Operating Hours & Seasons

Lindenwald (the historic house) and the park visitor center are closed for the 2025 season. Visitor operations are expected to resume in May/June 2026. The park grounds remain open daily from 7 a.m. to dusk; however, no visitor services are available during this time.

 

Park Hours:

Year Round Hours:

Park grounds remain open daily from 7 am to sunset.
For self-guided activities, see the Outdoor Activities section of our website.

Winter Hours:

The Visitor Center and Lindenwald, the historic house, will close for the season on October 31, 2025 and will reopen May/June 2026. In the interim there will be no visitor services available.

The site grounds are open for trail walking year round from 7:00 am to sunset.

Summer Hours:

The Visitor Center is open daily from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm.
Guided House tours are the only way inside the historic house and are available Thursday - Monday on a first-come, first-served basis.
Guided House tours begin promptly on the hour.
See the Calendar for more details on tour times and the latest updates.

For the 2025 season, the historic house will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.

*Lindenwald (the historic house) is not air conditioned and in the event of high heat, tours may be cancelled or shortened.

Other options:

The NPS encourages those not traveling to take advantage of the many digital tools already available to explore Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, including:

• a virtual tour of historic Lindenwald

• videos on various topics

• self-guided learning activities

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For more information, contact us.