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Lava Beds National Monument Facilities
Open All Year
Memorial Day - Labor Day 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Summer)
Fall, Winter, Spring: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (with occasional short closures at mid-day)
South end of park, 9 miles from the north entrance booth.
Christmas Day
Education Outreach programs upon request; Ranger guided walks and talks are available during the summer months.
The new Visitor Center provides a gift shop, natural and cultural history exibits, and an informative video.
Restrooms, water fountain, picnic area, and vending machines.
Maine ocean islands provide the only nesting sites for Atlantic puffins in the United States. Eastern Egg Rock in the midcoast region, Seal Island and Matinicus Rock at the mouth of Penobscot Bay, and Machias Seal Island and Petit Manan Island off the downeast coast provide habitat for more than 4,000 puffins each summer.