The Civil War Trust has saved hundreds of acres of land in Harpers Ferry

Even now, Harpers Ferry has been remarkably well kept. The majority of the Harpers Ferry battlefield has been conserved by the National Park Service, although sizable portions are still in danger from redevelopment. The Civil War Trust was able to successfully conserve 325 acres of threatened land at Harpers Ferry in 2002, and a crucial section of battlefield terrain on Bolivar Heights in 2013. Nearly 343 acres of the West Virginia battlefield's 542 acres of sacred land have now been added to the national park. Viewsheds are created on the remaining land, which is protected by a conservation easement.

Through a collaboration between the National Parks Conservation Association, the National Park Service, and the Bank of Charles Town, all of whom recognized the property's significant historical significance, the property, along with 3.28 adjacent acres (distributed across two tracts), was protected in 2013.