Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park

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Closure

Rehabilitation of Colonial Parkway continues with additional Parkway closures

Beginning Tuesday, April 9, 2024, construction will close the Colonial Parkway to all travel in either direction between Yorktown and VA Route 199. Follow all detour signs. See additional closure information in the link below.

Hours

Operating Hours & Seasons

Usual hours: Operating Hours & Seasons
Every day	9:00AM - 5:00PM

Coming up:

Nov 26: Thanksgiving Day (closed)

The Historic Jamestowne Visitor Center has public access to the Preservation Virginia Museum store, indoor public restrooms and for fee collection. Entrance Gate hours are from 8:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Daily. No entrance is permitted prior to 8:45 a.m. or after 4:30 p.m. including bicyclists and pedestrians.

Glasshouse

Usual hours
Every day	9:00AM - 5:00PM

Coming up:

Nov 26: Thanksgiving (closed)

The Glasshouse parking area is the first right after you pass through the entrance gate. Park and follow the path to the Glasshouse. Public restrooms are available at this location.

English America's first industry was glassblowing. Here at the Glasshouse, costumed interpreters use the same techniques and tools employed by glassblowers of 1608. Demonstrations are ongoing daily during operating hours.

Visitor centers

Historic Jamestowne Visitor Center

Usual hours: Historic Jamestowne Visitor Center
Every day	9:00AM - 5:00PM

Hours of operation are 9:00 am to 5: 00 pm daily.

Visitor center page on nps.gov: Historic Jamestowne Visitor Center

About this park

Walk in the steps of Captain John Smith and Pocahontas where a successful English colonization of North America began. Despite early struggles to survive, the 1607 settlement evolved into a prosperous colony. As the colony expanded, the Virginia Indians were pushed out of their homeland. In 1619, the arrival of Africans was recorded, marking the origin of slavery in English North America.