Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Hopewell Furnace showcases an early American landscape of industrial operations from 1771-1883, Hopewell and other iron plantations laid the foundation for the transformation of the United States into an industrial giant for the time. The park's 848 acres and historic structures illustrate the business, technology and lifestyle of our growing nation.
About under an hour from Philadelphia and 1.5 hours from Baltimore by car.
Alerts
- InformationNPS ↗Apple Picking will not be Available for the 2026 Season.
A limited yield was expected this year but as particular varieties approached their ideal ripeness, virtually no apples were present. Learn more about the historic orchard.
Fees & passes
Free. No entrance fee here.
Hours
| Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site Hours | Varies by day ▾
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Hours by date. Standard hours apply on every date not listed.
| Dates | Hours |
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| Standard hoursNow |
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| Nov 26, 2026Closed Thanksgiving | Closed |
| Dec 25, 2026Closed December 25th for Christmas | Closed |
| Jan 1, 2027Closed New Years Day | Closed |
| Jan 18, 2027Closed Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday | Closed |
| Feb 15, 2027Closed George Washington's Birthday | Closed |
| May 31, 2027Closed Memorial Day | Hours not published |
| Sep 6, 2027Closed Labor Day | Hours not published |
| Oct 12, 2027Closed Columbus Day | Hours not published |
When to go
August draws the most visits here and January the fewest, averaged over 2021 to 2025.
Visitor centers
- Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site Visitor Center - 2 Mark Bird Lane, Elverson, PA 19520 ↗Passport stamp
Your first stop should be the Hopewell Furnace NHS Visitor Center where you will find staff eager to assist with your orientation to the park. Exhibits about furnace operations and the making of iron products including the original Mark Bird 1772 stove are on display.
No campgrounds, no webcams or things to do in Park Service data. What is here comes from the official page. The rest lives there.
Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the Park Service publishes the data.
Explore
Films
National Park Service productions, public domain.
Events
- Hands-On History: Molding and Casting10/1711:00 AM · runs through Nov 29 · freeProgram takes place in the Cast House within the historic furnace complex.
- Welcome to Hopewell Furnace Walking Tour10/1702:00 PM · runs through Nov 29 · freeTours begin outside the Visitor Center
- Nature Journaling at Hopewell Furnace10/2410:00 AM · freeMeet at the Visitor Center.
- Civilan Conservation Corps Encampment11/0710:00 AM · free
- Hopewell for the Holidays12/0511:00 AM · free
Map
Interactive map by the National Park Service
Historic landmarks nearby
Public land nearby
Distances are approximate. Wilderness Atlas publishes a center point and an acreage for each area rather than a boundary, so each area is treated here as a circle of the same size and the figure is the gap to that circle.
Guidebooks for the Mid-Atlantic
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Reference
Wildlife
Seen this monthBald Eagle 3× · Red Fox 3× · Peregrine Falcon 1× · Osprey 1×Research-grade observations within 25 km, last 30 days, via iNaturalist
Full checklist: 139 birds, 19 mammalsHide
Raptors & owlsAmerican kestrel · Bald eagle · Barred owl · Black vulture · Broad-winged hawk · Cooper's hawk · Eastern screech owl · Golden eagle · Great horned owl · Long-eared owl · Northern saw-whet owl · Red-shouldered hawk · Red-tailed hawk · Sharp-shinned hawk · Turkey vulture
Waterfowl & wadersCanada goose
Shorebirds & seabirdsAmerican woodcock · Killdeer · Ring-billed gull
Gamebirds & dovesDomestic pigeon · Mourning dove · Ring-necked pheasant · Ruffed grouse · Wild turkey
WoodpeckersDowny woodpecker · Hairy woodpecker · Northern flicker · Pileated woodpecker · Red-bellied woodpecker · Red-headed woodpecker · Yellow-bellied sapsucker
Hummingbirds & swiftsChimney swift · Ruby-throated hummingbird
Also on the checklistAcadian flycatcher · American crow · American goldfinch · American redstart · American robin · American tree sparrow · Baltimore oriole · Barn swallow · Bay-breasted warbler · Belted kingfisher · Black-and-white warbler · Black-billed cuckoo · Black-capped chickadee · Black-throated blue warbler · Black-throated green warbler · Blackburnian warbler · Blackpoll warbler · Blue jay · Blue-gray gnatcatcher · Blue-winged warbler · Brown creeper · Brown thrasher · Brown-headed cowbird · Canada warbler · Cape May warbler · Carolina chickadee · Carolina wren · Cedar waxwing · Cerulean warbler · Chestnut-sided warbler · Chipping sparrow · Cliff swallow · Common grackle · Common nighthawk · Common raven · Common yellowthroat · Dark-eyed junco · Eastern bluebird · Eastern kingbird · Eastern phoebe · Eastern towhee · Eastern wood-pewee · European starling · Field sparrow · Fish crow · Golden-crowned kinglet · Golden-winged warbler · Gray catbird · Gray-cheeked thrush · Great crested flycatcher · Hermit thrush · Hooded warbler · House finch · House sparrow · House wren · Indigo bunting · Kentucky warbler · Least flycatcher · Louisiana waterthrush · Magnolia warbler · Mallard · Mourning warbler · Nashville warbler · Northern cardinal · Northern mockingbird · Northern parula · Northern rough-winged swallow · Northern waterthrush · Orchard oriole · Ovenbird · Palm warbler · Philadelphia vireo · Pine siskin · Pine warbler · Prairie warbler · Purple finch · Purple martin · Red-breasted nuthatch · Red-eyed vireo · Red-winged blackbird · Rose-breasted grosbeak · Ruby-crowned kinglet · Scarlet tanager · Solitary vireo · Song sparrow · Swainson's thrush · Tennessee warbler · Tree swallow · Tufted titmouse · Veery · Vesper sparrow · Whip-poor-will · White-breasted nuthatch · White-crowned sparrow · White-eyed vireo · White-throated sparrow · Willow flycatcher · Winter wren · Wood thrush · Worm-eating warbler · Yellow warbler · Yellow-billed cuckoo · Yellow-breasted chat · Yellow-rumped warbler · Yellow-throated vireo · Yellow-throated warbler
Small mammalseastern chipmunk · eastern cottontail · eastern gray squirrel · masked shrew · meadow jumping mouse · meadow vole · northern short-tailed shrew · red squirrel · white-footed mouse · woodland jumping mouse
Predatorsraccoon · red fox
Hoofed mammalswhite tailed deer
Batsbig brown bat · little brown myotis · northern myotis · red bat
Also on the checklistVirginia opossum · woodchuck
Activities
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Weather & climate
Summers are generally humid with daily temps. averaging 83 degrees (F) for a high and 60 degrees (F) for a low. Daily temps. in January average 38 degrees (F) for a high and 20 degrees (F) for a low. Precipitation averages 3-5 inches of rain per month during spring, summer and autumn. During winter conditions can be icy with snow accumulating up to several inches.
Questions people ask
Does Hopewell Furnace charge an entrance fee?
No. Hopewell Furnace is free to enter.
Source: National Park Service
What are the hours at Hopewell Furnace?
Standard hours are 9:00AM - 5:00PM on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and it is closed on Monday and Tuesday. Dated exceptions are listed under Hours.
Source: National Park Service
Is anything closed at Hopewell Furnace right now?
1 active alert as of October 14, 2026: Apple Picking will not be Available for the 2026 Season.
Source: Alerts
How busy is Hopewell Furnace?
45,897 recreation visits in 2025, number 270 of 387 units that report visitation.
Source: Most visited parks
What is the weather like at Hopewell Furnace?
Summers are generally humid with daily temps. averaging 83 degrees (F) for a high and 60 degrees (F) for a low.
Source: Weather & climate
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- Fee-free entrance days that apply here and each published hours exception, as all-day events.
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