Free National Park Entrance Days You Don’t Want to Miss in 2025| SwagGrabber

2026 Free Entrance Days to the National Parks

On certain days all National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission to everyone. These are a great way to check out the parks without having to spend any money!

February 16: Presidents Day
May 25: Memorial Day
June 14: Flag Day
July 3–5: Independence Day weekend
August 25: 110th Birthday of the National Park Service
September 17: Constitution Day
October 27: Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday
November 11: Veterans Day

National parks are America’s best idea, and there are more than 400 parks available to everyone, every day. The fee-free days provide a great opportunity to visit a new place or an old favorite, especially one of the national parks that normally charge an entrance fee. The others are free all the time.

The entrance fee waiver for fee-free days does not cover amenity or user fees for activities such as camping, boat launches, transportation, or special tours.

*Fee waiver includes: entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees. Other fees such as reservation, camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included unless stated otherwise.

Military can get free park passes, and 4th graders can get free passes to National Parks too!