Now Open 10 am to 4 pm Seven Days a Week

Site #’s 1a, 1b, and 1c:

The Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center and Aviation Trail Visitor Center, Aviation Trail Parachute Museum and the Wright Cycle Company are currently open for visitors seven days a week from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. 

The park phone number is (937) 225-7705.

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park - Announcement, July 19, 2022

Operations Notice: Consistent with CDC guidance regarding areas of substantial or high transmission, visitors to Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, regardless of vaccination status, are required to wear a mask inside all park buildings. We would like to thank you for your patience and commitment in protecting our staff, our visitors, and yourself.

Additional details are available at www.nps.gov/coronavirus

Follow the transmission areas of the communities you are traveling to: http://ow.ly/vHH650JZrQT

For other sites on the Aviation Trail, check with each site before travelling:
Visiting days and hours vary for the sites on the Aviation Trail. Each individual site sets its own visiting schedule, which may sometimes fluctuate. Changes may occur on a day-to-day basis due to circumstances. Before traveling to a site on the Aviation Trail, please be sure to verify that site’s status by calling the number shown in the site’s listing on the Trail Sites page and by checking the site’s own website or other contact information. (Links and contact information are shown in the description of each site on the Trail Sites page).

Dayton's National Park Summer Hours:

Hours: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

 •Open every day --  Sunday through Saturday

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Dayton's National Park Winter Hours:

• CLOSED on Mondays and Tuesdays

• Open 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Wednesday through Sunday

Closed on the following holidays: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.

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For details and seasonal date schedules see https://www.nps.gov/daav/planyourvisit/hours.htm

and https://www.facebook.com/DaytonAviationNPS/

or please call (937) 225-7705 for the current park schedule. 

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*The park schedule changes due to inclement weather and seasonal hours during the fall/ winter months.

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The above hours apply to the Wright Dunbar Interpretive Center.

Travel Note - Third St. Bridge is now open.

The Third Street Bridge that was closed for reconstruction as of Jan. 1, 2020 has now opened for traffic as of December 2, 2021. Visitors no longer need to use a detour.