Portions of the South Unit Scenic Loop Drive and North Unit Scenic Road may be closed in winter due to snow and ice. Click here to check the status of park roads.
VISITOR CENTERS:
South Unit Visitor Center Open daily all year 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. MT with extended hours during the summer
Closures - Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day
Painted Canyon Visitor Center Open April 1 - November 11
Hours 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. MT with extended hours during the summer
North Unit Visitor Center Open daily mid-April to mid-October
Rest of year open Friday, Saturday, & Sunday
Hours 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. CT
Closures - Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
CAMPGROUNDS:
Cottonwood Campground Open all year. Limited services from October 1 to mid-May. Fees collected year-round.
Juniper Campground Open all year. Limited services from October 1 to mid-May.
Did You Know?
Prairie dogs are often persecuted for their apparent destructiveness to the plants in their towns. Although they do keep the grass's growth to a minimum, the rodent's foraging habits promote the growth of forbs, upon which other grazing animals such as bison, elk, deer, horses, and pronghorns feed.
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