Gateway Arch National Park

National Park · Missouri

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looking up at the curve of the Gateway Arch against the sky
Photo: NPS Photo/Sue Ford

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Hours

Gateway Arch Visitor Center, Museum, and Ride to the Top

Usual hours: Gateway Arch Visitor Center, Museum, and Ride to the Top
Every day9:00AM - 6:00PM

Coming up:

  • Nov 28: Closed Nov. 28, Thanksgiving Day (closed)

The Gateway Arch is open year-round, closed only on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. Summer Hours (9am-6pm, Sunday through Thursday and 9am-8pm Friday and Saturday) run the Friday before Memorial Day through Labor Day weekend and are the primary visitor season. During Regular Hours (the day after Labor Day through Friday before Memorial Day) we are open from 9am to 6pm. Around the holidays we occasionally have extended hours.

Gateway Arch Grounds
Usual hours
Every day5:00AM - 11:00PM

The park grounds are open daily, year round.

Old Courthouse
Usual hours
Every day9:00AM - 5:00PM

The Old Courthouse renovation is complete, and it is now open to the public.

Visitor centers

Gateway Arch Visitor Center Today: 9:00AM - 6:00PM

Gateway Arch Visitor Center

Today: 9:00AM - 6:00PM (Winter Hours, from Labor Day until Memorial Day, Sep 6 – May 31)

Usual hours

Usual hours: Gateway Arch Visitor Center
Every day9:00AM - 6:00PM

Coming up:

  • Nov 26: Thanksgiving Day (closed)
  • Nov 27 – Nov 29: Extended Thanksgiving Weekend Hours

The most popular time to visit the Gateway Arch is in the summer when visiting hours are extended. If you are visiting in the winter, please see the exception below for winter hours.

Visitor center page on nps.gov: Gateway Arch Visitor Center

Old Courthouse

Old Courthouse

Usual hours: Old Courthouse
Every day9:00AM - 5:00PM

Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Years Day.

Visitor center page on nps.gov: Old Courthouse

About this park

Gateway Arch National Park commemorates President Jefferson’s vision of a continental nation, the individuals and cultural groups who helped shape its history, St. Louis’ role in westward expansion, and Dred and Harriet Scott, who sued for their freedom in the Old Courthouse.