Paulina Visitor Center

Paulina Visitor Center is a re-purposed historic Forest Service Guard Station and the interpretive center for the Newberry Caldera. Visitor information is also available 24 hours a day in the front of the Paulina Visitor Center. Inside, visitors will find a helpful Forest Service ranger and a Discover Your Forest bookstore where maps, books and various souvenirs are available for purchase. In front of the visitor center is also the only self-service pay station in the Caldera.

Recreation Fee Site: Recreation fees are required at posted Day Use Areas in the Caldera. Passes are available at this site, but can also be purchased from Forest Service offices or vendors. Please check here for more information about recreation passes and where they can be purchased.

Acceptable passes include:

Northwest Forest Day Pass
Northwest Forest Annual Pass
3-Day Monument Pass
Interagency Annual Pass
Interagency Senior Pass (America the Beautiful, Golden Age)
Interagency Access Pass
Interagency Military Pass
Every Kid in a Park Pass
Northwest Forest ePass

There is limited parking at the Paulina Visitor Center. There is a toilet available across the street.

Additional Information

Activities

Interpretive Areas
Visitor Centers

Fee

No fee is required at the Paulina Visitor Center. Tour bus fee for posted day use sites in the Newberry Caldera: Fifteen people or less = $25.00, Twenty five people = $50.00, over 25 people = $100.

Hours

2021 Season - Paulina Visitor Center opened for the season Memorial Day weekend. At Paulina Visitor Center, people should expect outdoor service initially and limited merchandise available for purchase. Interagency passes will be available at this location when the visitor center is open. Interagency passes, annual passes, and the Newberry National Volcanic Monuments 3-day pass will be available at Lava Lands Visitor Center, Lava River Cave, Newberry Welcome Station and Paulina Visitor Center when those facilities are open.

Website

Paulina Visitor Center