Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, Military Park in Greensboro, North Carolina
Military Park

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park

Greensboro · North Carolina

Overview

About Guilford Courthouse National Military Park.

"I never saw such fighting since God made me. The Americans fought like demons." - Lt. General Charles, Earl Cornwallis On March 15, 1781, six years into the American Revolution, General Greene and Lord Cornwallis' troops faced off at a small courthouse community. The battle would change the course of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.

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Weather

https://www.nps.gov/guco/planyourvisit/weather.htm Summers are warm to hot and humid with the occasional thunderstorm. Spring and Fall are cool with rainy periods. Winter is mild and cold with snow and ice possible in January and February. Wear comfortable clothing for the season and good walking shoes year round!

Key Facts

TypeMilitary Park
DesignationNational Military Park

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Discover Guilford Courthouse National Military Park.

The cover of a junior ranger booklet with the wooden badge held in the lower left corner.

Become a Southern Campaign of the American Revolution Junior Ranger

1-5 Days

The Southern Campaign of the American Revolution Junior Ranger Program features five units of the National Park Service! Complete the activities and earn a Junior Ranger badge!

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Ten men and boy cyclists pose with their road bikes, wearing helmets and smiling

Bike on the Tour Road

45-180 Minutes

Experience the landscape of one of the pivotal battles of the Revolution. You can use the same tour stop points as the cars. Bikes are not permitted on the footpaths and Historic New Garden Road. The Tour Road is 2.25 miles long, looping around the park. You will begin in the Visitor Center parking lot, cross Old Battleground Road and continue through the park until you loop towards Old Battleground Road and New Garden Road.

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Bicycle followed by car travel along a road with pedestrians walking opposite direction

Drive the Battlefield Tour Road

45-90 Minutes

Visitors can drive around the one way tour road that loops the battlefield.

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Park Ranger swears in a family of Junior Rangers next to cannon

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Junior Rangers

45-180 Minutes

Junior Ranger activity book.

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Equestrian monument of Major General Nathanael Greene, on a tall granite base.

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park's monuments

45-190 Minutes

There are 28 monuments at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park that commemorate the soldiers and commanders of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, as well as the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, local figures, and the founders of the park.

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A museum exhibit with blue and red planning featuring weapons like musket balls & bayonets

Museum Exhibits

10-45 Minutes

Park Museum

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Living history interpreter stands at historic farm with an outdoor fire.

Visit the Hoskins Farm

10-20 Minutes

Visit the historic 18th century colonial farmstead, the Hoskins Farm.

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Two women walk down paved road surrounded by trees

Walk the Battlefield

30-180 Minutes

Walk various paths along this Revolutionary War Battlefield to explore history and reflect about the events leading to the founding of our country in this forest.

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Reenactors portraying Scottish Highlander soldiers raise swords and muskets for battle.

Watch "Another Such Victory"

30-32 Minutes

This live-action theater film explores the historical personal accounts of American and British soldiers involved in the battle, as well as the Quakers and civilians caught in the after effects.

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