Aviation Trail, Inc.
A non-profit corporation in partnership with the
National Park Service
to promote Aviation Heritage
in the Dayton region
Home of the largest
private parachute collection.*
Visitor Center:
The Wright - Dunbar interpretive Center &
Aviation Trail Visitor Center
Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center • 16 South Williams Street • Dayton, OH 45402
Update of Nov. 20, 2025
Now Open 9 am to 4 pm
Wednesday Through Sunday
Closed Monday & Tuesday
Further updates will be posted for seasonal hours when available.
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 Wednesday through Sunday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Closed: Monday and Tuesday, and the following holidays: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
The phone number of the front desk at the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center is 937-345-0433
NPS Facebook page is at https://www.facebook.com/DaytonAviationNPS/
The NPS website contact page is at https://www.nps.gov/daav/contacts.htm
(The Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center, site 3b, is OPEN Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
Closed: Saturday - Sunday, and the following holidays: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
The National Park Service outdoor grounds, made up of the Wright Dunbar Interpretive Center, Wright Cycle Co. and Huffman Prairie Flying Field, will remain open dawn to dusk.
For the latest updates see https://www.nps.gov/daav/planyourvisit/hours.htm
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).
CLICK HERE for a parking map.
Dayton's National Park:
Hours: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Wednesday through Sunday
(closed Monday and Tuesday)
Closed: Saturday - Sunday, and the following holidays: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day*
https://www.nps.gov/daav/planyourvisit/hours.htm
Contact info for Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center:
For NPS details and seasonal date schedules see https://www.nps.gov/daav/planyourvisit/hours.htm
Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center front desk: 937-345-0433
*The park schedule may change due to inclement weather.
The above hours apply to the Wright Dunbar 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.
Looking for a place to dine near the Aviation Trail Visitor Center?
We are right next door to a unique local restaurant, The West Social Tap & Table on the opposite corner of S. Williams St. at 1100 W. Third.
