Facility Hours

Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site

2025-2026 State Holidays

On the following days (actual or observed), staff will not be available and site 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.

HISTORIC SITE GROUNDS

Sunrise to sunset, daily, year-round

Historic Site Office - Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home

April through October (On-Season)

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday

Closed Sunday and Monday (except for the Monday of Memorial Day weekend and the Sunday of Labor Day weekend)

November through March (Off-Season)

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday

Closed Sunday and Monday

There may be times when staff is unavailable. Please contact the site at 660-963-2525 for availability.

Pershing Boyhood Home

GUIDED TOURS

Guided tours are temporarily unavailable due to construction.

Pershing Memorial Museum and Leadership Archives

April through October (On-Season)

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday

Closed Sunday and Monday (except for the Monday of Memorial Day weekend and the Sunday of Labor Day weekend)

November through March (Off-Season)

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday

Closed Sunday and Monday

There may be times when staff is unavailable. Please contact the site at 660-963-2525 for availability.

Prairie Mound School

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, year-round

Closed Sunday and Monday