List of fee areas in the United States National Park System

Fee areas of the National Park System comprise a minority of the areas of the United States National Park System administered by the National Park Service. A majority of sites are fee-free areas.

The list below includes all areas that charge an entrance or standard amenity fee; generally not included are sites that only charge expanded amenity fees such as those for camping, boat launching, and parking. Sites where nearly all visitors purchase these additional amenities, such as areas with caves that require fee-based guided tours for cave access, are also generally not included. Many areas listed have parts where fees do not apply. Each year, there are a handful of free entrance days when entrance fees are waived at these areas.

Fees are given on a per-vehicle or per-person basis. Per-vehicle fees admit all occupants of a private passenger vehicle, generally for 7-days (unless otherwise noted). Most per-vehicle sites also offer passes for individuals arriving on foot, bicycle, or motorcycle; these are not listed. Fees do not apply to children age 15 or younger unless otherwise noted. All sites accept America the Beautiful Passes to waive entrance fees, which have been described as one of the best deals in recreation. Most fee areas also offer an annual area-specific pass for those who visit the same area often.

List

Bold indicates national parks.

Name	Location	Typical fee	Fee type	Website	Notes
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Alabama	$15	per-vehicle	[1]
Denali National Park and Preserve	Alaska	$15	per-person	[2]
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Arizona	$30	per-vehicle	[3]
	Utah
Grand Canyon National Park	Arizona	$35	per-vehicle	[4]
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Arizona	$10	per-person	[5]	passes valid at Tuzigoot National Monument
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Arizona	$25	per-vehicle	[6]
Petrified Forest National Park	Arizona	$25	per-vehicle	[7]
Pipe Spring National Monument	Arizona	$10	per-person	[8]
Saguaro National Park	Arizona	$25	per-vehicle	[9]
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument	Arizona	$25	per-vehicle	[10]	passes valid at Wupatki National Monument
Tonto National Monument	Arizona	$10	per-person	[11]
Tumacacori National Historical Park	Arizona	$10	per-person	[12]
Tuzigoot National Monument	Arizona	$10	per-person	[13]	passes valid at Montezuma Castle National Monument
Walnut Canyon National Monument	Arizona	$15	per-person	[14]
Wupatki National Monument	Arizona	$25	per-vehicle	[15]	passes valid at Sunset Crater National Monument
Fort Smith National Historic Site	Arkansas	$10	per-person	[16]
Cabrillo National Monument	California	$20	per-vehicle	[17]
Death Valley National Park	California	$30	per-vehicle	[18]
	Nevada
Devils Postpile National Monument	California	$8	per-person	[19]	fee for daily use of shuttle; other types of passes and limited vehicle access exist
Joshua Tree National Park	California	$30	per-vehicle	[20]
Kings Canyon National Park	California	$35	per-vehicle	[21]	passes valid at Sequoia National Park
Lassen Volcanic National Park	California	$30	per-vehicle	[22]
Lava Beds National Monument	California	$25	per-vehicle	[23]
Muir Woods National Monument	California	$15	per-person	[24]
Pinnacles National Park	California	$30	per-vehicle	[25]
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park	California	$15	per-person	[26]
Sequoia National Park	California	$35	per-vehicle	[27]	passes valid at Kings Canyon National Park
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	California	$25	per-vehicle	[28]
Yosemite National Park	California	$35	per-vehicle	[29]
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site	Colorado	$10	per-person	[30]
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Colorado	$25	per-vehicle	[31]
Colorado National Monument	Colorado	$25	per-vehicle	[32]
Dinosaur National Monument	Colorado	$25	per-vehicle	[33]
	Utah
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Colorado	$10	per-person	[34]
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Colorado	$25	per-vehicle	[35]
Mesa Verde National Park	Colorado	$30	per-vehicle	[36]	fees are reduced during the winter season
Rocky Mountain National Park	Colorado	$25	per-vehicle	[37]
Canaveral National Seashore	Florida	$20	per-vehicle	[38]
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument	Florida	$15	per-person	[39]
Dry Tortugas National Park	Florida	$15	per-person	[40]
Everglades National Park	Florida	$30	per-vehicle	[41]
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Florida	$25	per-vehicle	[42]
	Mississippi
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Georgia	$5	per-vehicle	[43]
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Georgia	$10	per-person	[44]	fees only required for visiting Point Park at Lookout Mountain battlefield
	Tennessee
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Georgia	$10	per-person	[45]
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Georgia	$10	per-person	[46]
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Georgia	$5	per-vehicle	[47]	daily fee
Haleakala National Park	Hawaii	$30	per-vehicle	[48]
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park	Hawaii	$30	per-vehicle	[49]
Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park	Hawaii	$20	per-vehicle	[50]
Craters of the Moon National Monument	Idaho	$20	per-vehicle	[51]
Poverty Point National Monument	Louisiana	$4	per-person	[52]	daily fee; monument and fees administered by Louisiana state parks
Acadia National Park	Maine	$30	per-vehicle	[53]
Antietam National Battlefield	Maryland	$10	per-person	[54]	3-day pass; $20 per-vehicle pass available (3-day pass)
Assateague Island National Seashore	Maryland	$25	per-vehicle	[55]	7-day pass; daily $10 per-vehicle pass available for Virginia district. Passes valid for entrance to Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
	Virginia
C & O Canal National Historical Park	Maryland	$20	per-vehicle	[56]	passes required only for Great Falls Tavern area; passes valid at Great Falls Park
	Washington D.C.
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine	Maryland	$15	per-person	[57]
Adams National Historical Park	Massachusetts	$15	per-person	[58]
Cape Cod National Seashore	Massachusetts	$25	per-vehicle	[59]
Isle Royale National Park	Michigan	$7	per-person	[60]	daily fee
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Michigan	$25	per-vehicle	[61]
Vicksburg National Military Park	Mississippi	$20	per-vehicle	[62]
	Louisiana
Gateway Arch National Park	Missouri	$3	per-person	[63]	daily pass; tickets for tram to top of arch separate
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Missouri	$20	per-vehicle	[64]	fees currently waived and some venues closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Glacier National Park	Montana	$35	per-vehicle	[65]	reduced fees during the winter season
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument	Montana	$25	per-vehicle	[66]
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Nevada	$25	per-vehicle	[67]
	Arizona
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	New Hampshire	$10	per-person	[68]	fees currently waived and some venues closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Thomas Edison National Historical Park	New Jersey	$15	per-person	[69]
Bandelier National Monument	New Mexico	$25	per-vehicle	[70]
Capulin Volcano National Monument	New Mexico	$20	per-vehicle	[71]
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	New Mexico	$15	per-person	[72]	3-day pass
Chaco Culture National Historical Park	New Mexico	$25	per-vehicle	[73]
Valles Caldera National Preserve	New Mexico	$25	per-vehicle	[74]	fees currently waived
White Sands National Park	New Mexico	$25	per-vehicle	[75]
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	New York	$20	per-person	[76]	2-day pass; passes required only for the house and presidential library. Top Cottage requires a separate $10 fee per-person.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	New York	$10	per-person	[77]	fee applies only for Theodore Roosevelt Home tour
Statue of Liberty National Monument	New York	$19.25	per-person	[78]	children 4–12 years, $9; seniors 62 years $14; fee includes ferry ticket and pedestal access, crown tickets additional fee and require reservation
	New Jersey
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site	New York	$12	per-person	[79]	youth 6-18, $7; seniors 62 , college students, and veterans, $9
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	New York	$10	per-person	[80]	fee for mansion entry only, gardens and grounds free
Wright Brothers National Memorial	North Carolina	$10	per-person	[81]
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	North Dakota	$30	per-vehicle	[82]
First Ladies National Historic Site	Ohio	$7	per-person	[83]	children under 18, $5; seniors, $6; America the Beautiful Pass holders, $4
James A. Garfield National Historic Site	Ohio	$10	per-person	[84]
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial	Ohio	$10	per-person	[85]	fees for memorial and observation deck only; these are currently closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Crater Lake National Park	Oregon	$30	per-vehicle	[86]	reduced fees during the winter season
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park	Oregon	$10	per-person	[87]	fee applies only to Fort Clatsop, separate fees apply to state park units
	Washington
San Juan National Historic Site	Puerto Rico	$10	per-person	[88]	daily fee
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park	South Carolina	$10	per-person	[89]	fees for Fort Moultrie only; Fort Sumter is free to enter but generally requires a paid ferry fare to reach
Badlands National Park	South Dakota	$30	per-vehicle	[90]
Big Bend National Park	Texas	$30	per-vehicle	[91]
Fort Davis National Historic Site	Texas	$20	per-vehicle	[92]
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Texas	$10	per-person	[93]
Padre Island National Seashore	Texas	$10	per-vehicle	[94]	daily pass; 7-day vehicle pass available for $25
Arches National Park	Utah	$30	per-vehicle	[95]
Bryce Canyon National Park	Utah	$35	per-vehicle	[96]
Canyonlands National Park	Utah	$30	per-vehicle	[97]
Capitol Reef National Park	Utah	$20	per-vehicle	[98]
Cedar Breaks National Monument	Utah	$10	per-person	[99]
Golden Spike National Historical Park	Utah	$20	per-vehicle	[100]
Natural Bridges National Monument	Utah	$20	per-vehicle	[101]
Zion National Park	Utah	$35	per-vehicle	[102]
Christiansted National Historic Site	Virgin Islands	$7	per-person	[103]
Great Falls Park	Virginia	$20	per-vehicle	[104]	passes valid at Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Prince William Forest Park	Virginia	$20	per-vehicle	[105]
Shenandoah National Park	Virginia	$30	per-vehicle	[106]
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Washington	$10	per-person	[107]	fee only for entry to reconstructed fort, free access to rest of grounds
	Oregon
Mount Rainier National Park	Washington	$30	per-vehicle	[108]
Olympic National Park	Washington	$30	per-vehicle	[109]
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	West Virginia	$20	per-vehicle	[110]
Devils Tower National Monument	Wyoming	$25	per-vehicle	[111]
Grand Teton National Park	Wyoming	$35	per-vehicle	[112]	no fee stations at the north entrance, which is only accessible through Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park	Wyoming	$35	per-vehicle	[113]
	Idaho
	Montana

History

On October 24, 2017, Secretary of the Interior Zinke proposed large fee hikes at seventeen of the most visited national parks in order to address a backlog of maintenance at all national parks. The NPS considered that these changes, which would increase entrance fees from $25 to $75, were appropriate because they only targeted the most popular parks, which already have entrance fees. However, there was a nearly unanimous public backlash against this proposal; many families felt this would prohibit them from being able to visit the parks.

Further, there was concern that this hike would disproportionately affect low-income families, who are already underrepresented in visitation to national parks. Additionally, many organizations working to increase access to nature for families of color, such as Latino Outdoors and African American Nature and Parks Experience, spoke out against these proposed fee hikes.

Altogether, more than 110,000 comments were posted on the NPS website, with 98% of them protesting this change. Representative Raul Grijalva commented, “This is a prime example that activism works.” In response to this strong public reaction, on April 12, 2018, Secretary Zinke released a statement replacing this plan with a more moderate proposal to raise prices incrementally across all parks with entrance fees.

Cashless

In an effort to save on cash processing and hand handling fees, 22 national parks have gone cashless as of 2023. In September 2023, U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) proposed the "Protecting Access to Recreation with Cash Act" (PARC) which would require national parks to accept cash as a form of payment for entrance fee. In April 2024, several NPS visitors sued seeking to restore cash as a payment form noting how cash is legal tender suitable "for all public charges" and that the "additional processing fees that will be borne by NPS and by visitors who ultimately fund the federal government through taxes, in addition to personal surcharges and bank fees visitors may incur under NPS cashless policy."

See also

• List of the United States National Park System official units