Facility Hours

St. Joe State Park

2025-2026 State Holidays

On the following days (actual or observed), staff will not be available and park buildings will be closed: Thanksgiving Day; Nov. 28, 2025; Christmas Eve; Christmas Day; New Year’s Eve; New Year’s Day; Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Lincoln’s Birthday; and Washington's Birthday.

Know Before You Go: Park and Site Status Map

For temporary closures related to weather, stewardship activities and maintenance, as well as temporary trail closures, please visit our Park and Site Status Map.

Park Grounds

Gates to day-use areas, which include the off-road vehicle riding area, lakes and Pim day-use area, open and close at these times. Trailheads, including paved bicycle/walking trails and equestrian trails, close at sunset.

April through September (On-Season)
7 a.m. to 8 p.m., daily

October through March (Off-Season)
7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily

Monsanto Lake Beach

Beach closed for the season

ORV Contact Station

  • Summer Hours (On-Season)
    April through September
    7 a.m. to 6 p.m., daily
  • Winter Hours (Off-Season)
    October through March
    7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays 

ORV Staging Area

  • Summer Hours (On-Season)
    April through September 
    7 a.m. to 8 p.m., daily 
    ORV sales stop at 6 p.m.
    Permits must be purchased two hours prior to riding area closure.
  • Winter Hours (Off-Season)
    October through March
    7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily 
    ORV sales stop at 3 p.m. 
    Permits must be purchased two hours prior to riding area closure. 

Park Office - St. Joe

Summer Hours (On-Season)
April through September
Noon to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday
Closed Saturdays and Sundays

Winter Hours (Off-Season)
October through March
7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday
Closed Saturdays and Sundays

Pim Lake Beach

Beach closed for the season