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Yorktown BattlefieldColonial Parkway in the Fall
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Yorktown Battlefield
Pets
 
  • Pets are permitted within most areas of Yorktown Battlefield.  Regulations require that dogs remain on a leash when out in the park.
  • Pets are prohibited within the brick wall of the National Cemetery.
  • The leaving of pets unattended or tied to any object in the park is prohibited, including the exterior of motor vehicles parked with park boundaries.  Pets may not be left unattended within motor vehicles without proper ventilation and water or in weather that may be hazardous to the immediate welfare of the animal.
  • Pet excrement shall be removed by the pet owner/handler from picnic areas, exhibit areas, trails and other areas with heavy public use.
Victory Monument on a sunny day.
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Lambs Artillery
Things to Do
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Ranger-led walking Tour
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Yorktown Onion  

Did You Know?
The Yorktown Onion, commonly known as a wild leek, is a native of Southern Europe and West Asia. In America, in the 1950's, it was only found in York County, Virginia. Today it has spread into North Carolina and Western Virginia.

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:31 EST