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Operating Hours & Seasons

Park grounds
Open daily, year-round 7:00 AM to dark (1/2 hour after sunset).

Visitor Center
Open 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily.
Summer Hours are 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM daily from June 16, 2013- August 31 , 2013.
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day.

Washington's Headquarters and Train Station
Open for touring 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily.
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day.
Closed from January 1, 2013 through February 15, 2013 and from February 19, 2013 through March 2, 2013.
Summer Hours are 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM daily from June 16, 2013- August 31, 2013.

Washington Memorial Chapel
Open for touring 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Saturday and 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM on Sunday.
Learn more about the Chapel's history, services, and the Cabin Shop.

Chapel Cabin Shop
Open 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily. Located behind the Washington Memorial Chapel.

Varnum's Quarters
Open for touring 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM weekends from May 25, 2013- September 1, 2013.

Varnum's Picnic Area Parking Lot
Open daily 7:00 AM to dark from April 1, 2012 through October 31, 2013 and weekends from beginning November 3, 2013. This parking lot is closed at all other times.

 
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Did You Know?

Sketch by Michael Panno of a gracile sabertooth cat, Smilodon gracilis

Port Kennedy Cave, located in what is now Valley Forge NHP, produced one of the most significant assemblages of Pleistocene fossils in North America. 14 plants and 48 animals are represented, including wolverine, Wheatley's ground sloth, long-nosed peccary, Hay's tapir, and lesser short-faced bear. More...