Free Entrance Days in the National Parks - Philadelphia Area

Mon Jan 16, 2023 - Sat Nov 11, 2023
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Repeating every months through January 16, 2023.
Also on April 22, 2023, August 4, 2023, September 23, 2023, November 11, 2023.
Various times
Age: All Ages
Price: Free
Location:
National Parks - Multiple Locations
520 Chestnut Street , Philadelphia, PA, 19106
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On select days throughout the year, all national parks are open to the public with no admission fee. Though participating locations are scattered nationwide, there are several such attractions in the Philadelphia area.

These include Valley Forge, Independence Hall, Liberty Bell Center, Edgar Allan Poe home, Delaware Water Gap, and the Benjamin Franklin Museum.

2023 dates:

January 16: Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.
April 16: First day of National Park Week
August 4: Great American Outdoors Act
September 23: National Public Lands Day
November 11: Veterans Day

(No worries if you miss these days —264 of more than 400 national parks never charge an entrance fee.)

Read our top picks for national parks to visit with kids. 

** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.