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Six Entrance Fee-Free Days At National Parks IN 2024
The National Park Service has six entrance fee-free days for 2024, inviting all to enjoy the magic of national parks. While Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 15 has passed, upcoming dates include the first day of National Park Week on April 20, Juneteenth on June 19, Great American Outdoors Act Day on August 4, National Public Lands Day on September 28, and Veterans Day on November 11. These special days offer opportunities to explore the beauty and history of our country.
On these days, and throughout the year, all are invited to experience the magic and wonder of national parks.
โNational parks are places that awaken senses, inspire curiosity, encourage reflection, and foster joy,โย National Park Service Director ChuckโฏSams said. โThe entrance fee-free days expand opportunities for people to visit their national parks and experience the beauty and history of our country.โ
Theย entrance fee-free daysโฏfor 2024 are:
- Januaryโฏ15โฏโโฏMartin Luther King, Jr. Day
- April 20 โ First Day ofโฏNational Park Week
- June 19โฏโโฏJuneteenth
- August 4 โโฏGreat American Outdoors Day
- September 28โฏโโฏNational Public Lands Day
- November 11 โโฏVeterans Day
National parks are wallet-friendlyย options year-round. More than 300 of the countryโs more thanย 400 national parksย are free to enter every day. Also, with at least one national park in every state and most major metropolitan areas, they provide close-to-home choices for recreation and inspiration. Detailed information about things to do and see in each park is available onโฏNPS.govโฏand theโฏNPS app.
The cost to enter parks with entrance fees ranges from $10 to $35. Theโฏfunds remain in the National Park Service and 80-100%โฏstays in the park where collected. The revenue supports visitor services, including enhancing accessibility, restoring wildlife habitat, and providing ranger programs, and adding or upgrading restrooms, campgrounds, trails, and other facilities.
The fee waiver for the fee-free days applies only to National Park Service entrance fees and does not cover amenity or user fees for camping, boat launches, transportation, special tours, or other activities.
Theโฏannual $80โฏAmerica the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passโฏcovers entry at more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including all national parks. There are also free or discounted passes available for current members of theโฏU.S. military and their dependents, military veterans, Gold Star Families,โฏfourth grade students,ย individuals with permanent disabilities, andโฏsenior citizens.
Other federal land management agencies offering their own fee-free days in 2024โฏareโฏtheโฏU.S. Fish & Wildlife Service,โฏBureau of Land Management,โฏBureau of Reclamation,โฏU.S. Forest Service,โฏandโฏU.S. Army Corps of Engineers.