George Washington Birthplace National Monument
National Monument Virginia
George Washington Birthplace National Monument is located in the Northern Neck of Virginia. It encompasses 551 acres of land where seven generations of the Washington family lived and where George Washington was born in 1732. The park was also central to one of the earliest efforts to memorialize George Washington during the celebration of his bicentennial birth anniversary in 1932.
Entry Fees
No additional fees
Weather Information
George Washington Birthplace can be very warm and humid in the summer months while cold and dry in the winter. Spring and fall are the best seasons to visit.
Address
1732 Popes Creek Road, Colonial Beach, VA 22443
Activities & Topics
Arts and Culture Fishing Food Picnicking Guided Tours Self-Guided Tours - Walking Hiking Paddling Junior Ranger Program Shopping Bookstore and Park Store Architecture and Building American Revolution Archeology Birthplace Burial Cemetery and Gravesite Enslavement Farming and Agriculture Plantations Monuments and Memorials Native American Heritage Presidents Wars and Conflicts Colonial/European Contact Conflicts American Revolutionary War Women's History Animals Climate Change Forests and Woodlands Fossils and Paleontology Geology Natural Sounds River and Riparian Scenic Views Wetlands Marshes Swamps
Contact Information
Operating Hours
wednesday
9
monday
Closed
thursday
9
sunday
9
tuesday
Closed
friday
9
saturday
9