Food service is not available in the Monument.
A picnic area with tables, grills, restrooms and trash containers is open all year, although the restrooms are closed from mid-October until May.

The closest restaurants are in Capulin and Des Moines, NM. The Capulin Country Store, 3 miles from the volcano, is open daily for lunch from 11 am until 3 pm from May through October. The Sierra Grande Restaurant, 12 miles east in Des Moines, is open year round for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Other restaurants and fast food are available in Raton, NM, 30 miles west, and Clayton, NM, 58 miles east, of Capulin Volcano.