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Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument

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Discover the history

Beginning August 1, 2024, the platform on top of the Observation Bunker at Pointe du Hoc will be closed to the public due to visitor safety and preservation concerns. Access to the interior of the Observation Bunker and path around the front of the structure will be permitted.

Plan your visit to Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument

Getting There

Pointe du Hoc sits on cliffs overlooking the English Channel. The site is seven miles west of Normandy American Cemetery.

Directions

Pointe du Hoc is open to the public daily. Hours of operation for the visitor center are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. from April 1 to September 30, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. the rest of the year. It is open on host country holidays. To ensure your safety, stay on the designated walking path. Because the site has remained relatively unchanged since 1944, large bomb craters and uneven ground fill the landscape.

Admission is FREE and does not require booking in advance.
14450 Cricqueville-en-Bessin
France

Download the Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument brochure.

From Paris, travel via highway A-13 to Caen. Continue onto N-13 towards Bayeux in the direction of Cherbourg. continue onto D-517 into St. Laurent-sur-Mer and then turn left on D-514 towards Pointe du Hoc. At a roundabout 6 miles west of St. Laurent-sur-Mer, you will see a sign that reads La Pointe du Hoc. Follow this sign to reach the parking lot.

There is train service between Paris (Gare St. Lazare) and Bayeaux, where taxi and tour bus service is available. Travel by rail takes approximately three hours.Travel via AirplaneParis is approximately 180 miles east of Pointe du Hoc.

Hotels are available in Bayeux and Port-en-Bessin.

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Map of preservation work at Pointe du Hoc Memorial
Map of preservation work at Pointe du Hoc Memorial
Map of preservation work at Pointe du Hoc Memorial
Map of preservation work at Pointe du Hoc Memorial
The new Pointe du Hoc Visitor Center opened to the public on March 15
The new Pointe du Hoc Visitor Center opened to the public on March 15

Contact Us

Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument
14450 Cricqueville-en-Bessin
France
+33 (0)2 31 51 62 00
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