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  How do I get to the various park units?

Directions to Park Units: From A.B. Won-Pat International Airport

Fonte Plateau: This is the site of a former Japanese Naval Communications Center. From the airport, travel down Route 10A to the intersection of Marine Corps Corps Drive (Route 1). Turn left and travel south along Marine Corps Corps Drive for approximately 5 miles. At the intersection of Marine Corps Corps Drive (Route 1) and Route 6 (Adelup Point), turn left onto Route 6. Travel up this road approximately 1.5 miles, and the park unit is located on the right.

Asan Bay Overlook: This site contains a Memorial Wall in honor of Chamorros and Americans who died on Guam during the war years and the Son’s of Guam Pearl Harbor Memorial. From the airport, travel down Route 10A to the intersection of Marine Corps Corps Drive (Route 1). Turn left and travel south along Marine Corps Corps Drive for approximately 5 miles. At the intersection of Marine Corps Drive and Route 6 (Adelup Point), turn left onto Route 6. Travel up this road approximately 4 miles and the park unit is located on the right.

Asan Beach Unit: This site was the landing site of the 3rd Marine Corps Division in the recapture of Guam, July 21, 1944. From the airport, travel down Route 10A to the intersection of Marine Corps Drive (Route 1). Turn left and travel south along Marine Corps Drive for approximately 6.5 miles to Asan. The park unit will be on the oceanside.

Piti Guns Unit: This site has a quarter mile trail up the cliff-side leading to three Japanese coastal defense guns. From the airport, travel down Route 10A to the intersection of Marine Corps Drive (Route 1). Turn left and travel south along Marine Corps Drive for approximately 7.5 miles. Turn left on J.M.Tuncap Street, located right after the 7-eleven. Drive to the end of the street and turn right at the stop sign. Take the very next left onto Father Mel Street and park on the right under the monkey pod tree next to the church social hall. The trail head is just behind the wayside exhibit panel at the base of the hill.

Apaca Point: This site was part of the area for the landing of the southern forces in the recapture of Guam, July 21, 1944. From the airport, travel down Route 10A to the intersection of Marine Corps Drive (Route 1). Turn left and travel south along Marine Corps Drive for approximately 13 miles. The road will end at the front gates of the Navy base. Turn left onto Route 2 and travel south for approximately 2 miles, there will be a Y in the road. Take the Y on the right, drive to the stop sign. The park unit is right across the road.

Ga'an Point: This site was part of the areas for the landing of the southern forces in the recapture of Guam, July 21, 1944. From the airport, travel down Route 10A to the intersection of Marine Corps Drive (Route 1). Turn left and travel south along Marine Corps Drive for approximately 13 miles. The road will end at the front gates of the Navy base. Turn left onto Route 2 and travel south for approximately 3.5 miles. The park unit is located on the oceanside, right after the fire station.

What are your hours of operation?

Apaca Point, Ga’an Point, and Piti Guns are open to the public (restrooms are open 8am -3pm). Asan Bay Overlook is open Sunday through Saturday, 8:00 am to 3:00pm. Asan Beach Unit is open for motor cars and vehicles from 7am - 3pm and is open for pedestrian traffic 24 hours a day. The restrooms at the Asan Beach Unit are open from 7am-3pm. For more information, please call the park at (671) 472- 7240.

Is there a museum or contact facility?

At this time War in the Pacific NHP has no museum or contact facility. Some of the older maps on the web site or some of War in the Pacific NHP’s older publications may make reference to the T. Stell Newman Visitor Center, the museum, or the War in the Pacific administrative offices. Unfortunately, the devastation from Supertyphoon Pongsona forced War in the Pacific NHP to evacuate the Haloda building and thereby inevitably closed the T. Stell Newman Visitor Center, the bookstore, and the museum.

Where are your administrative offices located?

Currently, our administrative offices are temporarily located within the park’s maintenance facility at 460 North Marine Corps Drive, Piti, Guam, 96915. The main number for our administrative offices is (671) 472- 7240- At this location there are NO visitor services available.

Who do I contact if I want to reserve a picnic area at the park, have a special event in the park, or have professional or commercial photographs taken within the park?

Please contact Liz Cruz, Park Ranger, at (671) 472- 7240 (x 236).

Who do I contact if I would like to participate in a park tour or if I would like to schedule for War in the Pacific rangers to give an informative presentation to my school, agency, or organization?

Please contact Liz Cruz or Anita Cruz at (671) 472- 7240 (x 236).

Who do I contact if I want to purchase WWII books or media?

Our bookstore, which was once located in the Haloda building, is closed until further notice. Specific titles may be requested by contacting Cindy Rapadas, the Arizona Museum Memorial Association’s regional manager for Guam and Saipan, at (671) 472- 7240 (ext. 234) or by going through the Arizona Museum Memorial Association’s website at

http://www.arizonamemorial.org/cgi-bin/catalog/bookstore|usarph.db?PROG:action=init

What do I do if I specific questions about WWII in the Pacific?

While we will do are best to help you with any questions you may have, extensive damage from Supertyphoon Pongsona has inevitably and unavoidably forced the closure of our research library. Considering almost all the historical resources we would use to answer specific inquiries remain in dead storage and are inaccessible at this time, we might not be able to answer all information requests until we are once again able to access our research library, our museum collection, our files, or our other historical resources. Please email WAPA_Administration@nps.gov and they will direct your inquires to the appropriate person.

 
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