River Raisin National Battlefield Park

River Raisin National Battlefield Park preserves, commemorates, and interprets the January 1813 battles of the War of 1812 and their aftermath in Monroe and Wayne counties in SE Michigan. The Battle resulted in the greatest victory for Tecumseh’s American Indian confederation and the greatest defeat for the U.S. The resulting rally cry “Remember the Raisin” spurred support for the rest of the war.

Battle of the River Raisin

The January 22, 1813 Battle raging in the snowy village of Frenchtown

Remember the Raisin!

Annual Commemoration of the Battle in January

British Sled Cannon

British ingenuity - adopting their cannons for the snowy conditions at the Battle

River Raisin National Battlefield Park Visitor Center

Entrance to the Park Visitor Center

Summer in the Park

Visitors enjoy the period gardens and trails in the Park

Campsite B37

RecAreaDirections

River Raisin National Battlefield is located in SE Lower Michigan along the western shoreline of Lake Erie, in the city of Monroe. Park headquarters is 35 miles south of Detroit, and only 270 miles east of Chicago.

By Car: Take Interstate 75 to exit 15 and go south on Dixie Highway to 333 North Dixie Hwy on the right.

Open with Google Map

Misc

Stay Limit
Reservable	false
Keywords
Map Link
Contact Phone
Contact Email

Permits info

Facilities

River Raisin National Battlefield Park Visitor / Education Center Facility

The NEW Visitor Center is OPEN and offers a Diorama of the River Raisin Settlement, orientation maps, ranger programs, basic park orientation, gift shop, passport stamp and the NEW Theater. The NEW Education Center is still under development however. Please note that although you can get your passport book stamped, our unigrid (park) brochures are being updated and will be in production for some time. Thank you for your understanding.

Recreation Areas and Campground Database