Open year round except Christmas, December 25.

Park hours are currently 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST).

Painted Desert Visitor Center is open 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. MST.
Rainbow Forest Museum is open 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. MST.
Painted Desert Inn National Historic Landmark (a museum and bookstore only) is open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. MST year-round.

Park and Visitor Center hours are subject to change.

Hour Changes for 2009

January 1–February 28    8am to 5pm

March 1–May 9              7am to 6pm

May 10–September 7      7am to 7pm

September 8–October 24 7am to 6pm

October 25–December 31 8am to 5pm

Winter Driving Notice: Directive #641 Safety and Emergency Actions Road Closure Policy states:
To provide a safe experience for park visitors, it is the policy of the park to limit access to areas of the park deemed unsafe. During periods of snow or ice accumulation the park road may be closed for a portion of, or the whole, day. When it is deemed safe by maintenance staff clearing the roadway, the park road will be re-opened for travel.

For information on park access during winter storms, call (928) 524-6228 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. MST.

Note: Arizona does not observe Daylight Savings Time, remaining on Mountain Standard Time year-round. For example, in the summer months, during Daylight Savings Time, the time in Arizona and California is the same, with New Mexico and the Navajo Reservation one hour ahead.

Daylight Savings Time in 2008 begins March 9 and ends November 2.