Stony Point Battlefield Historical Site

Stony Point Battlefield is a Revolutionary War battlefield and state historic site on the west bank of the Hudson River in Stony Point, Rockland County, New York. It is best known as the site of a Continental Army nighttime assault in 1779.

British forces had established a fortified position at Stony Point during the Revolutionary War; Continental troops led a successful nighttime bayonet assault to retake it in 1779. The location has since been preserved as a historic site and museum to interpret that battle.

The battlefield sits on the Hudson River shoreline in Stony Point, about 30 miles north of midtown Manhattan and within Rockland County, New York.

• Battle date: The decisive nighttime assault led by Continental forces took place on July 16, 1779, against a British fortification on the Hudson River.
• Viewing points: Site offers views across the Hudson River and short walking trails that follow the battlefield earthworks.

What to See#

• Blockhouse and earthworks: Located on the riverside grounds, containing visible earthwork remains and a reconstructed blockhouse used to interpret the 1779 battle site.
• Visitor center and trails: Small museum and visitor facilities that interpret the 1779 attack and the site’s role in the Revolutionary War, with short trails and river views.

Located on the west bank of the Hudson River in Rockland County, New York. The site is reachable by car from I-87/I-287 and local roads; there is on-site parking and interpretive signage.

• Arrive at dawn on July 16 if interested in the anniversary of Wayne's 1779 night attack-the site hosts commemorations.
• Walk the reconstructed earthworks and imagine the bayonet charge: the landscape is low and the wind carries sound farther than expected.