Pamplin Historical Park expands operations for summer

Pamplin Historical Park and The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier will be open daily this summer, officials said.

The summer hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, beginning this weekend and running at least through mid-August. Decisions on fall and winter hours will be made later, officials said in a news release. The 422-acre private historic site near Petersburg has been open Mondays through Fridays since March, and only by reservations on weekends, following a partial closing in January and February because of the poor economy and decreased funding Officials at that time said a decision had yet to be made on summer hours.

Park leaders said in a news release that spring visitation had been “robust.”

The park is off Exit 63-A on Interstate 85. Phone (804) 861-2408 or (877) PAMPLIN, or visit http://www.pamplinpark.org.