When I started looking into visiting all the national parks I came across what is called the America the Beautiful Pass. This pass in a national park pass that is good for 1 year from the time you buy it and will get you into any national park in the United States. However, in order to calculate if the pass is worth it I compiled a list of how much most of the national parks cost to gain access. The America the Beautiful pass is $80 USD and depending on which parks you go to is very much worth the cost upfront.
*disclaimer: some parks have changed cost and entrance fees due to COVID, and some prices vary based on time of the year and vehicle that is entering.
Grand Canyon: $35
Rocky Mountains: $25
Zion: $35
Yosemite: $35
Yellowstone: $35
Acadia: $30
Grand Tetons: $35
Olympic: $30
Glacier: $35
Joshua Tree: $30
Bryce Canyon: $35
Death Valley: $30
Arches: $30
Mount Rainier: $30
Shenandoah: $30
Hawaii Volcanoes: $30
Sequoia: $35
Capitol Reef: $20
Everglades: $30
Saguaro: $25
Haleakala: $30
Badlands: $30
Canyonlands: $30
Crater Lake: $30
Theodore Roosevelt: $30
Petrified Forest: $25
Kings Canyon: $35
Denali: $15/person
Mesa Verde: $30
Great Sand Dunes: $25
Lassen Volcanic: $30
Big Bend: $30
Carlsbad Caverns: $15/person
Black Canyon of the Gunnison: $30
Guadalupe Mountains: $10/person
Pinnacles: $30
Isle Royale: $7/person
Indiana Dunes: $6/person
Dry Tortugas: $15/person
Gateway Arch: $3+entry/person
Many of the other national parks do not require a fee to enter.
No Fee
Smoky Mountains
North Cascades
Katmai
Gates of the Arctic
Cuyahoga Valley
Biscayne
Redwood
Channel Island
Great Basin
Hot Springs
Voyageurs
Congaree
Kobuk Valley
Lake Clark
Wrangell-St. Elias
Kenai Fjords
Wind Cave (will pay to go in cave)
New River Gorge
Glacier Bay
Mammoth Cave (will pay to go in cave)
White Sands
U.S. Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Until Next Time,
Macy
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