The National Park Service will have six entrance fee-free days in 2024. On each of these significant days of celebration or commemoration, all national parks will waive entrance fees.
The dates for 2024:
Monday, January 15 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Saturday, April 20 – First Day of National Park Week/National Junior Ranger Day
Wednesday, June 19 – Juneteenth National Independence Day
Sunday, August 4 – Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act
Saturday, September 28 – National Public Lands Day
Monday, November 11 – Veterans Day
There are more than 400 national parks preserve significant natural and cultural areas across America. Every one of them equally as important as the others in many ways. Its a part of our national identity and heritage.
The FREE entrance days just make you feel better about being outside and enjoying these inspirational places. Everything is better when it’s Free.
There is at least one site in every state and 419 includes all parks, and recreation areas, cultural sites, rivers, and trails are accessible destinations meant to help all of us. Time outdoors reduces stress and blood pressure and often leads to lifestyle choices that include more exercise and better nutrition.
Paddling, bicycling, walking, fishing, star gazing, and camping are just some of the many fun and family-friendly recreational activities available in national parks.
Other Federal Land Opportunities
The annual America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass allows unlimited entrance to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including all national parks. There are also free or discounted passes available for senior citizens, active-duty members of the U.S. military, families of fourth-grade students, and disabled citizens.
Other federal land management agencies offering their own fee-free days in 2020 include the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Forest Service, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
