VI · Pacific Islands & Caribbean · 2026 exact answer
The park itself is always open at Virgin Islands: what applies in 2026?
Direct answer
The park itself is always open; only the visitor center has hours
Exact conditions
- Status
- Not required; the stated access rule still applies
- Applies to
- all visitors
- Place or corridor
- Whole park; Cruz Bay Visitor Center
- Effective dates
- January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026
- Release model
- first come
Exceptions and limits
- Cruz Bay Visitor Center: Monday-Thursday 8:15 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Friday 8:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- Visitor center closed weekends, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
- Trunk Bay's fee window is sunrise to sunset.
Official source
National Park Service · reviewed August 27, 2026
Virgin Islands National Park is always open! The Visitor Center and store are open from 8:15 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday - Thursday and 8:15 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on Fridays. It is closed on weekends, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
NPS operating-hours dataset for Virgin Islands (schedule 186, 'All Park')