Operating Hours & Seasons

Start your park experience by visiting the visitor center.

NPS Photo/Stan Ford 2016

Even with more than 400 NPS units for you to visit, we think a stop at Pecos NHP is well worth your while! Visit the Things to Do page to help plan your visit to us!

Summer Hours
From Memorial Day (late May) until Labor Day (early September), the park is open every day from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Please note that the Visitor Center is only open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Effective 7/31/22: The Visitor Center will be open 8:30 am to 4:00 pm for the remainder of the summer of 2022.

Winter Hours
From Labor Day (early September) until Memorial Day (late May), the park is open from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
Please note that the Visitor Center is only open from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm.

All visitors must be prepared to leave by the time the park closes.

Pecos National Historical Park is open every day except for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.

Fees

Entrance to the park is free.

Camping

Although camping is not allowed on the grounds at Pecos National Historical Park, campgrounds are located in the Santa Fe National Forest just north of the park on NM highway 63. For more information about camping and other permits from the Forest Service, contact: Pecos District Ranger Station, Box 429, Pecos, NM 87552 or call [phone].