Operating Hours & Seasons

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument is open year round. However, the National Monument is closed on the following holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.

Park is on FALL Hours

Please scroll down to see seasonal hours.

River surrounded by green and yellow trees — The Little Big Horn River in the Fall.
NPS Photo / S. Smith

FALL HOURS: Labor Day through September 30th

Entrance Gate: 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.

Visitor Center/ Museum/ Bookstore: 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.

4.5 mile tour road: 8:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.

Deep Ravine walking trail: 8:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.

Last Stand Hill/ Indian Memorial: 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.

Custer National Cemetery: 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M

Winter landscape with white markers in the foreground, a tan building in mid-ground, and a monument in the background. Snow covers the ground — The Little Bighorn Battlefield in Winter.
NPS Photo / CNC

WINTER HOURS: October 1st through March 31st

Entrance Gate: 8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.

Visitor Center/ Museum/ Bookstore: 8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.

4.5 mile tour road: 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Deep Ravine walking trail: 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Last Stand Hill & Indian Memorial: 8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.

Custer National Cemetery: 8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.

Prairie with blue sky — The Little Bighorn Battlefield in the Spring
NPS Photos / C. Hagen

SPRING HOURS: April 1st through Memorial Day

Entrance Gate: 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.

Visitor Center/ Museum/ Bookstore: 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.

4.5 mile tour road: 8:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.

Deep Ravine walking trail: 8:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.

Last Stand Hill & Indian Memorial: 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.

Custer National Cemetery: 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.

Two white markers in the middle of the prairie. — The Little Bighorn Battlefield in Summer.
NPS Photo / M. Doane

SUMMER HOURS: Memorial Day through Labor Day

Open & Closing Hours:

Entrance Gate: 8:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M.

Visitor Center/ Museum/ Book Store: 8:00 A.M. - 7:30 P.M.

4.5 mile driving tour road: 8:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.

Deep Ravine walking trail: 8:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.

Last Stand Hill & Indian Memorial: 8:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M.

Custer National Cemetery: 8:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M.

2019 Fee-free Days

No entrance fee will be charged on these days:

January 21 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
April 20 - First Day of National Park Week
August 25 - National Park Service Anniversary
September 28 - National Public Lands Day
November 11 - Veterans Day

If your visit during a free day extends beyond the free day(s) and you re-enter the park after the free day, you will be required to pay the regular entrance fee.

Visit the Veteran Cemetery Custer National Cemetery

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Museum and Archival Collections

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Last updated: September 2, 2019