Reviews of Horseshoe Bend National Military Park (Park)

Psych_ 477

Lots of history here. Beautiful trails, great place for flying kites, riding bicycles (they don't allow it on the trails, but still fun to ride on horseshoe bends roads), picnics, etc! Just beautiful and full of historical facts. They also have an information center open M-F until 4 or 5(:

Claire Wilson

A beautiful hidden gem and an immensely important historic site. Well worth a visit.

Robert Long

Nice place to stop and stretch your legs on a long road trip.

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Angela Weems

Great place to kayak! You have to have your own boats.

Suzan Thornell

Great nature walks just beautiful

Brandi Pitts

We love going to watch the reenactments. Beautiful place to see and lots of trails to hike.

Yarin Keren

Nice trail and good explanation at the tour stops.

Brian Carr

A gem in our state! A beautiful National Park that shares the events of a fateful day in the lives of early America. Beautiful grounds, friendly park rangers and a cellular tour. I am not sure why I waited 55 years to go!

David Rose

Great place to learn about the final battle of the Creek Civil war. Very nice museum, rangers are very friendly and enjoy telling you the history of the battle.

Scott Whitehead

Great learning experience.

Evan Muxen

I had a quite enjoyable experience here. My only issue is the remodel of the visitor’s center was not complete and therefore was not was not that large. It was quite informative and gave a tremendous background of the battle. This was a pivotal moment in the United States' history, it ended the Creek War and propelled Andrew Jackson to the White House. This is not a large park still take your time and really experience the park, I recommend walking the nature trail. If you are a bit pressed for time then do the drive trail, but get out at each stop or you only get really half the experience.

Sonia Hardman

Beautiful!!!

Tammy Moore

Beautiful park. Very peaceful. Only open during daylight hours.

Amanda Seals

Be sure to do the cell phone tour where you can hear about the history of each stop along the way.

Chris Greene

It was great. Alot of fun for the little time that i had with my son, he had to leave the next morning. We had such a great time. Thanks

Eddie Battles

Excellent !!

Scott Simmons

A piece of history in our back yard

Sheley White

Very nice park. The guide was very helpful. The bathrooms were clean and the inside. The movie is only 20 minutes long and the artefacts have so much information posted beside them. My little family enjoyed this trip and today was the actual anniversary of Horse Shoe Bend. This is a must see park.

Bethany Stewart

Wonderful place to enjoy a day trip. Lots of history and beautiful scenery. We decided to walk the length of the park since the weather was perfect but it is also an easy drive around the park if you have mobility issues. They also have a guided audio tour which would also be helpful if you have difficulty walking the length of the park. It gives information at each stop and is easy to use by just calling in from your phone. This was especially helpful for my parents who wanted to take a car ride down here after we went but have difficulty walking long distances. Included the picture of the armadillo since we lost count on how many we saw throughout the park. Ha Would recommend!

Barry Rich

This is a very nice place to visit. There could be so much done with this park to bring it back to life.

Joyce Woodard

Nice place

Mc KitKat

Awesome place, very friendly staff

Yonah Carriers

Such a peaceful place and great hiking.

Tonya Davis

Rich in history and just breathtakingly beautiful. My heart breaks when I think of all the death that occurred there.

george williams

Very special place...excited that the old museum is being remodeled

Chris Potter

this place was neat!

Nicolas Van Tomme

Very small and not much to see. Don't mix this up with the popular horseshoe bend that some posted pictures of from the canyons. That is not here!

Dolan Fannin

Great

Gregory Stiller

Enjoyed the History of the Park. The Ranger on duty was informative and pleasant to talk to. The drive inside an air conditioned car on a 90° day nice. The kids enjoyed it too.

rikistrikis cazador

It's very relaxing place I like it every time that I have the opportunity to go

Erin Shull

Great ride to get there. Was super a informative and a great learning experience about our history

Jim Phipps

Good history lesson at visitors center

Theo Halls

Love hiking there go at least 5 times a year

Aprilmayorjune Usrey

Closed due to Federal funding.

Annette Campbell

Beautiful place to take a long walk.

Connie Turner

Love it!

smalls p

I am so glad this place exists, to call our attention to the Creek culture and the brutality of American expansion. Thank you.

Crystal Springfield

Stopped on our way by.. gonna have to bring our kids one day

Donna Lasseter

Enjoyed visiting Horseshoe Bend, lots to see and nice stop areas. We drive the loop on a motorcycle, so much fun!

The Blue Bike & Doyle

Very cool place

Patrick Ogletree

A very well kelp Park, great place to take your family.

Alejandro De Quesada

Outstanding historical site with well preserved battlefield. Visitors Center has an excellent exhibits detailing the battle between General Jackson and the Red Sticks.

Vicky Miller

Beautiful

Trina Howard

Loved it

Greg Williams

I wish I had more time to visit. The battlefield was a little underwhelming but good to see the island and try to capture the events of the day.

Norbert Schmidt

Enjoyed the experience thank you

Mark Adams

Put it on your bucket list.

Patriot / Kenneth Burlingham

History baby!

Freddie Stanleta

An 1814 massacre of a sovereign native peoples. And, we rewarded that with a presidency? Hmmmm...

William Moore

History is a linkage to the past nice vews and walks

Angela Fischer

I love seeing history where it happened

Cecelia Duncan

Interesting historical site. Well worth the visit

Kristoffer Denoyer

Great

Jerry Sherrill

They dont clean the fire pits unless you ask. The grass is 2 foot high behind my camper which is where the lake is so I cannot access the water unless I want to be eaten alive by bugs. When they do mow they don't blow off your site afterwards so you end up having grass all over your rugs and you picnic area. I'm very disappointed.

Debbie Hodge

Beautiful and serene park that commemorates the battle of Horseshoe Bend. I went on a week day in the spring. Absolutely the most serene place on earth that day. Very nice place to go and just be in nature.

Jeremy Davis

Beautiful place!

Thomas Robertson

Love it

ZeDoodle

I love the history.

Mark Goodwin

An easy park to drive around and use the phone app. Very informative. Very peaceful.

John Burson

It was nice to visit again. great place to bring your family and friends. The park personnel were very frendly and helpful.

Timothy Caugh

Very cool place, featured in the Jason Manning historical novel "The Long Hunters" reading it before visiting really brings the story to life.

Drew Wilson

Trails are well maintained

Ricky Thomas

Great place to take the kids

Lawrence Brooks

Beautiful, peaceful, and serene!

David Howard

History

Beth M

Nice place to learn a little local and Family History. It's free to enter so be sure to drop some money in the donation box. That way you know your money goes straight to them.

Michelle Curtin

A part if history I never knew

Anthony Williams

Interesting history revealed about this park. That is; if you are interested in the history of the country.

Carlos Arias

Bueno para conocer historia

Lucas Edwards

An excellent park where you can learn about a key but not well known battle during the war of 1812.

Mark Hoshor

Wonderful place of great historical impotence. We enjoyed it very much. There is a nice picnic area. However, though there are signs that suggest no picnicking, there were several families picnic and playing games in non-picnic areas. I spoke with the employees at the visitor’s center and they indicated it was quite all right to picnic wherever you like. I personally think it disrespectful of a national historic site. Again, I spoke with the man and woman at the visitor center and it is allowed. So bring family, friends, toys and such and make a party of it. Great place to have a family gathering and party.

FordTough Lady

Pretty good place!! Need decals with the name. Need one of those quarter flattening machine.

Janida Bonham

Great park. Museum very informative and great auto tour. Great staff. Must see

Tonileia Owens

Beautiful!

Betty Andrews

Beautiful and a wonderful preservation of history. Great trails.

Genie Webber

Peaceful and informative.

cherry morgan

This was a fun day trip. Very well done.

Cameron Shea

Wonderful park, with a great staff. Reminds us of the horrible history of some times in our past, where Native Americans were slaughtered and betrayed by some people's "heroes."

Cary Richardson

Have so much fun learning about local history with Wedowee 4th graders. They loved reacting history and the hands on exhibits!

Marina Riley

Friendly staff. Nice exhibits. Easy to follow.

Jeremy irvin

Nice peaceful nature walk rich in local history

Richard Schmidt

Beautiful and had river

Andy Schwebel

Tasteful and honest displays of unfortunate history

Christopher Watts

Great quiet place. Very interesting. Great Motorcycle ride.

Bart Newell

Pretty cool little park, I really enjoyed the driving tour.

Lisa Herrmann

Love this place ❤️

James Ernst

Thier annual historical reenactment is always well planned out. The guides were friendly and out going.

John Norris

This is a little gem hidden away in central Alabama. History buffs know this was the ultimate battle in the Creek Wars, but most folks today probably don’t know the significance of this park 10 minutes off Hwy 280. Early battlefields generally don’t have the WOW factor Civil War ones do. Few cannons and fewer monuments, etc. Still, this is well maintained, and the audio tour on your phone is well done. The little welcome center has a short video and a few souvenirs, but not much more than that. The park itself is a great place for a walk and a picnic.

P F

Beautiful place to hike and learn about US history. For decades I had passed Horseshoe Bend Road on my way to Lake Martin. Yesterday I decided to visit with hiking boots on. I stopped at the visitor’s center where the rangers were friendly and informative. They supplied me with a brochure and a map. There was a video (about 20 minutes) explaining the events that took place-historically accurate and interesting. It is definitely worth watching before taking in the rest of the park. Many people then take a driving tour-a loop with several stops that you could do in 30 minutes if in a hurry or linger and explore. Instead I parked at the first stop and hiked the 2.5 mile trail that led me to most of the historic markers and alongside the beautiful Tallapoosa river and across peaceful meadows. I went on a weekday and only saw one other person on the trail. The trail is wide and well-maintained with crushed gravel and benches along the way. After my hike I took the driving tour which had a couple of stops I had not seen on my hike. So glad I made the trip!

Kayla Miller

The video was very interesting and informative. The whole family enjoyed it. The park guide inside was very nice and was very good with the kids. He had an answer for all their questions. Next time we are going to hike the trail. I can't wait to go back.

Lorie Castro

Enjoyed it peaceful

Devin Reiersen

Beautifully kept! Aqesome walk

Craig Frank

Just passing through

Pearl D

Beautiful place to picnic and easy walking trail.

Camaron Kelley

Beautiful ❤️

randy tidmore

Amazing place, well worth the drive

william glenn

Great place

Charles Hearn

While I didn't visit the park itself, which is an awesome place for history buffs, my oldest son and I floated the Tallapoosa river in a canoe and did some bass fishing - great day!!

Tom Brinkman

...Where Andy Jackson destroyed the Creek Indian Nation. He wanted to be President, just like Custer following him. But, losing the Republican election he started the "democratic Party".

John Battle

What a great park..rich in history...

Betty Patterson

Love this historic place!

John Hickey

So beautiful

Maria Sotodetreno

Love it ..to bad i can't see much this days...but still enjoy it very much

Steven Supalla

Very nice park! Friendly staff

Isanuk Barry

A nice park that is underwhelming compared to many other historic battlefields I have visited.Film at visitor center wasn't working.I prefer to walk battlefield rather then drive,but the trail here was lacking in signage.so For exercise take the trail.Otherwise just drive the car loop which would take about an hour.Also after signs all over saying to avoid ticks it would help to maintain the trail so you are not walking thru tall grass.

Terrie Coleman

Love going there to hike

Hao Yan

Small national park with a nice visit center. A loop road to drive to explore the battlefield. We finish in one hour. Could take more time if we walk more trails.

Deborah deMontigny

Very moving. Feeling bad for what happened to the Native Americans.

Nicholas Blair

Great place to take the family, go for a hike, and learn a little history.

Shawn Cordner

Lots of history

Mary Morris

Great educational historical site!

Kristy Fuller

This is a Amazing place!!!!