{"id":803,"date":"2015-01-29T15:45:48","date_gmt":"2015-01-29T20:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greatvalleyhouse.com\/?p=803"},"modified":"2015-01-29T15:48:46","modified_gmt":"2015-01-29T20:48:46","slug":"a-snowy-january-day-in-valley-forge-national-historical-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatvalleyhouse.com\/?p=803","title":{"rendered":"A snowy January day in Valley Forge National Historical Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Valley Forge National Park (\u00a0www.nps.gov\/vafo ) is open year-round. \u00a0Although the Park is wonderful in all the seasons, there&#8217;s something very special about a walk in the park on a snowy January day &#8230; the quiet stillness with history all around.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.greatvalleyhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/valley-forge-park-snow-2-680uw.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[803]\"><img data-attachment-id=\"804\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.greatvalleyhouse.com\/?attachment_id=804\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.greatvalleyhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/valley-forge-park-snow-2-680uw.jpg?fit=680%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"680,453\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"valley-forge-park-snow-2-680uw\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.greatvalleyhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/valley-forge-park-snow-2-680uw.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.greatvalleyhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/valley-forge-park-snow-2-680uw.jpg?fit=649%2C432&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-804\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.greatvalleyhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/valley-forge-park-snow-2-680uw.jpg?resize=649%2C432&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"valley-forge-park-snow-2-680uw\" width=\"649\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.greatvalleyhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/valley-forge-park-snow-2-680uw.jpg?w=680&amp;ssl=1 680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.greatvalleyhouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/valley-forge-park-snow-2-680uw.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>VALLEY FORGE OPERATING HOURS &amp; SEASONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PARK GROUNDS<\/strong><br \/>\nOpen daily, year-round 7 AM to dark (1\/2 hr after sunset).<\/p>\n<p><strong>VISITOR CENTER<\/strong><br \/>\n9 AM &#8211; 5 PM daily.<br \/>\n9 AM &#8211; 6 PM daily, mid-June through mid-August.<br \/>\nClosed Thanksgiving, Christmas, &amp; New Years Day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON&#8217;S HEADQUARTERS<\/strong><br \/>\n9 AM &#8211; 5 PM daily, March &#8211; December.<br \/>\n10 AM &#8211; 4 PM weekends, January &#8211; February &amp; President&#8217;s Day.<br \/>\n9 AM &#8211; 6 PM daily, mid-June through mid-August.<br \/>\nClosed Thanksgiving, Christmas, &amp; New Years Day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRAIN STATION<\/strong><br \/>\n9 AM &#8211; 5 PM daily, March &#8211; December &amp; President&#8217;s Day Weekend.<br \/>\nClosed Thanksgiving, Christmas, &amp; New Years Day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON MEMORIAL CHAPEL<\/strong><br \/>\n11:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday &#8211; Saturday &amp; 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CHAPEL CABIN SHOP<\/strong><br \/>\n10:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily.<\/p>\n<p><strong>VARNUM&#8217;S QUARTERS<\/strong><br \/>\n12:00 PM to 4:00 PM weekends, mid-June through Labor Day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>VARNUM&#8217;S PICNIC AREA PARKING LOT<\/strong><br \/>\n7 AM to dark daily, April &#8211; 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