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The National Park Service site for the USS Arizona Memorial and the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. The grounds and museums are free. The boat program to the memorial needs a Recreation.gov reservation.
- Access
- Reservation or ticket
- Cost
- Mixed resident / visitor cost
- Difficulty
- No agency rating copied
- Effort
- Gentle
- Audience tags
- Visitors, Families, Adults, Locals
Effort follows the agency difficulty when one was published: easy is gentle, moderate and easy-to-moderate are steady, and moderate-to-difficult or an agency description of a strenuous climb is strenuous. It is a sorting aid, not a safety rating.
Access and permission
Arizona program reservations are released daily at 3:00 p.m. Hawaiʻi time, 24 hours and 8 weeks ahead, on Recreation.gov. Same-day in-person ticket distribution has ended. Standby may exist and is not guaranteed. Arrive at least one hour before the program and check in 10 minutes prior. Bags are not allowed in the memorial or visitor center; nearby bag storage is mentioned by NPS for a fee that was not copied here.
NPS, updated July 30, 2026: no entrance fee for the visitor center, museums, and grounds. Parking is $7 per day. The USS Arizona program reservation carries a $1 non-refundable Recreation.gov fee. USS Bowfin, Battleship Missouri, and the aviation museum are separate tickets.
Conditions, separate from permission
This is a memorial and a cemetery. The visit is a walk and a boat ride, not a hike. NPS says the visitor center, museums, memorial, and grounds are wheelchair accessible and that service animals are welcome. Pets are not allowed. Security rules can change.
Figures copied from the source
- Grounds: No entrance fee
- Arizona reservation fee: $1, charged by Recreation.gov
- Parking: $7 per day
What to bring
- Photo ID matching the reservation. Tickets are non-transferable.
- Water and sun protection for the outdoor parts of the grounds. No park-required brand.
Logistics
- Address: 1 Arizona Memorial Place, Honolulu, HI 96818
- Phone: (808) 422-3399
- Visitor center hours on the NPS basic-information page: 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily, closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.
- Programs about every 15 minutes from 8:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. No restrooms on the boat or the memorial.
- Address published by NPS: 1 Arizona Memorial Place, Honolulu, HI 96818. Phone: (808) 422-3399.
- Map pin: OpenStreetMap geocode of Pearl Harbor National Memorial.
Related gear
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- Thinksport Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50+, 3 fl oz
For exposed walks and shoreline time. The Amazon listing checked on Nov 7, 2026 is titled Thinksport Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50+ Zinc Oxide, 3 fl oz. That listing text says the formula uses zinc oxide (it states 24.25%) and lists oxybenzone among ingredients it does not contain. It did not explicitly say octinoxate in the text reviewed. Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes §342D-21 makes it unlawful to sell or distribute sunscreen containing oxybenzone or octinoxate in the state without a prescription. Read the current tube before you buy. Listing text changes.
Sources and verification
Checked 2026-11-07. If a source disagrees with this page, use the source.