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Historic Gloucester Courthouse with white columns at sunrise. Photo: NPS Photo

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail

National Historic Trail · Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia

Plan your visit Directions
  • LocationKing of Prussia, PA
  • Entrance No fee listed
  • HoursOpen 24 hours, daily
  • Weather now74°F Overcast
  • Alerts No active alerts

This 680-mile-long trail follows the paths taken by George Washington's Continental Army and Jean-Baptiste de Rochambeau's Expédition Particulière during their 1781 march from Newport, Rhode Island, to Yorktown, Virginia. France's support in America's struggle for independence was vital to victory at Yorktown.

The trail commemorates that victory and the lasting Franco-American friendship.

Topics
  • American Revolution
  • American Revolutionary War
  • Maritime
  • Maritime - Military
  • Military
  • Roads, Routes and Highways
  • Trails
  • Transportation
2 more topics
  • Wars and Conflicts
  • Water Trails
Two reenactors in Revolutionary War-era military uniforms stand together in a park.
Living history programs help connect visitors to the American and French alliance, Newport’s role as a French army base, and the story of the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route. — NPS Photo

Plan Your Visit

Hours

Open 24 hours, daily · Washington-Rochamebeau National Historic Trail

Hours details
  • Washington-Rochamebeau National Historic TrailOpen 24 hours, daily

    There are many historic sites, museums, and parks (federal, state, and local) along the Trail. Operating hours will vary from site to site. We recommend contacting the individual sites for specific information.

Entrance fees

No entrance fees listed.

Weather

74°F
Overcast · feels like 75°
  • Today 77° 63°
    Overcast
    21% rain
  • Tomorrow 85° 64°
    Overcast
    68% rain
  • Saturday 72° 55°
    Overcast
    36% rain

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What to expect by season

With over 680 miles of land and water trails and hundreds of historical sites, there is a wide variety in weather. Please check with your favorite weather website before traveling.

Contact the park

Upcoming Events

1 coming up

  • Women of the Revolution with Zara Anishanslin

    07:00 PM–08:30 PM Webb Deane Stevens Museum 211 Main Street Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109

    About

    The Revolution wasn’t won by generals alone. In this companion lecture to the Webb Deane Stevens Museum's exhibition Remember the Ladies: Women of the Revolution, Zara Anishanslin introduces us to the women who shaped the war for independence—from those who rallied communities and supplied armies to the enslaved women whose pursuit of freedom exposed the deepest contradictions of the new nation. These are stories of courage, resourcefulness, and influence that have waited too long to be told.

     Zara Anishanslin is a historian of Early America and the Atlantic World specializing in eighteenth-century material culture.

    Event page

Photos

  • Historic Newport Colony House with brick facade and clock tower.
    The Newport Colony House stands in the heart of Newport, Rhode Island, where French forces arrived in 1780 before joining the allied march toward Yorktown. — NPS Photo

Getting There

Washington-Rochambeau National Historic Trail, Make requests of Trail Administrator at Johnny_Carawan@NPS.gov
King of Prussia, PA 19406

The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail encompasses over 680 miles of land and water trails through Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington D.C., and Virginia

Get directions NPS directions Official NPS site

Mailing address: Washington-Rochambeau National Historic Trail, King of Prussia, PA 19406

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