Travel Advisory

The Route 252 bridge (Valley Forge Road) over the Pennsylvania Turnpike is closed for construction. Within the park, the road is open from its intersection with Route 23 to the airplane field. Please click on www.paturnpike.com for a map of the detour route and other information from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.

Events and Programs at Valley Forge

"...we had originally thought to spend 1-2 hours at Valley Forge before leaving for the long drive home to Western PA. Arriving at 9 AM, we left at 2:30 PM, with happy, interested, and exhausted children."

Kevin, Waynesburg, PA

Find out what you can do in the park today, and what events we have planned for the future!
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Education Programs

"It is our hope that every student is able to visit a national park and use the park as a classroom...Nothing compares to a hands-on fieldtrip to one of these remarkable, inspirational places, where the past is honored and memories are made."

Mary Bomar Director, National Park Service

Honored Places: The National Park Service Teacher’s Guide to the American Revolution

A wealth of educational programs related to the American Revolution are available to K-12 teachers. Some programs are structured around a park visit while others can be used entirely within the classroom.
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The American Revolution: Official National Park Service Handbook

See a 16 page preview of The American Revolution: Official National Park Service Handbook now on sale at The Encampment Store at Valley Forge.

At over two-dozen national parks, the American Revolution awaits discovery. The essays in this handbook, written by eminent historians, dissect the American Revolution from a variety of scholarly points of view.

Also included in the 125 page handbook are full color photos, useful chronologies, and quotations.

Celebrate over 225 years of independence by adding this handbook to your library, and by visiting the national parks of the American Revolution.

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