2-8 Hours
Ponder on the Porch
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Visit the Ray House and imagine how their family home was trasformed by battle into a field hospital.
Challenge 3: Ponder on the Porch Visit the Ray House and imagine how their family home was transformed by battle into a field hospital. Reflect on their observations and actions as they assisted with medical procedures, moved the dead and lived through the bloodshed on their land.
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Duration
2-8 Hours
Duration Details
Depending on the time you have to visit the battlefield you can spend an hour or stay all day.
Fees Apply
No
Seasons
Spring
Time of Day
Day
Accessibility
The Ray House Trail is paved to within 50 feet of the Ray House. When the house is staffed, visitors who access the building via an accessible ramp at the rear of the house over a grassy surface. Contact: Phone: 417-732-2662 Email: billie_aschwege@nps.gov Trail Information Gibson Mill: 1 mile and 40 ft elevation change Ray Cornfield: 1 mile and 80 ft elevation change (horses allowed) Ray House: Ray Springhouse: East Overlook: Pulaski Battery: Manley Uplands: 2.5 miles and 170 ft elevation change (horses allowed) Southwest: 1.7 miles and 140 ft elevation change (horses allowed) Wire Road: 1.7 miles and 150 ft elevation change (horses allowed) Bloody Hill: 0.5 mile and 60 ft elevation change Bloody Hill Spur: 0.5 mile and 100 ft elevation change Du Bois’s Battery: 0.25 mile and West Overlook: 0.25 mile and Learn more about accessibility at Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield.
Pets
Yes — Pets are allowed anywhere outdoors in the park as long as the pet is on a leash no longer than 6 feet. Service animals are allowed indoors where there is public access.
Reservations
No
Age Info
All ages are welcome.
Location
Historic Ray House at Tour Stop # 2