Guilford Courthouse National Military Park - Plan Your Visit

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park by National Parks Service

Operating Hours Seasons

Daily, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed New Years Day (January 1), Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday of November), Christmas Eve (December 24) and Christmas Day (December 25).

Local Partners Information Resources

Greensboro Area Convention and Visitors Bureau

Guilford Battleground Company

Tannenbaum Historic Park

Getting There

Plane

Greensboro is serviced by an international airport (10 miles from GCHNMP). Raleigh/Durham International Airport is 60 miles east. Charlotte Douglas International Airport is 90 miles south.

Car

I-85 SOUTH: As you near Greensboro, take BUSINESS I-85/I-40 and then exit I-840 (EXIT #131). Go north two miles and exit on HIGHWAY 70 WEST (BURLINGTON ROAD). Continue west toward Greensboro (BURLINGTON ROAD will become WENDOVER AVENUE) and exit on US HIGHWAY 29 NORTH. Go north on US HIGHWAY 29 (O'HENRY BOULEVARD) approximately two miles and exit on WEST CONE BOULEVARD. Go west approximately five miles on CONE BOULEVARD to BATTLEGROUND AVENUE. Turn right on BATTLEGROUND AVENUE (US HIGHWAY 220 NORTH); go approximately three miles north to NEW GARDEN ROAD; turn right on NEW GARDEN ROAD to GCHNMP.

I-85 NORTH: As you near Greensboro, take BUSINESS I-85. Exit on HOLDEN ROAD (Exit #34). Turn right on HOLDEN ROAD; go north approximately six miles; crossing BRYAN BOULEVARD to BENJAMIN PARKWAY; turn left on BENJAMIN PARKWAY,go one block and turn left on BATTLEGROUND AVENUE (US HIGHWAY 220 NORTH); go north on BATTLEGROUND AVENUE approximately three miles to NEW GARDEN ROAD. Turn right on NEW GARDEN ROAD to GCHNMP.

I-40 EAST: As you enter Greensboro, exit on GUILFORD COLLEGE-JAMESTOWN ROAD (EXIT #213); turn right on GUILFORD COLLEGE ROAD (after crossing the Interstate bridge, you are approximately 6 miles away from park at this point); go north two miles, crossing MARKET STREET and FRIENDLY AVENUE. Crossing FRIENDLY AVENUE, COLLEGE ROAD becomes NEW GARDEN ROAD. Continue north past Guilford College campus and turn right on NEW GARDEN ROAD; go east three miles, crossing BATTLEGROUND AVENUE, to GCHNMP.

FROM THE AIRPORT: Take AIRPORT PARKWAY east (this becomes BRYAN BOULEVARD). Exit at NEW GARDEN ROAD. Turn left on NEW GARDEN ROAD. Go east 2 1/2 miles on NEW GARDEN ROAD, crossing BATTLEGROUND AVENUE, to GCHNMP.

NOTE: Brown directional signs are placed on major routes into Greensboro (including US220 and US29) to assist you in finding the park. I-85 and I-40 join in Greensboro. Business I-85 departs I-85 NORTH/SOUTH and I-40 EAST/WEST into Greensboro; a new I-85 by-pass takes you south around Greensboro missing the exits described above.

LOST? If you need directions or assistance, please call us at (336) 288-1776 (8:30 AM to 5 PM).

Public Transportation

Amtrack services Greensboro.

Municipal bus and private taxi service is available to GCHNMP.

Getting Around

Personal vehicle, bicycle. Tour buses also have access.