César E. Chávez National Monument
National Monument · CA
Yes, we can! Widely recognized as the most important Latino leader in the United States during the twentieth century, Cesar Chavez led farm workers and supporters in the establishment of the country's first permanent agricultural union. His leadership brought sustained international attention to the plight of U.S. farm workers, and secured for them higher wages and safer working conditions.
- NPS site
- nps.gov/cech
- Location
- César E. Chávez National Monument (35.227, -118.562)
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Passport stamp locations
- César E. Chávez National Monument Visitor Center
Hours
César E. Chávez National Monument Hourstoday: 10:00AM - 4:00PM
- Sat Oct 310:00AM - 4:00PM
- Sun Oct 410:00AM - 4:00PM
- Mon Oct 510:00AM - 4:00PM
- Tue Oct 610:00AM - 4:00PM
- Wed Oct 710:00AM - 4:00PM
- Thu Oct 810:00AM - 4:00PM
- Fri Oct 910:00AM - 4:00PM
The monument is open daily from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm except for the following holidays: Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day and the Friday after, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
Hours are retrieved from the National Park Service and can change without notice — check the official site before you go.
Visitor centers
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- César E. Chávez National Monument Visitor Centertoday: 10:00AM - 4:00PMDirections
Self-guided tours
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Birth of the Movement Self-Guided Driving Tour - Delano, CA1–5 hours · 13 stops
The modern farmworker movement's roots are in Delano, a small town in central California near Bakersfield. Along this self-guided tour, visit sites that are significant to the movement, including the Forty Acres property, the residences of the movement's leaders, and the gravesites of Larry Itliong and Richard Chavez. While this tour could be done on foot, this tour is designed -- and is safest for -- for those travelling in a vehicle.
Entrance fees
No entrance fee.