National Park Service (NPS) 2018 Park Admission Fees

National Park Service (NPS) 2018 Park Admission Fees

When deciding whether to purchase the various Annual Passes to cover admission fees, it is important to consider the parks around that you are likely to visit. While the majority of the 417 National Park sites do not charge a park admission fee (fees were enacted with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act and authorized by Congress in December 2004), there are few combined sites that list these fees.

Until now.

This list was compiled and updated February, 2017 from original work in 2011 by Jeffrey over at National Parks Blog. Thanks again, Jeffrey!

Do good for everyone: Hit the comments section below to share updates, or additional locations not on the list, and we will add them!

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New Mexico
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North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Arizona

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument entrance fee:
$5 per adult
Chiricahua National Monument entrance fee:
No Admission / $12 per campsite/night
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area entrance fee:
$25 per vehicle / $12 per individual adult
Grand Canyon National Park entrance fee:
$30 per vehicle / $15 per individual adult
Lake Mead National Recreation Area entrance fee:
$20 per vehicle / $10 per individual adult
Montezuma Castle National Monument entrance fee:
$10 per adult (Includes Tuzigoot National Monument entrance fee)
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument entrance fee:
$12 per vehicle / $4 per individual adult
Petrified Forest National Park entrance fee:
$20 per vehicle / $10 per individual adult
Pipe Spring National Monument entrance fee:
$7 per adult (over 15 years old)
Saguaro National Park entrance fee:
$15 per vehicle / $5 per individual adult
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument entrance fee:
$20 per vehicle / $10 per individual adult (includes Wupatki National Monument entrance fee)

Tonto National Monument entrance fee:
$5 per adult
Tumacacori National Historical Park entrance fee:
$5 per adult
Tuzigoot National Monument entrance fee:
$20 per vehicle / $10 per individual adult (includes Montezuma Castle National Monument entrance fee)
Walnut Canyon National Monument entrance fee:
$8 per adult
Wupatki National Monument entrance fee:
$20 per vehicle / $10 per individual adult (includes Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument entrance fee)

Arkansas

Fort Smith National Historic Site entrance fee:
$7 per adult
Pea Ridge National Military Park entrance fee:
$15 per vehicle / $7 per individual adult

California

Cabrillo National Monument entrance fee:
$10 per vehicle / $5 per individual adult
Death Valley National Park entrance fee:
$25 per vehicle / $12 per individual adult
John Muir National Historic Site entrance fee:
FREE (was $3 per adult pre 2016)
Joshua Tree National Park entrance fee:
$25 per vehicle / $12 per individual adult
Lassen Volcanic National Park entrance fee:
$20 per vehicle / $10 per individual adult
Lava Beds National Monument entrance fee:
$15 per vehicle / $10 per individual adult – Only accepts cash or checks, no debit or credit cards for CAMPGROUNDS
Muir Woods National Monument entrance fee:
$10 per adult
Pinnacles National Monument entrance fee:
$15 per vehicle / $10 per individual adult
Sequoia National Park entrance fee:
$30 per vehicle / $15 per individual adult
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area entrance fee:
$10 per vehicle
Yosemite National Park entrance fee:
$30 per vehicle / $15 per individual adult

Colorado

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park entrance fee:
$15 per vehicle / $7 per individual adult
Colorado National Monument entrance fee:
$15 per vehicle / $5 per individual adult
Dinosaur National Monument entrance fee:
$20 per vehicle / $10 per individual adult
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument entrance fee:
$5 per individual adult
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve entrance fee:
$15 per vehicle / $10 per individual adult
Hovenweep National Monument entrance fee:
FREE (was $6 per vehicle / $3 per individual adult pre 2016)
Mesa Verde National Park entrance fee:
May 1 – October 31, 2017: $20 per vehicle / $10 per individual adult.
All other times: $15 per vehicle / $7 per individual adult
Rocky Mountain National Park entrance fee:
$20 per vehicle / $10 per individual adult

Florida

Canaveral National Seashore entrance fee:
$10 per vehicle / $1 per individual adult
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument entrance fee:
$10 per adult (no per vehicle discount)
Dry Tortugas National Park entrance fee:
$10 per adult (no per vehicle discount)
Everglades National Park entrance fee:
$25 per vehicle / $8 per individual adult
Gulf Islands National Seashore entrance fee:
$15 per vehicle / $7 per individual adult

Georgia

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area entrance fee:
$3 per vehicle
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park entrance fee:
No entrance fee. Point Park at Lookout Mountain Battlefield: $5 per adult
Cumberland Island National Seashore entrance fee:
Entrance fee is $7 per adult.
Ferry fee is $28.00 plus tax for adults, $26.00 plus tax for seniors (62 and over) and $18.00 plus tax for children (15 years and under)
Fort Frederica National Monument entrance fee:
FREE (was $3 per adult pre-2016)
Fort Pulaski National Monument entrance fee:
$7 per adult (no per vehicle discount)

Hawaii

Haleakalā National Park entrance fee:
$20 per vehicle / $10 per individual adult
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park entrance fee:
$20 per vehicle / $15 per individual adult
Pu’uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park entrance fee:
$5 per vehicle / $3 per individual adult

Idaho

Craters of the Moon National Monument entrance fee:
$10 per vehicle / $5 per individual adult
Yellowstone National Park entrance fee:
$30 per vehicle / $15 per individual adult / $25 per snowmobile or motorcycle
OPTIONAL w/Grand Teton National Park: $50 per vehicle / $20 per individual adult / $40 per snowmobile or motorcycle

Illinois

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial National Memorial entrance fee:
Varying prices for tram, movie and riverboat or combinations ($3-30 per person): see here

Indiana

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial entrance fee:
$10 per family / $5 per individual adult

Maine

Acadia National Park entrance fee:
May-October: $25 per vehicle / $12 per individual adult

All other times: FREE

Maryland

Antietam National Battlefield entrance fee:
$10 per vehicle / $5 per individual adult
Assateague Island National Seashore entrance fee:
$20 per vehicle / $15 per motorcycle / $5 per individual adult
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park entrance fee:
$10 per vehicle / $5 per individual adult
Fort McHenry NM and Historic Shrine National Monument entrance fee:
$10 per adult
Fort Washington Park entrance fee:
$10 per vehicle / $3 per individual adult
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park entrance fee:
$10 per vehicle / $5 per individual adult

Mississippi

Gulf Islands National Seashore entrance fee:
$8 per vehicle / $3 per individual adult

Massachusetts

Adams National Historical Park entrance fee:
$5 per adult
Cape Cod National Seashore entrance fee:
$15 per vehicle / $3 per individual adult

Michigan

Isle Royale National Park entrance fee:
$4 per adult
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore entrance fee:
$10 per vehicle / $5 per individual adult

Minnesota

Pipestone National Monument entrance fee:
$10 per vehicle / $5 per individual adult

Mississippi

Vicksburg National Military Park entrance fee:
$8 per vehicle / $4 per individual adult

Missouri

Harry S Truman National Historic Site entrance fee:
$4 per adult
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial National Memorial entrance fee:
Varying prices for tram, movie and riverboat or combinations: see here
Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield entrance fee:
$10 per vehicle / $5 per individual adult

Montana

Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area entrance fee:
$5 per vehicle
Glacier National Park entrance fee:
Summer: $25 per vehicle / $12 per individual adult: May 1 – November 30
Winter: $15 per vehicle / $10 per individual adult: December 1 – April 30
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument entrance fee:
$10 per vehicle / $5 per individual adult
Yellowstone National Park entrance fee:
$25 per vehicle / $12 per individual adult / $20 per snowmobile or motorcycle

Nebraska

Scotts Bluff National Monument entrance fee:
$5 per vehicle / $3 per individual adult

Nevada

Death Valley National Park entrance fee:
$20 per vehicle / $10 per individual adult
Lake Mead National Recreation Area entrance fee:
$10 per vehicle / $5 per individual adult

New Hampshire

Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site entrance fee:
$5 per adult

New Jersey

Thomas Edison National Historical Park entrance fee:
$7 per adult
Morristown National Historical Park entrance fee:
$4 per adult

New Mexico

Aztec Ruins National Monument entrance fee:
$5 per adult
Bandelier National Monument entrance fee:
$12 per vehicle / $6 per individual adult
Capulin Volcano National Monument entrance fee:
$5 per vehicle
Carlsbad Caverns National Park entrance fee:
$6 per adult
Chaco Culture National Historical Park entrance fee:
$8 per vehicle / $4 per individual adult
El Morro National Monument entrance fee:
$3 per adult
Fort Union National Monument entrance fee:
$3 per adult
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument entrance fee:
$10 per family / $3 per adult
Pecos National Historical Park entrance fee:
$3 per adult
White Sands National Monument entrance fee:
$3 per adult

New York

Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site entrance fee:
$8 per adult for Val-Kill Guided Tour
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site entrance fee:
$14 per adult
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site entrance fee:
$12 per family / $5 per adult
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site entrance fee:
$5 per adult
Saratoga National Historical Park entrance fee:
$5 per vehicle / $3 per individual adult
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site entrance fee:
$8 per adult for Vanderbilt Mansion Guided Tour

North Carolina

Wright Brothers National Memorial entrance fee:
$4 per adult

North Dakota

Theodore Roosevelt National Park entrance fee:
$10 per vehicle / $5 per individual adult

Ohio

James A. Garfield National Historic Site entrance fee:
$5 per adult
Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial National Memorial entrance fee:
$3 per adult

Oklahoma

Fort Smith National Historic Site entrance fee:
$4 per adult

Oregon

Crater Lake National Park entrance fee:
$10 per vehicle / $5 per individual adult
Lewis & Clark National Historical Park entrance fee:
$3 per adult

Pennsylvania

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site entrance fee:
$4 per adult
Fort Necessity National Battlefield entrance fee:
$5 per adult
Johnstown Flood National Memorial entrance fee:
$4 per adult
Steamtown National Historic Site entrance fee:
$7 per adult, Train rides $5 per individual

Puerto Rico

San Juan National Historic Site entrance fee:
$3 per adult for 1 fortification, $5 per adult for both fortifications

South Carolina

Fort Sumter National Monument entrance fee:
No entrance fee for visitors who arrive by private boat. Ferry concessioner does not accept America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes. Ferry tickets are: Adults: $17 Seniors: $15 Children (6-11): $10 Infants (5 and Under): Free

South Dakota

Badlands National Park entrance fee:
$15 per vehicle / $10 per motorcycle / $7 per individual adult
Jewel Cave National Monument entrance fee:
Enterance to grounds is free. Cave tours: $8 per adult / $4 per youth ages 6-16

Tennessee

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park entrance fee:
No entrance fee. $3 per adult for Point Park at Lookout Mountain Battlefield
Shiloh National Military Park entrance fee:
No fee for Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center. $5 per family / $3 per adult for Shiloh Battlefield

Texas

Big Bend National Park entrance fee:
$20 per vehicle / $10 per individual adult
Fort Davis National Historic Site entrance fee:
$3 per adult
Guadalupe Mountains National Park entrance fee:
$5 per adult
Padre Island National Seashore entrance fee:
$10 per vehicle / $5 per individual adult

Utah

Arches National Park entrance fee:
$10 per vehicle / $5 per individual adult
Bryce Canyon National Park entrance fee:
$25 per vehicle / $12 per individual adult
Canyonlands National Park entrance fee:
$10 per vehicle / $5 per individual adult
Capitol Reef National Park entrance fee:
$5 per vehicle / $3 per individual adult
Cedar Breaks National Monument entrance fee:
$4 per adult
Dinosaur National Monument entrance fee:
Entrance fees will not be charged in 2011 until after the Quarry Visitor Center and Exhibit Hall open on October 4
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area entrance fee:
$15 per vehicle / $7 per individual adult
Golden Spike National Historic Site entrance fee:
Summer: $7 per vehicle / $4 per individual adult
Winter: $5 per vehicle / $3 per individual adult
Hovenweep National Monument entrance fee:
$6 per vehicle / $3 per individual adult
Natural Bridges National Monument entrance fee:
$6 per vehicle / $3 per individual adult
Zion National Park entrance fee:
$25 per vehicle / $12 per individual adult

Virgin Islands

Christiansted National Historic Site entrance fee:
$3 per adult

Virginia

Appomattox Court House National Historical Park entrance fee:
Memorial Day until Labor Day: $10 per vehicle / $4 per individual adult
Off Season: $5 per vehicle / $3 per individual adult
Assateague Island National Seashore entrance fee:
$15 per vehicle
Colonial National Historical Park entrance fee:
$10 per adult
George Washington Memorial Parkway’s Great Falls Park entrance fee:
$5 per vehicle / $3 per individual adult
Manassas National Battlefield Park entrance fee:
$3 per adult
Petersburg National Battlefield entrance fee:
$5 per vehicle / $3 per individual adult
Prince William Forest Park entrance fee:
$5 per vehicle / $3 per individual adult
Shenandoah National Park entrance fee:
March through November: $15 per vehicle / $10 per motorcycle / $5 per individual adult
December through February: $10 per vehicle / $10 per motorcycle / $5 per individual adult

Washington

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site entrance fee:
$5 per family / $3 per individual adult
Lewis & Clark National Historical Park entrance fee:
$3 per adult
Mount Rainier National Park entrance fee:
$15 per vehicle / $5 per individual adult
Olympic National Park entrance fee:
$15 per vehicle / $5 per individual adult
Whitman Mission National Historic Site entrance fee:
$3 per adult

West Virginia

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park entrance fee:
$6 per vehicle / $4 per individual adult

Wyoming

Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area entrance fee:
$5 per vehicle
Devils Tower National Monument entrance fee:
$10 per vehicle / $5 per individual adult
Fort Laramie National Historic Site entrance fee:
$3 per adult
Grand Teton National Park entrance fee:
$25 per vehicle / $20 per motorcycle / $12 per individual adult. Good for both Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks
Yellowstone National Park entrance fee:
$25 per vehicle / $20 per motorcycle / $12 per individual adult. Good for both Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks

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