Murfreesboro, TN – Saturday, April 13, 2024 is 28th Annual National Park Day.  Here in Murfreesboro the Stones River National Battlefield and Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation Department are working together to make this a PARK DAY to remember and enjoy!

For nearly three decades, the nationwide hands-on preservation event, Park Day, has provided an avenue to refresh these locations in time for tourist season. 

Park Day is scheduled for Saturday, April 13, 2024, but due to weather or considerations some sites may choose to participate in the event on an alternative date. Tennessee volunteers will be joined by participants across 28 states and territories. Many volunteers will have the opportunity to obtain Trust backpacks, and some sites will be providing lunch or refreshments. A local historian may also be present to discuss the unique role of the site in our national history. Tennessee volunteers interested in participating in Park Day are encouraged to contact the individual sites listed below.

Volunteers will build a cedar rail fence, remove invasive plants, or pick up trash. Work will be conducted on the McFadden Farm battlefield land that was preserved by the Trust and was the site of heavy fighting on December 31, 1862, and U.S. artillery fire on January 2, 1863.

Participants are encouraged to bring work gloves, a long-sleeved shirt, work pants, closed-toe shoes, and a water bottle. Online registration is required to participate and volunteers under 14 years old may not help remove invasives. 

For more information or to sign-up to be a Park Day volunteer, contact Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation Department at 616-890-5333.

The American Battlefield Trust is dedicated to preserving America’s hallowed battlegrounds and educating the public about what happened there and why it matters today. The nonprofit, nonpartisan organization has protected more than 58,000 acres associated with the Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and Civil War across 155 sites in 25 states. Learn more at www.battlefields.org.