A breakdown of U.S. National Park Fees

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Surprisingly the majority of United States National Park units are free to enter all year long.  Only 116 of the 419 National Park Service units charge any sort of entrance fee.  Admission to these parks can range from $5 per person to $35 per vehicle. The national park entrance fees are used to help offset the costs to run that park.  Typically 80% of each national park fee is used in the park it is paid.

• On average National Park admission is $30 per vehicle
• On average National Monument is $10 per person or $20 per vehicle.
• On average other sites cost $10 per person.

I know the National Park Service naming system can be very confusing. But if you are planning on doing any sort of road trip or exploring the outdoors, paying individual national park unit’s entrance fees can quickly add up in cost.  Thankfully, there is a better option – the annual pass. This interagency pass covers the ENTRANCE FEES for over 2,000 federally owned sites across the United States.  This includes units managed by the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sites.

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Other fees such as campsite fees, special tours, or boat launch fees are not included. It doesn’t hurt to ask if your America the Beautiful pass will cover some of these fees.  I have found that some concessionaires will give a discount on museum or tour fees with the pass. Please don’t get mad or angry if you pass isn’t accepted.

This post was originally published on 21 December 2018. It was updated on 07 January 2020.

List of National Park Entrance Fees

**All prices are updated as of December 30, 2018.  If there is going to be a fee increase, that date it goes into effect is listed.  In general, if the Park unit only charges a per person fee, children under 15 are free.

Several times a year, NPS offers Free Entrance to all National Parks with Entrance Fees.  Find out more about the Fee Free Days.

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Map of National Parks Units that Charge an Entrance Fee

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Alaska

Denali National Park & Preserve Entrance Fees

Get help planning your trip to Denali National Park

• National Parks of Alaska
• All About Denali National Park and Preserve
• How to Get to Denali National Park
• 10 Things to Know Before Visiting Denali National Park
• 8 Books to Read Before Visiting Denali National Park and Preserve
• The Ultimate Guide to Camping in Denali National Park
• Denali Road Lottery – Everything You Need to Know

Arizona

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Entrance Fees

Grand Canyon National Park Entrance Fees

Get help planning Grand Canyon National Park Trip:

• National Parks of Arizona
• 17 Things You Can’t Miss on Your First Visit to Grand Canyon National Park

Lake Mead National Recreation Area Entrance Fees

Montezuma Castle National Monument Entrance Fees

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Entrance Fees

Petrified Forest National Park Entrance Fees

Get help planning your trip to Petrified Forest National Park

• National Parks of Arizona
• One Day in Petrified Forest National Park
• A Guide to Camping in the Painted Desert of Petrified Forest National Park

Pipe Spring National Monument Entrance Fees

Saguaro National Park Entrance Fees

Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Entrance Fees

Tonto National Monument Entrance Fees

Tumacácori National Historical Park

Tuzigoot National Monument

Walnut Canyon National Monument

Wupatki National Monument

Arkansas

Fort Smith National Historic Site

Pea Ridge National Military Park

California

Cabrillo National Monument

Death Valley National Park

Joshua Tree National Park

Get help planning your trip to Joshua Tree National Park

• National Parks of California
• All about Joshua Tree National Park
• One Day in Joshua Tree National Park
• 10 Things to Miss on Your First Visit to Joshua Tree National Park
• The Ultimate Guide to Camping in Joshua Tree National Park

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Lava Beds National Monument

Muir Woods National Monument

Pinnacles National Park

Get help planning your trip to Pinnacles National Park:

• National Parks of California
• 5 Things Not to Miss in Pinnacles National Park

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area

Yosemite National Park

Get help planning your trip to Yosemite National Park

• National Parks of California
• 10 Books to Read Before Visiting Yosemite National Park
• One Day in Yosemite Valley
• How to make the most of a weekend in Yosemite

Colorado

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Colorado National Monument

Dinosaur National Monument

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve

Hovenweep National Monument

Mesa Verde National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park

Get help planning your trip to Rocky Mountain National Park

• National Parks of Colorado
• 9 Things to know before visiting Rocky Mountain National Park

Florida

Canaveral National Seashore

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

• National Parks of Florida
• Half-day in Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

Dry Tortugas National Park

Everglades National Park

Gulf Islands National Seashore

Georgia

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park

Cumberland Island National Seashore

Fort Pulaski National Monument

Kennwsaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Hawai’i

Haleakalā National Park

Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park

Pu’uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park

Idaho

Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve Entrance Fees

Yellowstone National Park Entrance Fees

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• National Parks of Wyoming
• National Parks of Montana
• National Parks of Idaho
• All About Yellowstone National Park
• How to Get to Yellowstone National Park
• 10 Things to Know Before Visiting Yellowstone National Park
• 11 Books to Read Before Visiting Yellowstone National Park
• One Day in Yellowstone National Park – Yellowstone’s Grand Loop Highlights Driving Tour
• The Ultimate Guide to Camping in Yellowstone National Park

Maine

Acadia National Park Entrance Fees

Maryland

Antietam National Battlefield Entrance Fees

Assateague Island National Seashore Entrance Fees

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Entrance Fees

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine Entrance Fees

Fort Washington Park Entrance Fees

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Entrance Fees

Massachusetts

Adams National Historical Park Entrance Fees

Cape Cod National Seashore Entrance Fees

Michigan

Isle Royale National Park Entrance Fees

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Entrance Fees

Mississippi

Gulf Islands National Seashore Entrance Fees Entrance Fees

Vicksburg National Military Park Entrance Fees

Missouri

Harry S. Truman National Historic Site Entrance Fees

Gateway Arch National Park Entrance Fees (formerly Jefferson National Expansion Memorial)

Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Entrance Fees

Montana

Glacier National Park Entrance Fees

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Entrance Fees

Yellowstone National Park Entrance Fees

Get help planning your trip to Yellowstone National Park

• National Parks of Wyoming
• National Parks of Montana
• National Parks of Idaho
• All About Yellowstone National Park
• How to Get to Yellowstone National Park
• 10 Things to Know Before Visiting Yellowstone National Park
• 11 Books to Read Before Visiting Yellowstone National Park
• One Day in Yellowstone National Park – Yellowstone’s Grand Loop Highlights Driving Tour
• The Ultimate Guide to Camping in Yellowstone National Park

Nebraska

Scotts Bluff National Monument Entrance Fees

Nevada

Death Valley National Park Entrance Fees

Lake Mead National Recreation Area Entrance Fees

New Hampshire

Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site Entrance Fees

New Jersey

Thomas Edison National Historical Park Entrance Fees

New Mexico

Bandelier National Monument Entrance Fees

Capulin Volcano National Monument Entrance Fees

Carlsbad Caverns National Park Entrance Fees

Chaco Culture National Historical Park Entrance Fees

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Entrance Fees

Valles Caldera National Preserve Entrance Fees

Fee collection is currently being waived.  These are the pass cost when fee collection resumes at a currently unknown time.

White Sands National Monument Entrance Fees

New York

Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site Entrance Fees

Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site Entrance Fees

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site Entrance Fees

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site Entrance Fees

North Carolina

Wright Brothers National Memorial

North Dakota

Theodore Roosevelt National Park Entrance Fees

Get help planning your visit to Theodore Roosevelt National Park:

• National Parks of North Dakota
• All about Theodore Roosevelt National Park
• One Day in Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Ohio

James A. Garfield National Historic Site Entrance Fees

Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial Entrance Fees

Oklahoma

Fort Smith National Historic Site Entrance Fees

Oregon

Crater Lake National Park Entrance Fees

Lewis & Clark National Historical Park Entrance Fees

Puerto Rico

San Juan National Historic Site Entrance Fees

South Carolina

Fort Sumter National Monument Entrance Fees

South Dakota

Badlands National Park Entrance Fees

Tennessee

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Entrance Fees

Texas

Big Bend National Park Entrance Fees

Fort Davis National Historic Site Entrance Fees

Guadalupe Mountains National Park Entrance Fees Entrance Fees

Padre Island National Seashore Entrance Fees

Padre Island offers a $10 one day per vehicle pass.

Utah

Arches National Park Entrance Fees

Bryce Canyon National Park Entrance Fees

Canyonlands National Park Entrance Fees

Capitol Reef National Park Entrance Fees

Cedar Breaks National Monument Entrance Fees

Dinosaur National Monument Entrance Fees

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Entrance Fees

Golden Spike National Historic Site Entrance Fees

Hovenweep National Monument Entrance Fees

Natural Bridges National Monument Entrance Fees

Zion National Park Entrance Fees

Virgin Islands

Christiansted National Historic Site Entrance Fees

Virginia

Assateague Island National Seashore Entrance Fees

Colonial National Historical Park Entrance Fees

George Washington Memorial Parkway’s Great Falls Park Entrance Fees

Prince William Forest Park Entrance Fees

Shenandoah National Park Entrance Fees

Washington

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Entrance Fees

Lewis & Clark National Historical Park Entrance Fees

Mount Rainier National Park Entrance Fees

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• National Parks of Washington
• All about Mount Rainier National Park
• 11 Not to Miss on Your First Visit to Mount Rainier National Park
• The Ultimate Guide to Camping in Mount Rainier National Park

Olympic National Park Entrance Fees

West Virginia

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Entrance Fees

Wyoming

Devils Tower National Monument Entrance Fees

Grand Teton National Park Entrance Fees

Yellowstone National Park Entrance Fees

Get help planning your trip to Yellowstone National Park

• National Parks of Wyoming
• National Parks of Montana
• National Parks of Idaho
• All About Yellowstone National Park
• How to Get to Yellowstone National Park
• 10 Things to Know Before Visiting Yellowstone National Park
• 11 Books to Read Before Visiting Yellowstone National Park
• One Day in Yellowstone National Park – Yellowstone’s Grand Loop Highlights Driving Tour
• The Ultimate Guide to Camping in Yellowstone National Park