Beautiful park . Expansive. The car audio tour is very good and you can get the CD in the shop for around $5. Lots of good vantage points from different siege works.

Try to make one of the ranger talks here, really summarizes the whole battle and connects all the dots, will make your trip that much more memorable.

The battlefield was amazing. It was only a short distance from the US Coast Guard Reserve Training Center, where I served in the 1980s to 1990s. The Yokrtown Victory Center museum was awesome

This lithograph depicts Lieutenant General Cornwallis surrendering to George Washington at Yorktown on October 19, 1781, thus ending the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War. Read more

"Much frequented was it by the sharpshooters, the orchard offering fair opportunities...Stealing amongst the trees , purple w/ the bloom of the peach , the riflemen would proceed...to take a position."

"When the Army of the Potomac invested Yorktown, the Moore House was in excellent preservation. It was far from a safe habitation the rebel shells striking it several times...did considerable damage."

"In October, 1781, the commissioners appointed to arrange the terms of capitulation, between General Washington and Lord Cornwallis , met at this (Moore) house." at stop E on the Battlefield Tour .

If you have a US National Park Passport, you can get a cancellation stamp in the visitor center.

Do the driving tour at dusk. Hundreds of deer in addition to amazing history.

On October 19, 1781, George Washington accepted British surrender at Yorktown, effectively ending the Revolutionary War. In this letter, Washington announces his victory to Congress. Read more

Interesting Fun Fact: Yorktown’s fame comes from the surrender of Lord Cornwallis to General George Washington in 1781 which marked the last major battle of the Revolutionary War.

A national treasure, make sure you get a CD and take the driving tour !

Beautifully maintained!

Get some history in ya!

LOVE THIS PLACE!!!

Nice place to have a view of battlefield . And it is near the sea shore, nice to have a nap on the sands.

Take the driving tour and walk the old town

Maps and directional signs were were very confusing.

Very touching experience.

Well worth a drive.

Take a walk through history.

Pack a lunch and picnic around the area.

Free admission if you have National Parks pass.

Don't go when it is 100+ degrees😐

Some of these trails would be a perfect run or bike ride .

It's haunted

Par un temps superbe, la visite se révèle magnifique: pas que les aspects historiques, mais le paysage et les points de vue sur la baie de Chesapeake.