A few times a year, the U.S. Department of the Interior makes it free for everyone to enter the National Parks. The National Park Service has six days you’ll get free entrance in 2024, and the next free day is Nov. 11, where you’ll be able to enter any of the U.S. National Parks without fees.
While not all National Parks charge admission, more than 100 parks do have entrance fees, typically between $5 and $35 per vehicle. So if you’ve been hoping to visit a popular National Park this year, one of these free days is an ideal time to do it.
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National Park Free Days are 1-day events where over 100 parks waive admission fees.
Check your schedule to see when you might visit one of the National Parks during one of the half-dozen free admission days throughout the year. Over 100 parks in 39 states waive their admission fees for one day so you can enjoy at no cost. You can find the list of participating parks by state below.
The next National Park Free Day is on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.
We see around six free admission days each year. In 2024, these are the days the National Parks Service isn’t charging any entrance fees:
Jan. 15: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
April 20: First day of National Park Week
June 19: Juneteenth National Independence Day (new in 2024!)
Aug. 4: Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act
Sept. 28: National Public Lands Day
Nov. 11: Veterans Day
Before you head out, make sure your favorite park is open.
The free admission only applies to the parks that are open, of course. Factors like weather and construction can alter a park’s status; for example, one of the most popular parks, Yellowstone, closed in June 2022 after severe flooding.
The National Parks Service’s closure list changes all the time, so check it before you plan your trip. And for a list of all the parks that participate in these free-entrance days, see our list below.
Get to know all the other park discounts and freebies.
Fourth graders get free admission during the summer (and their families too). Active-duty, retired, and reserve military members are always free at the parks. Learn about these and more National Parks discount tips.
For last-minute trips, you’ll want to camp inside the park.
Most parks that allow camping have both reservable and first-come, first-served sites. Nightly fees range from $15 - $50 depending on your site and whether you need an RV hookup.
If you’re so last minute that you can’t get a reservable spot, there are always a limited amount of first-come, first-served spots. Check the individual parks’ websites to make sure campsites are still open.
Here’s a list of all of the participating free-entrance parks.
We’ve gathered a list of all the parks that charge no fees on these National Park free days. They’re arranged by state so you can plan your trip.
Alaska
Denali National Park & Preserve
Arizona
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Montezuma Castle National Monument
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Petrified Forest National Park
Pipe Spring National Monument
Saguaro National Park
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Tonto National Monument
Tumacácori National Historical Park
Tuzigoot National Monument
Walnut Canyon National Monument
Wupatki National Monument
Arkansas
Fort Smith National Historic Site
California
Cabrillo National Monument
Death Valley National Park
Joshua Tree National Park
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lava Beds National Monument
Muir Woods National Monument
Pinnacles National Park
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Yosemite National Park
Colorado
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site
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
Florida
Canaveral National Seashore
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
Kennesaw 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
Yellowstone National Park
Indiana
Indiana Dunes National Park
Maine
Acadia National Park
Maryland
Antietam National Battlefield
Assateague Island National Seashore
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Massachusetts
Adams National Historical Park
Cape Cod National Seashore
Michigan
Isle Royale National Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Minnesota
Pipestone National Monument
Mississippi
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Vicksburg National Military Park
Missouri
Gateway Arch National Park (formerly Jefferson National Expansion Memorial)
Montana
Glacier National Park
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Yellowstone National Park
Nevada
Death Valley National Park
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
New Hampshire
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
New Jersey
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
New Mexico
Bandelier National Monument
Capulin Volcano National Monument
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Valles Caldera National Preserve
White Sands National Park
New York
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
North Carolina
Wright Brothers National Memorial
North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Ohio
Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial
Oklahoma
Fort Smith National Historic Site
Oregon
Crater Lake National Park
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Puerto Rico
San Juan National Historic Site
South Carolina
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
South Dakota
Badlands National Park
Tennessee
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Texas
Big Bend National Park
Fort Davis National Historic Site
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Padre Island National Seashore
Utah
Arches National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park
Canyonlands National Park
Capitol Reef National Park
Cedar Breaks National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Golden Spike National Historical Park
Hovenweep National Monument
Natural Bridges National Monument
Zion National Park
Virgin Islands
Christiansted National Historic Site
Virginia
Assateague Island National Seashore
Colonial National Historical Park
George Washington Memorial Parkway’s Great Falls Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Prince William Forest Park
Shenandoah National Park
Washington
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Olympic National Park
West Virginia
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Wyoming
Devils Tower National Monument
Grand Teton National Park
Yellowstone National Park
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