Visitor Center
When Harpers Ferry became the major supply point for Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign in 1864 the ground south of Bolivar Heights down to the Shenandoah River was fortified. Over the years this became a campground. The defensive positions are preserved, and there are several historical markers.
The campground is south of U.S. 340 at the end of Campground Road. (39°18’57.0″N 77°45’45.7″W; map) It is private property and permission to visit should be obtained from the campground staff.
At the center of the campground a half scale replica of John Brown’s Fort houses the Museum of the Civil War Reenactor, next to the First Major Action marker.
Campground markers