George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Birthplace National Monument is located in the Northern Neck of Virginia. It encompasses 551 acres of the former Popes Creek Plantation, the American ancestral home of the Washington Family where George Washington was born. In addition to a Colonial Revival farm, burial ground, visitor center, and historic structures, the park also has picnic grounds and a public beach.
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.
- Arts and Culture
- Biking
- Fishing
- Food
- Picnicking
- Guided Tours
- Self-Guided Tours - Walking
- Hiking
- Horse Trekking
- Horseback Riding
- Paddling
- Junior Ranger Program
- Shopping
- Bookstore and Park Store
- Architecture and Building
- American Revolution
- Archeology
- Birthplace
- Burial, Cemetery and Gravesite
- Enslavement
- Farming and Agriculture
- Plantations
- Monuments and Memorials
- Native American Heritage
- Presidents
- Wars and Conflicts
- Colonial/European Contact Conflicts
- American Revolutionary War
- Women's History
- Animals
- Climate Change
- Forests and Woodlands
- Fossils and Paleontology
- Geology
- Natural Sounds
- River and Riparian
- Scenic Views
- Wetlands
- Marshes
- Swamps
Overlook of Popes Creek
View of Popes Creek
Memorial House Museum and Colonial Kitchen
Historic Area landscape of the Memorial House and Colonial Kitchen
Viewing the Park
Visiting the park in the 1930's