Digital Learning and YOUR Park
Explore the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park and Moccasin Bend National Archeological District
National Parks are “America’s Best Idea” and can become classrooms, inviting students, families, and lifelong learners to explore the history that the National Park Service has preserved, protected, and interpreted in communities all over the country. Our National Park is one of the most unique in the NPS system, one Park with 6 sites that tell over 12,000 years of Chattanooga’s history.
Today’s technology allows us to share that history, taking important NPS places, events, and people into YOUR living rooms and classrooms. Visitors to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park and Moccasin Bend National Archeological District can use digital resources on handheld devices, computers, and more that can help guide them in the adventure that awaits. On-site explorers can use the self-guided auto tour to maximize adventures.
The City of Chattanooga Parks and Outdoors hosts an interactive map and park locator on its website that guides families to find parks they can explore in their neighborhoods and beyond. As America’s first National Park City, Chattanooga continues to increase the number of parks, green spaces, and maximize opportunities for families to enjoy our nature, learn from our history, and grow a strong future.
National Park Partners has introduced thousands of area children to the history of their neighborhoods, their city, and their Park through the Open OutDoors for Kids program, supported by the National Park Foundation, continuing this school year with a robust line-up of field trips, innovative resources, and interactive connection to Chattanooga’s American history.
National Park Partners, as a part of the Open OutDoors for Kids program, hosts a FREE augmented reality app that allows people all over the world to explore Chattanooga history in 3D with interactive media experiences that introduce users to the stories that tell the history of Chattanooga’s special places.
Join us as we explore all of the ways that you can connect with YOUR Park.
Chickamauga Battlefield self-guided auto tour:
The Chickamauga Battlefield offers a self-guided auto tour allowing you to explore the Park at your own pace. The seven-mile tour route includes eight stops at some of the key locations on the battlefield, with a focus on the action on the battle’s final day, September 20, 1863.
Free maps are available at the Visitor Center with arrows that guide you to each stop. A wayside panel at each stop describes what took place at the location with more information for each stop available at chch.story.app or dialing 585-672-2619.
Augmented Reality in the PARK with XPLORE AR by Timelooper:
Who remembers Pokemon Go, the worldwide craze that got people out and about looking for digital creatures to ‘catch’ with the magic of augmented reality? NPP has partnered with Timelooper to host augmented reality content on XPLORE AR by Timelooper, a free app that is available on Apple and Android platforms, allowing visitors to explore 3D maps of Chattanooga’s landscape with videos and resources that connect users to the unique history of each site.
How to use:
● Visit your App Store & search for XPLORE AR by Timelooper
● Free download
● Open app
● Choose an experience
○ Watch video about what you’re about to see
○ Choose View in AR
○ Scan surface to see topographical site
○ Click on icons to explore videos and experiences at each site, in Chattanooga and beyond.
NPS Find Your Park App:
Find Your Park is a collaboration between the National Park Foundation and the National Park Service, designed to encourage people to find their personal connections to our national parks.
In the parks, our partners work together to create immersive experiences for people from all walks of life, from volunteer and clean-up activities to children’s programs and ranger-led tours. Find Your Park encourages each and every one of us to get up, get out there and find our own park.
Whether you are in your hometown or traveling, this app can help you find NPS sites that you can explore and adventures you can discover.
