NPS entrance fee-free days 2026
Free entrance to every fee-charging national park on set days. Remaining 2026 dates: Oct 27 & Nov 11.
What it costs you:
No email, no app, no card.
Verified Sept 27, 2026 against the official page2026 dates Feb 16, May 25, Jun 14, Jul 3 to 5, Aug 25, Sep 17, Oct 27, Nov 11. The 2027 date is not yet confirmed on the official page.
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- Who qualifies
- US citizens & residents
- How to get it
- Just show up
- Where it works
- US
- When
- 2026 dates Feb 16, May 25, Jun 14, Jul 3 to 5, Aug 25, Sep 17, Oct 27, Nov 11. The 2027 date is not yet confirmed on the official page.
- Fine print
- New in 2026: free days are for US citizens & residents only.
- Official source
- nps.gov
Change history
- : checked against the official source. How we verify
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