Saratoga National Historical Park battlefield
— — the field where the war turned.
Not only on a wall.
“The bluffs above the Hudson where the British surrender at Saratoga in October 1777 turned the Revolution. A nine-mile tour road loops the battlefield past the Neilson farmhouse, the great redoubt, and the spot where Benedict Arnold took his leg wound. The open fields are kept by mowing and a slow oak return. Quiet on weekday mornings, hawks working the ridge.
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Saratoga National Historical Park covers about 3,400 acres along the west bank of the Hudson River near Stillwater, in Saratoga County, New York, roughly thirty miles north of Albany. The two battles fought here in September and October 1777 ended in the surrender of British Major General John Burgoyne, the turning point that brought France into the war on the American side. Congress established the park in 1938. The National Park Service runs the visitor center, tour road, Schuyler estate, and Saratoga Monument.
The Battles of Saratoga were fought on 19 September and 7 October 1777. Burgoyne surrendered ten days later at the village of Schuylerville, eight miles north of the battlefield. The park marks the anniversary each October with reenactors on the field and a wreath at the Boot Monument. Fall color peaks across the ridge in early October, close enough to the anniversary that the dates often run together for visitors. The visitor center closes Mondays and Tuesdays from late November through March.
The visitor center sits on Tour Road off Route 32, with a small museum and a fiber-optic battle map. The nine-mile auto tour passes ten interpretive stops; the road is also open to cyclists. Walking trails connect several of the stops with the British and American river fortifications. The Schuyler House and the 155-foot Saratoga Monument stand eight miles north in Schuylerville. A modest entrance fee applies in season; America the Beautiful passes are accepted. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.