List of fee areas in the United States National Park System

Fee areas of the National Park System comprise a minority of the List of areas in the United States [National Park System|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. 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.
Beginning January 1, 2026, non-U.S. residents are now also charged a $100 nonresident fee to the following 10 national parks, unless they have the Non-Resident Annual Pass: Acadia National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Everglades National Park, Glacier National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, and Zion National Park.

List

Bold indicates national parks.

Name	Location	Typical fee	Fee type	Website	Notes
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Alabama	$15	per-vehicle
Denali National Park and Preserve	Alaska	$15	per-person
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Arizona	$30	per-vehicle
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Utah	$30	per-vehicle
Grand Canyon National Park	Arizona	$35	per-vehicle
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Arizona	$10	per-person		passes valid at Tuzigoot National Monument
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Arizona	$25	per-vehicle
Petrified Forest National Park	Arizona	$25	per-vehicle
Pipe Spring National Monument	Arizona	$10	per-person
Saguaro National Park	Arizona	$25	per-vehicle
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument	Arizona	$25	per-vehicle		passes valid at Wupatki National Monument
Tonto National Monument	Arizona	$10	per-person
Tumacacori National Historical Park	Arizona	$10	per-person
Tuzigoot National Monument	Arizona	$10	per-person		passes valid at Montezuma Castle National Monument
Walnut Canyon National Monument	Arizona	$15	per-person
Wupatki National Monument	Arizona	$25	per-vehicle		passes valid at Sunset Crater National Monument
Fort Smith National Historic Site	Arkansas	$10	per-person
Cabrillo National Monument	California	$20	per-vehicle
Death Valley National Park	California	$30	per-vehicle
Death Valley National Park	Nevada	$30	per-vehicle
Devils Postpile National Monument	California	$8	per-person		fee for daily use of shuttle; other types of passes and limited vehicle access exist
Joshua Tree National Park	California	$30	per-vehicle
Kings Canyon National Park	California	$35	per-vehicle		passes valid at Sequoia National Park
Lassen Volcanic National Park	California	$30	per-vehicle
Lava Beds National Monument	California	$25	per-vehicle
Muir Woods National Monument	California	$15	per-person
Pinnacles National Park	California	$30	per-vehicle
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park	California	$15	per-person
Sequoia National Park	California	$35	per-vehicle		passes valid at Kings Canyon National Park
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	California	$25	per-vehicle
Yosemite National Park	California	$35	per-vehicle
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site	Colorado	$10	per-person
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Colorado	$25	per-vehicle
Colorado National Monument	Colorado	$25	per-vehicle
Dinosaur National Monument	Colorado	$25	per-vehicle
Dinosaur National Monument	Utah	$25	per-vehicle
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Colorado	$10	per-person
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Colorado	$25	per-vehicle
Mesa Verde National Park	Colorado	$30	per-vehicle		fees are reduced during the winter season
Rocky Mountain National Park	Colorado	$25	per-vehicle		-
Canaveral National Seashore	Florida	$20	per-vehicle
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument	Florida	$15	per-person
Dry Tortugas National Park	Florida	$15	per-person
Everglades National Park	Florida	$30	per-vehicle
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Florida	$25	per-vehicle
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Mississippi	$25	per-vehicle
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Georgia	$5	per-vehicle
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Georgia	$10	per-person		fees only required for visiting Point Park at Lookout Mountain battlefield
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Tennessee	$10	per-person		fees only required for visiting Point Park at Lookout Mountain battlefield
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Georgia	$10	per-person
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Georgia	$10	per-person
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Georgia	$5	per-vehicle		daily fee
Haleakala National Park	Hawaii	$30	per-vehicle
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park	Hawaii	$30	per-vehicle
Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park	Hawaii	$20	per-vehicle
Craters of the Moon National Monument	Idaho	$20	per-vehicle
Poverty Point National Monument	Louisiana	$4	per-person		daily fee; monument and fees administered by Louisiana state parks
Acadia National Park	Maine	$30	per-vehicle
Antietam National Battlefield	Maryland	$10	per-person		3-day pass; $20 per-vehicle pass available
Assateague Island National Seashore	Maryland	$25	per-vehicle		7-day pass; daily $10 per-vehicle pass available for Virginia district. Passes valid for entrance to Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
Assateague Island National Seashore	Virginia	$25	per-vehicle		7-day pass; daily $10 per-vehicle pass available for Virginia district. Passes valid for entrance to Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
C & O Canal National Historical Park	Maryland	$20	per-vehicle		passes required only for Great Falls Tavern area; passes valid at Great Falls Park
C & O Canal National Historical Park	Washington D.C.	$20	per-vehicle		passes required only for Great Falls Tavern area; passes valid at Great Falls Park
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine	Maryland	$15	per-person
Adams National Historical Park	Massachusetts	$15	per-person
Cape Cod National Seashore	Massachusetts	$25	per-vehicle
Isle Royale National Park	Michigan	$7	per-person		daily fee
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Michigan	$25	per-vehicle
Vicksburg National Military Park	Mississippi	$20	per-vehicle
Vicksburg National Military Park	Louisiana	$20	per-vehicle
Gateway Arch National Park	Missouri	$3	per-person		daily pass; tickets for tram to top of arch separate
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Missouri	$20	per-vehicle		fees currently waived and some venues closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Glacier National Park	Montana	$35	per-vehicle		reduced fees during the winter season
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument	Montana	$25	per-vehicle
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Nevada	$25	per-vehicle
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Arizona	$25	per-vehicle
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	New Hampshire	$10	per-person		fees currently waived and some venues closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Thomas Edison National Historical Park	New Jersey	$15	per-person
Bandelier National Monument	New Mexico	$25	per-vehicle
Capulin Volcano National Monument	New Mexico	$20	per-vehicle
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	New Mexico	$15	per-person		3-day pass
Chaco Culture National Historical Park	New Mexico	$25	per-vehicle
Valles Caldera National Preserve	New Mexico	$25	per-vehicle		fees currently waived
White Sands National Park	New Mexico	$25	per-vehicle
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	New York	$20	per-person		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		fee applies only for Theodore Roosevelt Home tour
Statue of Liberty National Monument	New York	$19.25	per-person		children 4–12 years, $9; seniors 62+ years $14; fee includes ferry ticket and pedestal access, crown tickets additional fee and require reservation
Statue of Liberty National Monument	New Jersey	$19.25	per-person		children 4–12 years, $9; seniors 62+ years $14; fee includes ferry ticket and pedestal access, crown tickets additional fee and require reservation
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site	New York	$12	per-person		youth 6-18, $7; seniors 62+, college students, and veterans, $9
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	New York	$10	per-person		fee for mansion entry only, gardens and grounds free
Wright Brothers National Memorial	North Carolina	$10	per-person
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	North Dakota	$30	per-vehicle
First Ladies National Historic Site	Ohio	$7	per-person		children under 18, $5; seniors, $6; America the Beautiful Pass holders, $4
James A. Garfield National Historic Site	Ohio	$10	per-person
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial	Ohio	$10	per-person		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		reduced fees during the winter season
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park	Oregon	$10	per-person		fee applies only to Fort Clatsop, separate fees apply to state park units
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park	Washington	$10	per-person		fee applies only to Fort Clatsop, separate fees apply to state park units
San Juan National Historic Site	Puerto Rico	$10	per-person		daily fee
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park	South Carolina	$10	per-person		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
Big Bend National Park	Texas	$30	per-vehicle
Fort Davis National Historic Site	Texas	$20	per-vehicle
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Texas	$10	per-person
Padre Island National Seashore	Texas	$10	per-vehicle		daily pass; 7-day vehicle pass available for $25
Arches National Park	Utah	$30	per-vehicle
Bryce Canyon National Park	Utah	$35	per-vehicle
Canyonlands National Park	Utah	$30	per-vehicle
Capitol Reef National Park	Utah	$20	per-vehicle
Cedar Breaks National Monument	Utah	$10	per-person
Golden Spike National Historical Park	Utah	$20	per-vehicle
Natural Bridges National Monument	Utah	$20	per-vehicle
Zion National Park	Utah	$35	per-vehicle
Christiansted National Historic Site	Virgin Islands	$7	per-person
Colonial National Historical Park	Virginia	$15	per-person		passes valid at Yorktown Battlefield and Historic Jamestown
Great Falls Park	Virginia	$20	per-vehicle		passes valid at Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Prince William Forest Park	Virginia	$20	per-vehicle
Shenandoah National Park	Virginia	$30	per-vehicle
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Washington	$10	per-person		fee only for entry to reconstructed fort, free access to rest of grounds
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Oregon	$10	per-person		fee only for entry to reconstructed fort, free access to rest of grounds
Mount Rainier National Park	Washington	$30	per-vehicle
Olympic National Park	Washington	$30	per-vehicle
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	West Virginia	$20	per-vehicle
Devils Tower National Monument	Wyoming	$25	per-vehicle
Grand Teton National Park	Wyoming	$35	per-vehicle		no fee stations at the north entrance, which is only accessible through Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park	Wyoming	$35	per-vehicle
Yellowstone National Park	Idaho	$35	per-vehicle
Yellowstone National Park	Montana	$35	per-vehicle

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 proposed the "Protecting Access to Recreation with Cash Act" 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."