White-Nose Syndrome / Cave Permit
Please Do Not bring clothing or caving gear used in caves or mines outside of Lava Beds into our caves. This will help slow the spread of white-nose syndrome, a bat disease that is killing bats outside of the park.
Lava Beds National Monument
Alerts
Operating hours
Lava Beds National Monument
The park is open 24 hours a day, year-round.
The visitor center is typically only closed on Christmas Day but will sometimes temporarily close in the winter due to weather or maintenance. Temporary closures are usually posted as an alert and/or on our social media.
For visitor center hours please the Visitor Center section below.