Program and Activity Schedule

NPS

The park's regular operating hours are 10:00am to 5:00pm daily from September through May. We operate under extended hours Memorial Day to Labor Day each summer.

Memorial Day to Labor Day

9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Daily Programs

• Gold panning demonstrations at 10:00am & 3:00pm
• Rotating park films, every half hour
• Junior Ranger programs – self guided experiences for kids aged 4-16
• Every Kid in a Park passes for fourth graders
• Trail to Treasure self-guided walking tour

Special Summer Programs

• Trail to Treasure guided walking tours, presented with the Alliance for Pioneer Square. A 60-minute guided tour of Pioneer Square.
  2:00pm each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through September 2nd.
• New! Never Below the Red Line. Our newest walking tour in its pilot season. First and third Sunday mornings June through August. This is a pilot program. Availability may depend on staffing and interest.
• Tales from the Klondike. Bring your lunch every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month at 12:15pm and join "Klondike" Chris Gibbs as he reads selections from "mostly true" stories and anecdotes about the Klondike Gold Rush. ILLUSTRATED! Best for folks 8 to 80+.
• Trails & Rails. Join our guides on board the Coast Starlight (to/from Portland, OR each day) or the Empire Builder (to/from Wenatchee, WA) as they retell stories of the people, places, and events that shaped our Pacific Northwest!

Meet us at Seattle's Community Events & Festivals

• Beacon Hill Festival, early June
• Seattle Pride
• Dragon Fest
• Big Day of Play, August