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View of Popes Creek

Brick Memorial House Museum and Wooden Colonial Kitchen

Historic Area landscape of the Memorial House and Colonial Kitchen

Family of three standing in front of the Birthplace Monument

Visiting the park in the 1930's

Physical Address:

1732 Popes Creek Road

Colonial Beach, VA 22443

Mailing Address:

1732 Popes Creek Road

Colonial Beach, VA 22443

contact-details

Phone Number: 8042241732 Voice
Phone Number: 8042242142 Fax

Email Address: gewa_thst_information@nps.gov
Description:

Fees

Entrance Fees

Entrance Passes

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.

park designation:National Monument

Directions:

George Washington Birthplace is located two miles from Virginia State Highway 3 on Virginia State Route 204. The park is located 38 miles east of Fredericksburg, 11 miles west of Montross, and 10 miles west of Colonial Beach.

For detailed directions, please visit this link.

Directions

Operating Hours:

Park Grounds Operating Hours

The Memorial Area is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Visitor Center, Picnic Area, Washington Family Burial Ground, and Potomac River Beach are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Exceptions:

Thanksgiving (November 27, 2025 - November 27, 2025)

Christmas Day (December 25, 2024 - December 25, 2024)

New Year's Day (January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2025)

Weather Information:

George Washington Birthplace can be very warm and humid in the summer months while cold and rainy in the winter. Spring and fall are the best seasons to visit.