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Moores Creek National Battlefield

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Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 9:57 PM ET

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Moores Creek Visitor Center Open Tuesday-Saturday and Park Grounds Open Seven Days Per Week

The Moores Creek Visitor Center/Bookstore is open Tuesday to Saturday from 9 am until 5 pm. Park grounds are open seven days per week from 9 am until 5 pm.

Last updated by NPS: Nov 13, 2025

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Lighting and Maintaining Fires Information

Fires are permitted only in designated areas and under specific conditions. A fire may be ignited and maintained only by using fuel sources designed and commonly used for warmth or the preparation of food, such as charcoal briquettes or natural firewood. Lighting or maintaining a fire with other materials including, but not limited to, flammable liquids, garbage, fireworks, plastics, aerosol canisters, batteries, or other manufactured or synthetic materials, is prohibited.

Last updated by NPS: Sep 19, 2025

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Be Prepared for your Visit

Before hiking at Moores Creek, make sure to bring all your necessary medications, sunscreen, bottled water for hikes, loose fitting clothes for hiking, and any other items you may need.

Last updated by NPS: May 27, 2020

Weather alerts (National Weather Service)

No active NWS watches, warnings or advisories for the forecast zone and county at the park's central point.

About this site

In the early morning hours of February 27, 1776, Loyalist forces charged across a partially dismantled Moores Creek Bridge. Beyond the bridge, nearly 1,000 North Carolina Patriots waited quietly with cannons and muskets poised to fire. This battle marked the last broadsword charge by Scottish Highlanders and the first significant victory for the Patriots in the American Revolution.

Type
National Battlefield
State
North Carolina
Address
40 Patriots Hall Dr., Currie, NC 28435

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