Visit the Historical Home of an American Poet, Writer, Historian, Biographer of Abraham Lincoln, and Social Activist
1800 Little River Rd
Flat Rock, NC 28731
USA
Visitors may only tour the Sandburg Home on a guided tour. Sandburg Home Tours (As of April 2022, tours of the house are FREE until further notice) and happen Thursday to Sunday at 11am, 1pm, 2pm. Reserving in advance lets you pick your preferred house tour time. No reservation needed for touring the grounds, trails, barn, and access to the bookstore and visitor information in the ground floor of the Sandburg Home.
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.
“A poet of the people, Carl Sandburg provided a popular voice for the American people of the 20th Century and still speaks to us through his words, songs, and the beauty and serenity of Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site. The park is located on 264 acres in western North Carolina. Visitors can tour the Sandburg Home, hike on over 5 miles of trails, visit the farm and dairy goats, and much more. The average visitor spends two hours at “Connemara.”