PWS visitor centre opening hours over the Christmas-New Year period

Over the Christmas-New Year period some of our PWS visitor centres will have different opening hours.

A list of opening hours are below.

National parks will remain open at all times.

Please check our alerts page for any alerts that may affect your holiday travels.

Site	Status	Visitor centre opening hours
Arthur River	Open	9:00am-4:00pm
Cradle Mountain	Open	8:00am-5:30pm
Fortescue Bay	Closed from 12.00pm on 25 December	10:00am-4:00pm
Freycinet	Open from 9.00am - 4.00pm, 25 December	8:00am-5:00pm
Hastings Caves and Thermal Springs	Closed 25 December	Visitor centre: 9:00am-5:00pm Thermal pool area: 10.00am-4:00pm
Highfield Historic Site	Closed 25 December	9:30am to 4:30pm
Huonville	Closed from 12.00pm, 24 December Reopen 10.00am, 7 January
Lake St Clair	Open	8:15am-4:45pm
Maria Island	Closed 25 December	7:45am-3:30pm
Mole Creek	Closed 25 December	9:30am-4:30pm Bookings for cave tours are essential
Mount Field	Closed from 4.00pm, 25 December	9:00am-5:00pm
Narawntapu	Closed 25 December	9:00am-4:00pm
Tamar Wetlands	Closed December 25 and 26	Wednesday to Sunday 10:00am - 4:00pm

Published 24/12/2025

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