Yorktown Battlefield
Battlefield · Yorktown, Virginia
The siege lines, redoubts and surrender field where Washington and Rochambeau, with a French fleet holding the mouth of the Chesapeake, forced Lord Cornwallis to give up his army on 19 October 1781 — the action that ended the fighting in the American Revolution. It is the eastern half of Colonial National Historical Park, and the ticket is shared with Historic Jamestowne at the other end of the Colonial Parkway.
1000 Colonial Parkway, Yorktown, Virginia, 23690, United States
Battlefield and tour roads generally open daily, dawn to dusk. Visitor centre generally 9 AM - 5 PM, closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. The Moore House and Nelson House open seasonally.
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