Events calendar

International Volunteer Day

Lake Mead National Recreation Area

Dec 6 8:30 am – 12:00 pm

Let's come together to celebrate International Volunteer Day by cleaning up trash and removing graffiti from a popular area of the park.

WNPA Bookstore Closed

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

Dec 6 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

WNPA Bookstore is closed until further notice Checkout their online store at www.wnpa.org

Fort Open to Plaza Access

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Dec 6 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

The public is invited inside the reconstruction of Bent’s Old Fort, entering through the zaguan gate and into the plaza. Park Rangers will be present to explain the features of the fort and its 20 th century reconstruction. Entry into the...

WNPA Bookstore Temporarily Closed

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

Dec 6 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

WNPA bookstore is temporarily closed.

Crackling Embers

Fort Union National Monument

Dec 6 10:00 am – 10:45 am

The tradition of storytelling around the campfire continues with your National Park Service! Experience this half-hour program of fire making along with historic tales, an intriguing story, or a spooky yarn along with a park ranger. Seating available...

Separating Legend from Fact: Mountain Men and Bent's Old Fort

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Dec 6 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

This program will attempt to separate fact from legend by discussing the Mountain Men, many of whom later became Traders and Hunters for Bent's Old Fort. We will show the difference between the Beaver Eras and Buffalo Eras of the Fur Trade and...

Ranger Program

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

Dec 6 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm

Visit the Visitor Center at Mission San José to explore a mission topic with a park ranger.

44th Annual Candlelight Tour

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Dec 6 5:00 pm – 8:45 pm

The 44th Annual Candlelight Tour is Friday and Saturday, December 5 and 6, 2025. Tours on December 5th will begin at 6:30 p.m. and leave every 15 minutes until 9 p.m. On Saturday, December 6th, the tours will start at 5 p.m. with the final tour...

Lamplight Tours of the Boyhood Home

Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park

Dec 6 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

In conjunction with Johnson City's community celebration of "Lights Spectacular," the LBJ Boyhood Home will be open for lamplight tours from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, November 28 and Saturdays, November 29, December 6, 13, and 20. National...