Fort Necessity National Battlefield Reviews

It's a nice place to visit and take in some history or to walk a trail. The facility is very nice. There is an exhibit, a play ground, and the fort. Bathrooms were clean.

George Washington just had to make a fort in this beautiful grass field smh

This is a great place to visit. With or without kids you'll find yourself entertained all while getting a quick history lesson. Very clean and new looking. The theater and its show was fantastic. The staff was very friendly helpful and accommodating. If you're ever in the area stop by and have some fun.

Loved everything about this National Park, especially the rangers!

I also liked the place for learning about the battlefield and the forming of are country. Great Place.

miss review, never been to this place, this should have been a restaurant how this happened, dont know sorry

Elementary school and tourist staple. Great place to go if you're into history

The sights were beautiful, I would recommend this to anyone who loves to be in nature! The only bad thing is that you can't go in the fort.

If you are in ohio pile area, you must visit this place.
Not only this place is free but has a great staff

Very helpful staff and a variety of souvenirs are available to remember your adventure to a site of the French and Indian War.

It an okay place for a history lesson. Most everything looks brand new.

Interesting place to visit! Educational and great for the family!

A great place to visit. Lots of local history. Have a chance to learn a lot. Excellent place.
The staff at the battlefield are extremely knowledgeable on the history of the battles that took place in the area. They can answer nearly any question you ma have.

The rangers were so helpful and full of info. The exhibit is fun and engaging

Small national battlefeild good for a quick stop. As with most NPS sites, well maintained and staffed. Museum inside larger than it looks from outside and explains significance of this period in US history well.

Fort Necessity Battlefield is a nice place to stop and learn about the start of the French and Indian war. They have a very nice museum with plaques, audio exhibits, and a gift shop. Paths are paved and are wheelchair accessible.

Beautiful historic place. It's a must visit for this area.

Very nice exhibit, well maintained, all staff and patrons were wearing masks and practicing social distancing. Definitely want to come back again!

Great visitors center, gorgeous park unfolding on the Fort Necessity recreation. The visitors center looks VERY new and modern, with friendly rangers manning the front desk. Lots of cool history. Didn't get a chance to go to the historical Tavern museum but I plan on going there next time. Definitely recommend.

This was a cooler place than expected. The ranger was really knowledgeable and gave some insight into what happened. Dog friendly, too. Not a lot to see, but worth a side trip for sure.

I never tire of visiting Fort Necessity! The Visitors center shows a film that will help you understand the background and gives an overview of the battle. Displays fill in the details of the battle at Fort Necessity as well as information on the French and Indian war.

Walking out to the battlefield, you will get a sense of what it was like there in the 18th century. The National Park Service is restoring the original tree line and is taking other steps to help this battlefield look the way it did at the time of the battle.

I met a park Service employee who was portraying a British soldier. He added some color about the battle and what it must have been like for the soldiers.

Always a good stop if you're near Route 40 in Western PA!

Awesome awesome place to get more info about the history of the area. Super interactives for kids, free clean bathrooms, climate-controlled, and a gift shop!

A beautiful place to learn about President Washington's earliest days as a military commander. We loved it.

Easy walk and taking my dogs in wasn't a problem. Very friendly rangers in the office answered all my questions. Bought my Passport book here.

Lots of great info here about the French and Indian war. If you are interested in George Washington this is the place. Lots of history here. The actual Fort is smaller then most think, but it is the real size of the actual Fort. You will see why George Washington was forced to surrender. Also the museum is also interesting and there is a theater, so enjoy the film about why when and how it all began.

Completely awesome! The museum, the reenactments, the rendition of the fort... awesome!

Loved this place. For a small museum, it was packed with artifacts and information. Everything was well maintained and easily accessible.

Great grounds for taking a historical stroll and very helpful staff.

This place was great! Knowledge guides and ranges. Interesting stories and displays. This national battlefield brought the beginning of the French and Indian War together for my daughter who just learned about it in school. And the George Washington connection was really interesting. The bonus was the information on the National Road. I won't give it away, but learning about the National Road was really interesting to me - a Route 66 fan...I highly recommend a visit!

Great location to spend some time and take in some American Revolution History. To walk on the grounds with George Washington and to see some of the historical artifacts in the visitor's center was a great experience. Highly recommended, make sure you go to the fort and to Mount Washington Tavern as well. We have a full review on our blog site and YouTube channel.

This is one of the best National Park museums I have ever visited. Well worth visiting!

Great educational site, very friendly staff, not many historical sites these days are free to the public.

Beautiful area to learn about the French and Indian war. New visitor center but a little pricey.

Great place to take your family. Easy to get around.

Interesting place to explore but very hokey. Might have been better with kids.

Very cool place to visit, kept in very good condition. Not only is the staff extremely educated on every aspect of Fort Necessity, they even dress as if they were there that day. Awesome staff, awesome experience, I would highly recommend!

Great place to learn history but the prices are too high

Very interesting part of history even hubby didn't know about.

The battlefield, fort and surrounding are is very cool and we'll maintained. I would definitely recommend going big you are interested in history. There are picnic areas so you could take a lunch and spend the day hiking around or just spend a few hours and tour the museum and see the fort.

Great place for history buffs to come and learn. A twenty minute movie, artifacts and a trip to the fort must ba experienced. The Fort itself is almost disappointingly small, but the history lessons here tell why. Also featured is an exhibit describing the first Federal road.
This place has a small gift shop featuring Virginia hand blown glass. No food or snacks sold here. Public restrooms available. Everything is wheelchair accessible.
If you take your time and hike trails as well, you can experience everything in about three hours. Great for groups.

This is where a young British Lieutenant Colonel from Virginia and his tired and demoralized force made a stand against French forces, in what became the first battle of the French and Indian war. A ranger in the fort is very knowledgeable of the battle, the important events leading up to it and the worldwide tremors it caused. By the way, that Virginia Lt Col would play a major part in later events; he is George Washington.

We really enjoyed our unexpected visit to the fort. The workers were very nice. This is worth a stop for sure!

Tour was engaging for the children. 4 and up would be best. But still plenty to participate in for all!

Wonderful museum exhibit literally walks you through George Washington s experiences in the French and Indian war along with the creation of the national road. Grounds include the restored fort.

Excellent history lesson and interactive activities.

A very neat experience for the kids! The oldest is into history. I just wish we had more time to do more exploring. This is an all day trip with multiple sites to check out. Put on your hiking shoes. Also visit the picnic area and trails!

Besides learning that George Washington was only 22 at the time. The battle was long before the Declaration of Independence. George was a lieutenant in The English army. The history of US Route 40 (National Road) is also part of the exhibit. National Road was the first road built by the Federal government.

Great history lesson! Very informative ranger tour.

Great history. Amazing that such significant history occurred essentially in my backyard!!

Very educational experience. Movie and self guided tour. Give yourself about a hour and a half.

We were there on July 3rd , the anniversary of the battle where General Braddock was killed with Citizenship in the Nation, Archaeology and Indian Lore Merit badge classes from Scout Camp Freedom! Awesome experience! Give yourself plenty of time to see short movie, tour the Fort and see George Washington's Tavern. Nice gift shop as well

Very neat place !
Call ahead before you go to make sure that the ranger will be doing the guided tour because it is definitely worth it.
The visitor building sells some really cool books too.

A surprising display inside we stopped cause we saw a sign and thought it would be neat. Far surpassed my expectations and the Fort my goodness you don't realize how small it was till you go ... No wonder we surrendered. It's not a place for hours but for a quick stop it's pretty awesome.

Very informational, love the video. Grandson enjoyed play area and activity book a nice touch

Unfortunately the walkway to the fort was under construction so we didnt make it back there but the exhibits were so cool, I loved the sounds and set up of everything. There's so much to read and see. They have a little gift shop and some drinks, the park rangers are very nice, and theres even a 20min movie you can watch. It looked like they had quite a few different trails you could walk as well.

It was a very nice place. We were a bit frazzled driving on Route 40 and needed a place to stop and eat lunch. It was quiet and pleasant place. We visited the visitors center. It wasn't there last time I had stopped. It was chock full of information on General Washington stay there. We didn't see the actual fork, didn't have the time and wasn't dressed for the weather. It was a nice stop.

Visitors center well done. Many historic facts and artifacts. Easy walk to the replica of the fort.

Great place to visit with some interesting history pre-Revolutionary War where it was George Washington's first and only defeat as a commander. The Visitor Center has one of the best NPS education centers I have ever seen.

Great historical area. Period dressed characters really add to the experience.

I love historical stuff and if you do to you'll love it too

Beautiful area and the park service has good center.
Parking is available for trailers, rv's.

Very educational. The park ranger tells the history on the ground and 2 other men tell another story if you can spare about a 1hr and 15min its worth it

We found it enjoyable. Washington Tavern was closed but that was not unexpected.

This historic battlefield has been on my Bucket list for years and never realized how close I was to it and how nice a park that it is. The Visitor's center was build in 2005 and is very modern with a great deal of exhibits and a gift shop. The park grounds are very nice and the trails are easy to navigate. There is usually a volunteer there everyday doing a living history reenactment. Once you are at the Fort site your are only about 500 yards from the Mount Washington Tavern and it is a lovely historical site too. Once you get back on The National Highway you are only about 1.2 miles away from General Braddock's grave site. This is a very nice day trip for the history buff or family.

Great visitor center. The recreated fort clearly illustrates Washington's mistake in it's placement.

Modern and informative visitor center. Ranger program was excellent!