The Encampment Store
The Encampment Store
4.5
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
About
The Encampment Store, located inside the Valley Forge NHP Visitor Center, carries the region's largest selection of Revolutionary War books, reproductions, toys, and unique gifts. Explore the Park's history on a trolley tour or a private tour with one of our NPS trained tour guides.The Encampment Store is a non-profit partner with the National Park Service whose mission is to provide support to the interpretive, educational, scientific and historical activities of Valley Forge NHP.
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Krystin H
7 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2015 • Family
Great gift shop. It's clean with reasonable prices. Take the time to see the sights and all its beauty. Walking shoes is also a plus.
Written October 6, 2015
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Thank you for taking the time to review our gift shop!
Written October 9, 2015
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Emery B
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2015 • Couples
The Encampment Store Trolley Tour was an amazing way to visit the park and get the full experience. This 90 minute tour takes you all around the park and makes two stops with interpreters and rangers giving talks about the encampment, the surrounding area, and George Washington's Headquarters. My tour guide was Mary Kay and she was fabulous. She was knowledgeable, funny, and made it really enjoyable.
I highly recommend doing the trolley tour when visiting Valley Forge.
Written August 17, 2015
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Thank you for your review!
Written August 18, 2015
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W8x4
San Jose, Costa Rica109 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2015 • Family
The weather of Spring 2015 delayed the opening of many your options. With the wonderful assistance of Graham, we arranged for the most amazing private tour. Randy, our guide, kept even our most tuned out teen engaged, interested, and having fun learning. We are now all reading recommended books and learning about the amazing 1700-1800's for our country. Randy made this come alive. This was the highlight of an amazing trip--- high praise to the folks who made this happen.
Written April 30, 2015
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Thank you so much for visiting our Park and taking the time to write a review! Sharing our nation's history is an honor for our tour guides and we are happy you enjoyed your experience!
Written May 13, 2015
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Maura H
Shelton, Nebraska, USA171 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2013 • Family
This store is located inside the park and is your regular park store. The people were nice and had trinkets as well as books to select from. You can also buy tickets to the Trolley Ride through the park at the store space. The people helped us with a question and even pointed us to some books on the subject that we were discussing.
Written August 11, 2013
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Thank you so much for taking the time to review our gift shop!
Written May 13, 2015
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Steve5863
Avon, OH13,020 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2012 • Family
I am not sure why the Encampment Store is listed under King of Prussia rather than under Valley Forge as it is the park store for Valley Forge. As far as a park store, it is much better than the average park store with its large selection of books on Valley Forge and the Revolution in general and a lot of interesting related items. We ended up finding a quite a few items that we purchased and even did some of our Christmas shopping in August for history buffs in our family.
Written December 27, 2012
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Thank you very much for your review! We strive to have an excellent selection of books, gifts and souvenirs and are always open to suggestions for new books and products. As far as the address goes, our address and that of the Park's administrative offices were changed to King of Prussia several years ago; unfortunately I am unaware of the reason for the change.
Written January 11, 2013
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