DRIVE YOURSELF
ALSO SEE **Special Events & Hours** BELOW
Closing times listed are the last time cars are allowed to start up the Auto Road. ALL vehicles must leave the summit no later than 45 minutes after closing time and continue directly to the base. Operation of the Auto Road is always weather permitting.
| Early Season (approx early-May) |
9:00am – 4:00pm |
| May 24 – June 13 | 9:00am – 5:00pm |
| June 14 – August 24 | 9:00am – 6:00pm |
| August 25 – September 28 | 9:00am – 5:00pm |
| September 29 – November 2 |
9:00am – 4:00pm |
SPECIAL EVENTS
Saturday, June 14, 2025 |
Delta Dental Mount Washington Road Race Auto Road open from 1:30pm – 6:00pm
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Auto Road open to Drive Yourself from 1:00pm – 6:00pm Guided Tours operating, reservations required. |
| Saturday, July 5, 2025
Saturday, July 19, 2025 Saturday, August 9, 2025 Saturday, August 30, 2025 |
July dates, open until 8:00pm August dates, open until 7:30pm
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| Saturday, August 23, 2025 |
August date, open from 4:30am – 6:00pm
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Adaptive Sunrise Ascent
Auto Road open from 11:00am – 6:00pm |
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(Rain date: Sunday, August 17, 2025)
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Mt. Washington Bicycle Hillclimb
Auto Road open from 1:30pm – 6:00pm |
2-HOUR GUIDED TOURS
Summer 2-Hour Guided Tours offered Memorial Day weekend through the end of the season, weather permitting, from 9:00 am to 3:45 pm. Special Guided Tours available for Sunset and Sunrise on select dates. All available tours can be booked online. We may offer walk-in tours without a reservation on a first-come, first-serve basis when advanced bookings have not sold all available seats.
HIKER SHUTTLE
Visit the Hiker Shuttle page for details.
If you have any questions about the Hours & Dates of Operation at the Auto Road, please call us at (603) 466-3988.