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A view of Sandburg's study as visitors see it today Photo: NPS Photo

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

National Historic Site · North Carolina

Current Status: Pedestrian detour in place from main parking lot.

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  • LocationFlat Rock, NC
  • Entrance No fee listed
  • HoursToday: Closed
  • Alerts 1 active alert

Grounds / trails open dawn till dusk 7 days a week. Barn open 7 days a week 10-4.

Bookstore / Visitor Center open Tuesday - Sunday 9-5. Interagency passes can be purchased at Visitor Center.

Topics
  • African American Heritage
  • Arts
  • Enslavement
  • Farming and Agriculture
  • Incarceration
  • Japanese-American Internment
  • Music
  • Poetry and Literature
A view of the Sandburg Home as visitors enter the park
The Sandburg family enjoyed living in the Carolina mountains along with a collection of 12,000 books and a herd of dairy goats. — NPS Photo

Alerts (1)

InformationVisitor Center and Bookstore Open Tues - Sun Visitor Center and Bookstore hours are Tues - Sun 9-5. It is currently a .7 mile hike from the main parking lot and a .4… Read more

Visitor Center and Bookstore hours are Tues - Sun 9-5. It is currently a .7 mile hike from the main parking lot and a .4 mile walk to the historic area from the Hikers Lot. Please keep this in mind. If you have access needs, please call the number posted in the parking lot.

Things to Do

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A view of the front lake and Sandburg Home as visitors enter the park
A view of the front lake and Sandburg Home as visitors enter the park — NPS Photo

Plan Your Visit

Hours

Today: Closed · Park Bookstore and House Tours

Hours by area (2)
  • Park Bookstore and House ToursToday: Closed

    Parking lots, grounds, gardens, and trails are open every day, year-round, sunrise to sunset. Occasional closures arise from weather events, check park alerts for more information. The Sandburg Home, Visitor Center and Farm Area have seasonal hours that vary. House Tours are by reservation only through http://www.recreation.gov

    MondayClosed
    Tuesday9:00AM - 5:00PM
    Wednesday9:00AM - 5:00PM
    Thursday9:00AM - 5:00PM
    Friday9:00AM - 5:00PM
    Saturday9:00AM - 5:00PM
    Sunday9:00AM - 5:00PM
  • Park GroundsDaily, Sunrise to Sunset

    The park grounds are open 7 days a week sunrise to sunset. The barn and goat area are also open 7 days a week from 10am to 4pm. The Sandburg Home Visitor Center, and Park Store are open Tuesday-Sunday (6 days per week) from 9am to 5pm.

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Entrance fees

No entrance fees listed.

Address

81 Carl Sandburg Lane
Flat Rock, NC 28731

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Photos

  • Dairy goats graze peacefully near the Sandburg barn
    Connemara Farms dairy goats graze peacefully near the Sandburg barn — NPS Photo
  • Spring-born kid goats greet visitors to the barn

Getting There

81 Carl Sandburg Lane
Flat Rock, NC 28731

The park is located three miles south of Hendersonville, NC on Little River Road off of the Greenville Highway/Rt. 225 in Flat Rock, NC. Visitors using GPS or mapping software should use 1800 Little River Road and look for the signs directing you to the main visitor parking lot off Little River Road.

Full directions

To access the Hikers Parking lot, use 1928 Little River Road as the GPS address. You will see signs for the Hiker's parking lot, on the left, just before Carl Sandburg Lane.

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Mailing address: 81 Carl Sandburg Lane, Flat Rock, NC 28731

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