Cradle Mountain visitor centre at night
Cradle Mountain visitor centre at night (photograph: Aaron Jones)

PWS visitor centre opening hours over the Christmas New Year period

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

Find out more

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

A list of opening hours are below.

The 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 to 4:00pm​

​Cradle Mountain

​​Open 

​8:00am to 5:30pm

​Fortescue Bay

Closed from 12.00pm on December 25 

​10:00am to 4:00pm


​​Freycinet​

​​Open from 9.00am - 4.00pm December 25


8:00am to 5​:00pm


Hastings Caves and Thermal Springs

​Closed 25 December

​9:00am- 5:00pm

Highfield Historic Site

​Closed 25 December

​9:30am to 4:30pm


​Huonville
Closed from 12.00pm,  December 24

Reopen  10.00am January 7


​Lake St Clair

​​Open 

​8:15 am to 4:45pm

​Maria Island

​Closed 25 December

​7:45am to 3:30pm

Mole Creek

​Closed 25 December

​9:30am to 4:30pm

Bookings for cave tours are​ essential

Mt Field

Closed from 4.00pm December 25 

9:00am to 5:00pm


Narawntapu

​​Closed 25 December

​9:00am - 4:00pm

Overland Track

(Booking Team)

Closed from 12.00pm 23 December to 9:00am 2 ​January 2025

Please contact Lake St Clair during this time



Park Entry

(Enquiry Team)

Closed from 12.00pm 23 December to 9:00am 2 January 2025

Passes can be purchased on​line​ or from any PWS visitor centre


​Tamar wetlands

Closed December 25 and 26

​Wednesday to Sunday 10:00am - 4:00pm

Three Capes Track​

(Booking Team)

Closed from 12.00pm 23 December to 9:00am 2 January 2025


Please contact the Port Arthur Information Centre on 03 6251 2371 during this time




Published 19/12/2024