Leave the Driving to Us and Explore the History with a Tour Guide!
Leave the driving to us and experience the story of the crucial turning point in our country’s fight for independence! Our 90-minute trolley tours depart from the Visitor Center and are led by National Park Service trained tour guides. Tours depart from the Visitor Center and include stops at the newly expanded Muhlenberg Brigade hut site and the original house that was General Washington’s Headquarters at Valley Forge. Trolley tours are ADA accessible.
Important accessibility notes: The interior of Washington’s Headquarters does not have a wheelchair accessible entrance and only service animals are allowed on board the trolley.
Advance reservations are recommended and need to be made by phone by calling the store at 610-624-5010. Tickets must be picked up in The Encampment Store gift shop at the Visitor Center no later than 30 minutes prior to the tour’s departure. We will release reserved tickets five minutes prior to scheduled tours, so please plan to be on time.
For reservations or more information on our trolley tours, please call (610) 624-5010. Please note that reservations can not be made online, and can only be made by calling us.
2024 Season
March 16 – March 17: Start up weekend at 11:00am, 1:00pm and 3:00pm
March 23 – June 2: Weekends only at 11:00am, 1:00pm and 3:00pm
March 29 and May 27: Holiday tours at 11:00am, 1:00pm and 3:00pm
June 8 – September 2: Daily at 11:00am, 1:00pm and 3:00pm
September 7 – October 27: Weekends only at 11:00am, 1:00pm and 3:00pm
October 14: Holiday tours at 11:00am, 1:00pm and 3:00pm
November 2 – November 24: (weather permitting) Weekends only at 12:00pm and 2:00pm
November 11:Veteran’s Day 11:00, 1:00pm and 3:00pm
November 29 – December 1: Holiday Weekend tours at 11:00am, 1:00pm and 3:00pm
December 26 – December 31: Daily at 11:00am, 1:00pm and 3:00pm
Your guide will join your group on the 10-mile driving loop of Valley Forge Park on-board our trolley, providing interpretation of the 6-month winter Washington’s army endured from 1777-1778 as well as the evolution of what was farmland and industry into a National Park. Groups will see monuments and other points of interest in the Park, including the National Memorial Arch and statues of Brigadier General “Mad” Anthony Wayne and Baron Friedrich von Steuben, and visitors will disembark at two stops:
Muhlenberg’s Brigade (15-20 minutes): The site where several regiments from predominantly Virginia stayed during the Valley Forge Encampment. Explore several reconstructed soldiers’ huts built to Washington’s specifications and learn about what life was like for members of the Army on the ground level. Please note, the area is grassy and walkways are gravel if visitors have limited mobility. The drop-off point to the huts is approximately 40 feet.
Washington’s Headquarters (20-30 minutes): The original building George and Martha Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and the rest of Washington’s “military family” stayed during the Valley Forge Winter Encampment.
Our trolley is a 34-passenger vehicle. We have a wheelchair lift and can accommodate 2 wheelchairs. Small children who sit on parents’ laps ride for free.
Reservations are not required but recommended. No advance payment or deposit is required for groups with fewer than 10 visitors, but unclaimed reserved tickets will be released 5 minutes prior to departures. Groups of 10 or more need to provide credit card information to hold in the event of a violation of our cancellation policy (50% of group admission will be charged with less than one hour’s notice of cancellation and the full fee will be charged for a “no-show”). Reservations may be made by calling (610) 624-5010.
If the stroller or walker folds or is small, we can store it at the front of the trolley. If visitors have a larger stroller, we can keep it at our store until your return.
“We LOVED the tour. We wanted to say a HUGE thank you to our tour guide, Mary Kay. It’s obvious how much she loves sharing her knowledge of Valley Forge with everyone on her tours. I have always loved history, was one of my favorite subjects in school, way back when. I only wish I could’ve had a history teacher as passionate and knowledgeable as Mary Kay.”
Robert C.
“Blake that did the tour was outstanding-so informative, knowledgeable-awesome presentation. Thank you so much.”
Kathy J.
“Tour Guide Randy did a fantastic job weaving a vivid story of the times and realities.”
The Encampment Store will have a delayed opening at noon Monday, January 20th in line with Valley Forge NHP's delayed opening. If you have a tour scheduled prior to noon on January 20th, please call (610) 476-4694 to reschedule your visit.
