Jimmy Carter National Historical Park in Plains preserves sites tied to Jimmy Carter (1924-2024), the 39th U.S. president, including his boyhood farm in nearby Archery, the former Plains High School he and Rosalynn attended, and the town railroad depot that served as his 1976 campaign headquarters. Congress established it as a National Historic Site in 1987 and redesignated it a National Historical Park in 2021. The Carter residence on Woodland Drive is the burial site of both Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, and the adjoining gravesite and memorial garden opened to the public in July 2025.
About this site
Jimmy Carter National Historical Park is a national park site in Sumter County, Georgia. It is one of 91 historic sites cataloged in Sumter County on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.0353, -84.3922. The nearest cataloged historic site is Plains High School (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Friendship Garden, Baby Row, and Jimmy Carter National Historic Site.
This record is drawn from the National Park Service. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Jimmy Carter National Historical Park in Plains preserves sites tied to Jimmy Carter (1924-2024), the 39th U.S. president, including his boyhood farm in nearby Archery, the former Plains High School he and Rosalynn attended, and the town railroad depot that served as his 1976 campaign headquarters. Congress established it as a National Historic Site in 1987 and redesignated it a National Historical Park in 2021. The Carter residence on Woodland Drive is the burial site of both Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, and the adjoining gravesite and memorial garden opened to the public in July 2025.
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