Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
The battle fought here on March 15, 1781, was the largest, most hotly-contested action of the Revolutionary War's climactic Southern Campaign. The serious loss of British manpower suffered at Guilford Courthouse foreshadowed Lord Cornwallis's final defeat at Yorktown seven months later.
Driving Directions
Plane - Greensboro is serviced by an international airport. Raleigh/Durham International Airport is 60 miles east. Charlotte Douglas International Airport is 90 miles south.
Car - I-85 South: exit NC 6 (Lee Street) to Murrow Boulevard, north to Fisher Street; turn right on Battleground Avenue; park is approximately five miles north; turn right on New Garden Road.
I-85 North: exit 121 (Holden Road) turn right on Holden Road; go approximately six miles; turn left on Benjamin Parkway; go one block and turn left on Battleground Avenue; go two miles and turn right on New Garden Road.
I-40 East: exit 213 (Guilford College-Jamestown Road); turn right on College Road (you are 6 miles away from park at this point); go north two miles; turn right on New Garden Road; go four miles to park.
Note: Directional signs are placed on major routes into Greensboro to assist in finding the park. I-85 north and I-40 east join in Greensboro.
For Visitors...
The things to do at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park are bike riding and wildlife viewing.Find other northcentral North Carolina area lakes and vacation ideas or return to the home page.