National Historical Park · Guam

War In The Pacific National Historical Park

War in the Pacific National Historical Park was established to commemorate the bravery and sacrifice of those participating in the campaigns of the Pacific Theater of World War II and to conserve and interpret outstanding natural, scenic, and historic values and objects of the island of Guam.

Free to enterOpen 24 hours a day1 visitor center
Photos: National Park Service
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Limited access to areas at Asan Beach.
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Alerts

  • Caution
    Limited access to areas at Asan Beach.

    Due to the impacts of Typhoon Sinlaku, areas of Asan Beach remain inaccessible. Visitors should use caution when walking to the beach area and stay out of damaged areas.

Fees & passes

Free. No entrance fee here.

Hours

Asan Beach UnitDaily · All Day
Asan Bay OverlookDaily · All Day
Piti GunsDaily · All Day
Ga'an PointDaily · All Day
Apaca PointDaily · All Day
War in the Pacific National Historical Park Visitor Center
Varies by day ▾
monday
Closed
tuesday
9:00AM - 4:00PM
wednesday
9:00AM - 4:00PM
thursday
9:00AM - 4:00PM
friday
9:00AM - 4:00PM
saturday
9:00AM - 4:00PM
sunday
Closed

When to go

Month by month, 1979 to 2025 →

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

Visits by month with average temperature, precipitation, War In The Pacific010k20k30k40kJanuary: 29,117 visits on average, 80.6°FJanFebruary: 28,528 visits on average, 80.5°FFebMarch: 34,112 visits on average, 81.3°FMarApril: 32,946 visits on average, 82.5°FAprMay: 38,889 visits on average, 83.2°FMayJune: 34,078 visits on average, 83.4°FJunJuly: 34,264 visits on average, 82.5°FJulAugust: 31,941 visits on average, 81.8°FAugSeptember: 30,960 visits on average, 81.8°FSepOctober: 28,624 visits on average, 82.1°FOctNovember: 31,029 visits on average, 82.5°FNovDecember: 32,506 visits on average, 81.8°FDecJanuary: 80.6°F averageFebruary: 80.5°F averageMarch: 81.3°F averageApril: 82.5°F averageMay: 83.2°F averageJune: 83.4°F averageJuly: 82.5°F averageAugust: 81.8°F averageSeptember: 81.8°F averageOctober: 82.1°F averageNovember: 82.5°F averageDecember: 81.8°F average80°F90°FVisitsRain, inches0.0 in10 in20 inJanuary: 5.34 in precipitationFebruary: 4.15 in precipitationMarch: 2.77 in precipitationApril: 3.50 in precipitationMay: 4.45 in precipitationJune: 6.51 in precipitationJuly: 12.25 in precipitationAugust: 17.66 in precipitationSeptember: 15.17 in precipitationOctober: 12.73 in precipitationNovember: 8.29 in precipitationDecember: 5.30 in precipitation
Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at Guam Intl AP, 8 miles from the park's reference point at 254 feet, station GQW00041415 in the NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals. The lower panel is monthly rain from the same station, which records under an inch of snow a year.

See every month and year since 1979.

Visitor centers

  • T. Stell Newman Visitor Center ↗Passport stamp

    Start your visit to War in the Pacific National Historical Park with a stop at the T. Stell Newman Visitor Center. Named after the park’s first superintendent, the Visitor Center is home to a museum and theater.

Limited data for this unit

No campgrounds, no webcams 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.

Explore

Things to do

  • Asan Ridge Trail Hike45-60 Minutes

    Explore Asan Ridge for its historical and natural wonders as well as majestic vistas.

    Opens on the Park Service site
  • Piti Guns Hike20-30 Minutes

    Hike in a tropical jungle and explore the history of World War II on Guam.

    Opens on the Park Service site

Films

How to Access the Voices of Guåhan (Guam) Oral History Tour on the NPS App. · 0.7 min · on NPS.gov ↗
77th Division Lands of Guam · 0.3 min · on NPS.gov ↗

National Park Service productions, public domain.

Map

Interactive map by the National Park Service

On the National Register nearby

Guam on Register Atlas →

Public land nearby

All of it on Wilderness Atlas →
National Wildlife Refuge · 13.5 mi
Guam National Wildlife Refuge
FWS23,758 acres

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.

National park guidebooks

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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject.

Reference

Wildlife

29
Bird species
9
Mammal species
1
Species seen this month

Seen this monthMariana Flying-fox 1×Research-grade observations within 25 km, last 30 days, via iNaturalist

Full checklist: 29 birds, 9 mammals
Birds

Raptors & owlsblack kite

Waterfowl & waderschinese bittern

Shorebirds & seabirdsBar-tailed Godwit · Black-bellied Plover · Bristle-thighed Curlew · Great Frigatebird · Sanderling · Wedge-tailed Shearwater · common sandpiper

Gamebirds & dovesIsland collared-dove · Rock Dove · blue-breasted quail

Also on the checklistBlack Francolin · Brown Noddy · Dulili · Grey-tailed Tattler · Lu'ao Talisai · Luʻao · Mariana common moorhen · Mariana swiftlet · Wandering Tattler · black drongo · chuchuko atilong · chunge' · dulili · eurasian sparrow · fagpi apaka · gray-faced buzzard · kalalang

Mammals

Small mammalsAsian house rat · Asian house shrew · Polynesian rat · house mouse · norway rat

Also on the checklistDomestic Cat · babui'n halomtano · binadu · domestic dog

Weather & climate

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=13.443563908000044&lon=144.77762780500007

Questions people ask

Does War In The Pacific charge an entrance fee?

No. War In The Pacific is free to enter.

Source: National Park Service

Is War In The Pacific open year-round?

Yes. The grounds are open 24 hours a day, year-round.

Source: National Park Service

Is anything closed at War In The Pacific right now?

1 active alert as of October 14, 2026: Limited access to areas at Asan Beach.

Source: Alerts

How busy is War In The Pacific?

397,733 recreation visits in 2025, number 129 of 387 units that report visitation.

Source: Most visited parks

What is the weather like at War In The Pacific?

Https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=13.443563908000044&lon=144.77762780500007

Source: Weather & climate

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