• Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument

    Sunset Crater Volcano

    National Monument Arizona

Operating Hours & Seasons

Scenic drive and trails are open all year, from sunrise to sunset.



The Visitor Center is open all year, except December 25.

Hours: November - April 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM MST

May - October 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM MST

NOTE: Most of Arizona does not observe Daylight Savings Time. We stay on Mountain Standard Time year-round.


Did You Know?

mock-up of lunar rover vehicle on cinder fields

In the 1960s, astronauts practiced for the first lunar landings on cinder fields in and around Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument