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Pipestone National MonumentQuartzite rock wall with quartzite rubble pile
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Pipestone National Monument
Operating Hours & Seasons

The Visitor Center is open daily 8am-5pm; Memorial Day to Labor Day extended hours are 8am-6pm.  The Circle Trail remains open daily.

The last two weekends in July and the first weekend in August, on Fridays and Saturdays, the Visitor Center extended hours are 8am-8pm.  These open hours coincide with the presentation of the Hiawatha Pageant by the local Hiawatha Club.

The Visitor Center is closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Years Day.
Quarry pit showing the quartzite wall and quartzite rubble pile  

Did You Know?
Pipestone National Monument was the first National Park Service area in Minnesota designated by Congress and signed into existence by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on August 25, 1937.

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Last Updated: May 30, 2007 at 13:11 EST