Theodore Roosevelt Presidential LibraryPublic Lands Directory

Alerts and conditions

Information The Picnic Area, Burial Ground, and Potomac River Beach are open Wednesday through Sunday

The Picnic Area, Washington Family Burial Ground, and Potomac River Beach are open Wednesday through Sunday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Information The Visitor Center is open Wednesday - Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The Visitor Center is open Wednesday - Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Overview

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.

From the National Park Service

History

The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.

The Roosevelt connection

T.R. was here

What to see and do

Activities

  • Arts and Culture
  • Fishing
  • Food
  • Picnicking
  • Guided Tours
  • Self-Guided Tours - Walking
  • Hiking
  • Paddling
  • Canoeing
  • Kayaking
  • Junior Ranger Program
  • Wildlife Watching
  • Shopping
  • Bookstore and Park Store

Browse hiking, biking and paddling routes on AllTrails

Plan your visit

Hours

Main: The Memorial Area is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Getting there

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.

Visitor centers

  • Visitor Center

Weather

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.

Phone: 8042241732

Whose lands these are

These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.

Photos

White obelisk in a roundabout, surrounded by trees and the park sign
George Washington Birthplace National Monument in Spring · NPS / Cleo Kantz-Schultz
A large monument sits in the middle of a roundabout with snow on the ground
George Washington Birthplace National Monument in Winter · NPS Photo / Cleo Kantz-Schultz
Brick Memorial House Museum and Wooden Colonial Kitchen
Memorial House Museum and Colonial Kitchen · NPS Photo / Stephen Girimont
View of Popes Creek
Overlook of Popes Creek · NPS Photo
A wooden bridge stretching from shore to shore over a large body of water
Popes Creek Bridge · NPS Photo / Cleo Kantz-Schultz
A red brick building surrounded by trees and a dirt path leading to the building
Memorial House Museum · NPS Photo / Cleo Kantz-Schultz

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