Free Entrance Days in the National Parks

Mon Jan 15, 2024 - Mon Nov 11, 2024
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Repeating every month on April on the third Saturdays through January 15, 2024.
Also on June 19, 2024; August 4, 2024; September 28, 2024; November 11, 2024.
Various times
Age: All Ages
Price: Free
Location:
National Parks - Multiple Locations
Yosemite National Park, Yosemite, CA, 95389
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On select days throughout the year, all national parks are open to the public with no admission fee. Veterans Day marks the last freebie for 2024. 

2024 dates:
January 15: Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.
April 20: First day of National Park Week
June 19: Juneteenth National Independence Day
August 4: Great American Outdoors Act
September 28: 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.