Last updated: January 24, 2024
Thing to Do
Get Started at the Visitor Center
NPS Photo / John Tobiason
Get Started
Pick up the official national park map and guide and download the mobile app, stamp your Passport, and find the activity books to become Junior Rangers.
You can watch Adventure and Great Undertakings: Herbert Hoover's Childhood in West Branch in the theater or at home by following the link!
Then, enjoy exploring!
Bookstore & National Parks Passes
Books, educational items, and gifts are available for purchase from the Eastern National Bookstore inside the Visitor Center.
Rangers issue free federal recreation lands passes (Access, Military, and 4th Grade passes) at the visitor center. Senior and Annual passes are not sold at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site.
Details
Duration
30-60 Minutes
Allow yourself about 30 minutes in the Visitor Center.
Activity
Museum Exhibits
The Visitor Center is currently closed. An information table with the Passport cancellation stamp, Junior Ranger program, and a variety of brochures is set up next to the entrance each day from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Start your visit at the Visitor Center, where park rangers are available to answer questions and help you get oriented.
Pick up the official national park map and guide and download the mobile app or borrow a tablet. Stamp your Passport To Your National Parks. Children can get started on their activity books to become Junior Rangers.
Visit the exhibit Herbert Hoover, West Branch's Native Son, which tells about Herbert Hoover's childhood and his later involvement in developing the historic site. View the 12-minute film Adventure & Great Undertakings: Herbert Hoover's Childhood in West Branch, which is played on request. Artwork by artists-in-residence are also on display.
Books, educational items, and gifts are available for purchase from the Eastern National Bookstore inside the Visitor Center.
Then, enjoy exploring the park!
Pets Allowed
No
Activity Fee
No
Entrance fees may apply, see Fees & Passes information.
Location
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Reservations
No
Season
Year Round
Time of Day
Day
The Visitor Center is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily.
Accessibility Information
The Visitor Center and its restrooms are wheelchair accessible. Visitors may borrow a wheelchair. The 12-minute film Adventure and Great Undertakings is captioned.
Visitor Center
Start your visit at the Visitor Center, where park rangers are available to answer questions and help you get oriented. Allow yourself about 30 minutes in the Visitor Center, which is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily.
Physical Address
110 Parkside DriveWest Branch, IA 52358
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 607West Branch, IA 52358
Take exit 254 off Interstate 80 to West Branch, Iowa. The Visitor Center is 0.3 mile north of Interstate 80.
- Accessible Rooms
- Audio Description
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
- Baby Changing Station
- Benches/Seating
- Bicycle - Rack
- Captioned Media
- Cellular Signal
- Fire Extinguisher
- First Aid Kit Available
- Gifts/Souvenirs/Books
- Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits
- Information
- Information - Maps Available
- Information - Ranger/Staff Member Present
- Information Kiosk/Bulletin Board
- Internet/WiFi Available
- Open Captioning
- Parking - Auto
- Recycling
- Restroom
- Restroom - Accessible
- Tactile Exhibit
- Trash/Litter Receptacles
- Water - Bottle-Filling Station
- Water - Drinking/Potable
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Wheelchairs Available
Email Address
Phone Numbers
- Voice phone number
(319) 643-2541 - TTY phone number
(319) 643-2594 - Fax number
(319) 643-7864
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NPS Photo / John Tobiason
NPS Photo / John Tobiason