Maps & Directions
& Aerial Photograph

View an aerial photograph of the Encampment at bottom of page.

Lamoni, Iowa is located precisely on the Iowa-Missouri border on US Interstate-35.
Lamoni can be accessed from I-35 by taking Iowa exit #4. The town center is approximately 2 miles west of the exit on Route 69.

It is only one hour’s drive (75 miles) south of Des Moines, IA and only 1½ hours drive (110 miles) north of Kansas City, MO.
The Lamoni community is highly supportive of this event and to period authenticity, and extends a warm welcome to all.

Lamoni is closer than you might think and very easy to reach.


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Map of Lamoni and of Civil War Days' events
Detailed map showing locations of all Civil War Days activities within Lamoni (Word version)




Aerial photograph of the encampment, battlefield, Home Pond, Lake La Shane, and the Lamoni town center.

  • Home Pond is the smaller of the two lakes located just right/east of center - it is shimmering in this picture and appears silver in color.
  • The battlefield is the green pasture adjacant to Home Pond just to its right/east and is outlined in white by the Lamoni Bike Trail. The battlefield is 38+ acres.
  • Lake La Shane is the larger lake located to the left/west of center, 1.8 miles west of Home Pond.
  • Lamoni town center is located in the bottom-right/southeast corner of this photograph, one mile from the battlefield. It appears silver in color in this photograph.
  • US Interstate 35 passes through this area on a northeast-southwest diagonal orientation relative to this picture. Iowa exit #4 is located 2 miles east of the town center and Missouri exit #114 is located 2 miles south of the center of Lamoni.


  • Aerial Photgraph of Civil War Days site, Lamoni, IA.