Little Round Top is Now Open
After nearly two years of being closed for rehabilitation, Little Round Top at Gettysburg National Millitary Park reopened to the public the afternoon of June 21, 2024, after a ceremonial ribbon cutting in the morning. Read more.
Little Round Top is the site where the quick action by Brig. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren, Gen. Meade’s chief engineer, alerted Union officers to the Confederate threat and brought Federal reinforcements to defend this position.
Brig. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren statue on the rehabilitated Little Round Top, Gettysburg, Pa.
A strategic position for the Union army's line of defense and immortalized in films, books and accounts of the battle, Little Round Top ranks as one of Gettysburg's most visited and cherished landmarks.
Over the years, Little Round Top has received great attention as visitors walk the hallowed ground, explore the important battle site and even watch the sunset from this spectacular location on the Gettysburg battlefield.
Rehabilitation Project
The rehabilitation of Little Round Top addressed overwhelmed parking areas, poor accessibility and related safety hazards, significant erosion and degraded vegetation. The project reestablished, preserved and protected the features that make up this segment of the battlefield landscape.
The rehabilitation project on Little Round Top also enhances the visitor experience with improved interpretive signage, new accessible trail alignments and gathering areas. These improvements allow visitors to better immerse themselves in the historic landscape that is essential to understanding the three-day Battle of Gettysburg.
A high priority for Gettysburg National Military Park, the long-anticipated project began July 26, 2022, and was completed for reopening June 21, 2024. Little Round Top is now open for visitors to explore.
Information for Your Visit
Maps are available at the Information Desk inside the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center located at 1195 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Refer to the park Superintendent Compendium for information and details before visiting Gettysburg National Military Park, including Little Round Top.
Project Progress & Updates
Gettysburg National Military Park posted updates online throughout the progress of the rehabilitation project. For more information about the rehabilitation of Little Round Top and to get project details and visuals, visit nps.gov/gett.
Partners in Preservation
Through the partnership between the National Park Service and the Gettysburg Foundation, supported by donors and the Friends of Gettysburg, supplementing other funding, the rehabilitation project transformed the landscape and enhances the visitor experience at Little Round Top.
The Gettysburg Foundation contributed over $3 million towards this iconic project, thanks to the support of our generous donors and Friends.
The 21st century has been an exciting time to see the Gettysburg battlefield come to life under the stewardship of the National Park Service with the help of the Gettysburg Foundation and many generous donors who support their joint preservation and educational mission.
The great work continues.
To help preserve Gettysburg for this and future generations through projects like the Little Round Top rehabilitation, donate to the Gettysburg Foundation today.
Donate to the Gettysburg Foundation
To help maintain the improvements completed with the Little Round Top rehabilitation for this and future generations to be able to explore and learn about its significance on the Gettysburg battlefield and its historical importance in our American history, donate to Little Round Top's legacy today.
Little Round Top Rehabilitation
Gettysburg National Military Park posted project updates online as the project to rehabilitate Little Round Top progressed.
You can learn more about the rehabilitation work, get answers to frequently asked questions and take a virtual tour with the National Park Service online.
And now you can once again visit this iconic location on the Gettysburg battlefield. The rehabilitated Little Round Top is now open.
Partners in Preservation
The Gettysburg Foundation is honored to partner with the National Park Service and support preservation and education of our American history here at Gettysburg.
Donate to help us maintain the improvements made with the recent rehabilitation of Little Round Top, safeguard the integrity of this significant area of the Gettysburg battlefield and ensure it remains accessible for all to learn and reflect upon its historical importance in our American history.
Explore Gettysburg
With Little Round Top now open since the recent completion of rehabilitation work, visit GettysburgFoundation.org and the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center to plan your visit and tour the battlefield with a Licensed Battlefield Guide and explore the rehabilitated Little Round Top.
And be sure to view the new Little Round Top artifacts exhibit located in the Rotunda inside the Museum & Visitor Center. This exhibit features artifacts from 1863, as well as relics found in the years and decades after the Battle of Gettysburg. These tangible pieces of history give guests a complete picture of the most visited location on the Gettysburg battlefield and provide a deeper look into the history of Little Round Top and its rehabilitation by the National Park Service.