Visitor Center:
The Wright - Dunbar interpretive Center &
Aviation Trail Visitor Center



Update of April 21, 2021
INDOOR FACILITIES NOW OPEN
16 South Williams Street
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 225-7705
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 have re-opened indoor facilities for visitors on April 21, 2021 after being suspended as of Dec. 3. The special hours will be 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily. Prior to this, the outdoor spaces have been open, and will continue to be so. The park phone number is (937) 225-7705.
For other sites on the Aviation Trail, see the posting on the "Aviation Blog" page on this website for their status. Status is subject to change on a day-to-day basis.
PLEASE NOTE:
Current hours are 10 AM to 5 PM daily.
The hours listed below are the normal hours for summer and winter, but during the current COVID-19 precautions, these are not applicable. The hours listed above will apply.
Dayton's National Park Summer Hours:
Hours: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
*Open every day -- Sunday through Saturday
Summer Hours - from March through October
2020 Summer Hours begin on Sunday, March 1, 2020
Dayton's National Park Winter Hours:
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CLOSED on Mondays and Tuesdays
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Open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Wednesday through Sunday
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Winter Hours for 2020-2021 will begin in Nov. of 2020 and continue through February of 2021
Closed on the following holidays: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
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.
*The park schedule changes due to inclement weather and seasonal hours during the fall/ winter months.
The above hours apply to both Wright Dunbar Interpretive Center
and Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center.
* During inclement weather, Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park follows the opening/closure decisions of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. For up to date operating status information during inclement weather, visit the WPAFB Operating Status page. This information is updated daily. You can also call (937) 225-7705 for more information.
Travel Note - Third St. Bridge closure:
The Third Street Bridge will be CLOSED beginning Jan. 1, 2020 until approximately Oct. 2021. Visitors can use the Fifth St. Bridge or the Salem Ave. Bridge as detours from downtown Dayton. Follow detour signs, or see info in the footer below.