Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site

Wóshdę́ę́, please come in where the squeaky wooden floors greet your entry into the oldest operating Trading Post on the Navajo Nation. As your eyes adjust to the dim light in the "bullpen", you'll find you've just entered a mercantile. Hubbell's in Ganado has been selling goods and trading Native American Art since 1878. Discover Hubbell Trading Post NHS, sheep, rugs, jewelry and so much more...

Photos: National Park Service

Alerts

  • Caution
    Weather Advisory and Storm Warnings

    The park may have delayed openings or closures in the event of severe weather. Travel may not be recommended during these times. Please check local forecasts. We appreciate your understanding.

Fees & passes

Free. No entrance fee here.

Hours

Park entrance Winter hours
Varies by day ▾
monday
8:00AM - 5:00PM
tuesday
8:00AM - 5:00AM
wednesday
8:00AM - 5:00AM
thursday
8:00AM - 5:00PM
friday
8:00AM - 5:00AM
saturday
8:00AM - 5:00PM
sunday
8:00AM - 5:00PM
Park Entrance, Summer hours
Varies by day ▾
monday
8:00AM - 6:00PM
tuesday
8:00AM - 6:00PM
wednesday
8:00AM - 6:00PM
thursday
8:00AM - 6:00PM
friday
8:00AM - 6:00PM
saturday
8:00AM - 6:00PM
sunday
8:00AM - 6:00AM

Park entrance Winter hours: hours by date. Standard hours apply on every date not listed.

DatesHours
Standard hoursNow
sun
8:00AM - 5:00PM
mon
8:00AM - 5:00PM
tue
8:00AM - 5:00AM
wed
8:00AM - 5:00AM
thu
8:00AM - 5:00PM
fri
8:00AM - 5:00AM
sat
8:00AM - 5:00PM
Nov 26, 2026Thanksgiving ClosureClosed
Dec 25, 2026Christmas ClosureClosed
Jan 1, 2027New Year's Day ClosureClosed

September draws the most visits here and February the fewest, averaged over 2021 to 2025.

Visits by month with average temperature, Hubbell Trading Post02.0k4.0k6.0kJanuary: 2,513 visits on average, 31.0°FJanFebruary: 2,413 visits on average, 34.8°FFebMarch: 3,295 visits on average, 42.2°FMarApril: 3,454 visits on average, 48.1°FAprMay: 4,048 visits on average, 56.7°FMayJune: 3,969 visits on average, 66.9°FJunJuly: 4,183 visits on average, 72.6°FJulAugust: 4,019 visits on average, 71.2°FAugSeptember: 4,851 visits on average, 64.4°FSepOctober: 4,285 visits on average, 51.7°FOctNovember: 3,153 visits on average, 39.9°FNovDecember: 3,234 visits on average, 31.0°FDecJanuary: 31.0°F averageFebruary: 34.8°F averageMarch: 42.2°F averageApril: 48.1°F averageMay: 56.7°F averageJune: 66.9°F averageJuly: 72.6°F averageAugust: 71.2°F averageSeptember: 64.4°F averageOctober: 51.7°F averageNovember: 39.9°F averageDecember: 31.0°F average30°F40°F50°F60°F70°F80°FVisits
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at Ganado, under a mile from the park's reference point at 6,340 feet, station USC00023303 in the NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals.

See every month and year since 1979.

Visitor centers

  • Hubbell Trading Post NHS Visitor Center ↗

    The visitor center is located east of the trading post. Interpretive exhibits on Hubbell family, the Long Walk, weaving, and a children's trading post are located inside. Ask for brochures and other informational leaflets. Guided tour tickets for the Hubbell Home are available.

Limited data for this unit

No campgrounds, no webcams, no things to do or events in Park Service data. What is here comes from the official page. The rest lives there.

Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the Park Service publishes the data.

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Map

Interactive map by the National Park Service

Distances are approximate. Wilderness Atlas publishes a center point and an acreage for each area rather than a boundary, so each area is treated here as a circle of the same size and the figure is the gap to that circle.

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Reference

Wildlife

109
Bird species
39
Mammal species
Full checklist: 99 birds, 38 mammals
Birds

Raptors & owlsAmerican Kestrel · Bald Eagle · Cooper's Hawk · Golden Eagle · Peregrine Falcon · Red-tailed Hawk · Sharp-shinned Hawk · Turkey Vulture

Waterfowl & wadersAmerican Coot · Cinnamon Teal · Great Blue Heron · Great Egret · Green Heron · Ring-necked Duck · White-faced Ibis

Shorebirds & seabirdsKilldeer · Ring-billed Gull · Wilson's Phalarope

Gamebirds & dovesCommon Pigeon · Mourning Dove · White-winged Dove

WoodpeckersHairy Woodpecker · Lewis' Woodpecker · Northern Flicker · Red-naped Sapsucker · Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Hummingbirds & swiftsBlack-chinned Hummingbird · Broad-tailed Hummingbird · Rufous Hummingbird

Also on the checklistAmerican Bushtit · American Cliff Swallow · American Crow · American Goldfinch · American Robin · Ash-throated Flycatcher · Barn Swallow · Bewick's Wren · Black-headed Grosbeak · Blue-gray Gnatcatcher · Brewer's Blackbird · Brown-headed Cowbird · Bulock's Oriole · Cassin's Finch · Cassin's Kingbird · Cedar Waxwing · Chipping Sparrow · Common Grackle · Common Nighthawk · Common Starling · Cordilleran Flycatcher · Dark-eyed Junco · Evening Grosbeak · Florida Scrub Jay · Gadwall · Great-tailed Grackle · Greater Roadrunner · Horned Lark · House Finch · House Sparrow · Indigo Bunting · Juniper Titmouse · Lazuli Bunting · Lesser Goldfinch · Lincoln's Sparrow · Mallard · Mountain Chickadee · Northern Mockingbird · Northern Raven · Northern Rough-winged Swallow · Northern Shoveler · Olive-sided Flycatcher · Phainopepla · Pine Siskin · Pinyon Jay · Plumbeous Vireo · Purple Finch · Red-winged Blackbird · Ruby-crowned Kinglet · Sage Thrasher · Say's Phoebe · Song Sparrow · Spotted Towhee · Townsend's Solitaire · Tree Swallow · Violet-green Swallow · Warbling Vireo · Western Bluebird · Western Kingbird · Western Meadowlark · Western Scrub-Jay · Western Tanager · Western Wood Pewee · White-breasted Nuthatch · White-crowned Sparrow · White-throated Sparrow · Willow Flycatcher · Yellow-breasted Chat · Yellow-headed Blackbird · blue grosbeak

Mammals

Small mammalsAudubon's Cottontail · Black-tailed Jack Rabbit · Botta's Pocket Gopher · Brush Deermouse · Canyon Deermouse · Deer Mouse · Gunnison's Prairie Dog · Northern Grasshopper Mouse · Ord's Kangaroo Rat · Piñon Deermouse · Rock Squirrel · Silky Pocket Mouse · Spotted Ground Squirrel · Stephen's Woodrat · Western Harvest Mouse · White-tailed Antelope Squirrel · White-throated Woodrat · common porcupine

PredatorsAmerican Badger · Bobcat · Common Gray Fox · Coyote · Cross Fox · Desert Fox · Striped Skunk · common raccoon

Hoofed mammalsMule Deer

BatsBig Brown Bat · Big Free-tailed Bat · Brazilian Free-tailed Bat · California Myotis · Fringed Myotis · Hoary Bat · Long-legged Myotis · Pallid Bat · Small-footed Myotis · Yuma Myotis · mule-eared bat

Weather & climate

Spring is normally windy. Summer can reach into high 90s with thunderstorms beginning in July into August. Fall is cooling off. Last couple of Winters have been dry and with a couple of inches of snow.

Questions people ask

Does Hubbell Trading Post charge an entrance fee?

No. Hubbell Trading Post is free to enter.

Source: National Park Service

What are the hours at Hubbell Trading Post?

Hours differ by day of the week. The full schedule is under Hours on this page. Dated exceptions are listed under Hours.

Source: National Park Service

Is anything closed at Hubbell Trading Post right now?

1 active alert as of October 14, 2026: Weather Advisory and Storm Warnings.

Source: Alerts

How busy is Hubbell Trading Post?

45,207 recreation visits in 2025, number 271 of 387 units that report visitation.

Source: Most visited parks

Is there cell service at Hubbell Trading Post?

At the park's reference point, FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE and AT&T 4G LTE. No reported coverage for T-Mobile. Coverage inside the park varies by location.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

What is the weather like at Hubbell Trading Post?

Spring is normally windy. Summer can reach into high 90s with thunderstorms beginning in July into August.

Source: Weather & climate

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