Grand Portage National Monument

National Monument · Minnesota

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Three log buildings with Lake and point of land in background.
Photo: NPS Photo

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Hours

Trails & Grounds

Usual hours: Trails & Grounds
Every daySunrise to Sunset

The Anishinaabe Oodena (Ojibwe Village), the grounds outside of the palisade, and the Mount Rose and Grand Portage trails are open daily year-round.

Historic Depot
Usual hours
Every dayClosed

The Historic Site is open from Memorial Day weekend, holidays included, through Columbus Day, and closed the rest of the year.

Heritage Center
Usual hours
Monday – Saturday9:00AM - 4:30PM
SundayClosed

The Heritage Center serves as the monument's visitor center for information and houses a museum about the Grand Portage Anishinaabe and fur trade era.

Visitor centers

Heritage Center Today: 9:00AM - 4:30PM

Heritage Center

Today: 9:00AM - 4:30PM (Transitional Hours, Oct 13 – Oct 24)

Usual hours

Usual hours: Heritage Center
Monday – Saturday9:00AM - 4:30PM
SundayClosed

Coming up:

  • Oct 25 – May 28: Fall & Winter Hours
  • Nov 11: Veteran's Day (closed)
  • Nov 26: Thanksgiving Day (closed)

The Heritage Center is also the Park Headquarters. Summer: open 9 am - 5 pm daily. Beginning Tuesday, October 13, 2026, the Heritage Center is open 9 am - 4:30 pm. Winter Hours start 10/25/2026: 9 am - 4:30 pm, closed Sundays and Federal holidays.

Visitor center page on nps.gov: Heritage Center

About this park

Travel into the past to discover the present. Explore the partnership between the Grand Portage Anishinaabe and the North West Company during the North American fur trade. Experience the sights and smells of a bustling depot reconstructed in its historic location. See how it shaped co-management with the NPS today. Follow pathways to the past to imagine a drum echo over Gichigami - Lake Superior.