In October 1781, at the small port city of Yorktown, the Continental Army led by George Washington and aided by French army troops and French naval ships completely surrounded the British army troops under the command of Lieutenant General Cornwallis. Cornwallis’s surrender of 7,000 British soldiers led to negotiations between England and the US resulting in the Treaty of Paris in 1783. The US was recognized as a sovereign country bounded by Canada to the north, Florida to the south, and the Mississippi River to the west.
The visitor center has a partial mockup of a ship to walk through, a short movie about the war, a three dimensional map of the battlefields, and some authentic field tents used by George Washington. Two auto tours are marked with signs and informative plaques. One follows the British earthen works, the other follows the allied encampments.
Everything in the museum, except for the children’s area on the ship, is accessible. Some of the signs along the auto tour can not be read from a vehicle. Most of the pathways are not accessible due to loose soil and uneven ground.
RVs can be parked across the spaces in the visitor center lot or in the bus lot if there are available spaces. Some of the roads on the auto tours have a weight limit of 5 tons so they’re not suitable for many RVs. Battlefield
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