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Free Admission to National Parks in 2022

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Yosemite National ParkThere will be six FREE admission days to national parks, monuments and historic sites in 2021.

The fee-free days continue a tradition of FREE admission days to increase access, promote recreational opportunities, improve visitor facilities and conserve natural and historical treasures in national parks,  for the benefit and enjoyment of the American people.

There are more than 400 National Park Service sites nationwide, with at least one in every state.

Approximately 100 charge an entrance fee, with costs ranging from $5 to $35. The other 300-plus national parks do not have entrance fees.

On admission free days, only the admission is free, not parking or special programs such as IMAX films.

free admission days at national parks

Admission free dates for 2022 are:

Monday, Jan. 17 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Saturday, April 16 – First Day of National Park Week

Thursday, August 4 – Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act

Wednesday, August 25 – National Park Service Birthday

Saturday, September 24 – National Public Lands Day

Friday, November 11 – Veterans Day

Timed Entry Requirements at Some National Parks

Because of Covid, some more popular national parks now require advance reservations.

If you plan to visit Arches between April 3 and October 3, 2022, you will need to secure a Timed Entry

Ticket to enter the park as well. For more information, visit go.nps.gov/ArchesTicket

Ready to plan your trip? Get started: www.nps.gov/arch/planyourvisit/index.htm

National Parks support 300,000+ US Jobs

In 2020,  327 million people visited national parks and spent $21 billion in local communities. This supported 340,500 jobs across the country and had a $41.7 billion impact on the U.S. economy.

Other federal land management agencies offering their own fee-free days in 2021 include the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

“Each of the fee-free days celebrates or commemorates a significant event, including the establishment earlier this year of the Great American Outdoors Act.

The legislation marks the single largest investment ever in national parks and will result in enhanced facilities and expanded recreational prospects for all visitors,” said Margaret Everson, Counselor to the Secretary of the Interior, the delegated authority of the National Park Service Director, in a press release received by ecoXplorer.

“Throughout the country, every national park provides a variety of opportunities to get out in nature, connect with our common heritage and experience the vast array of benefits that come from spending time outdoors. Hopefully the fee-free days will encourage everyone to spend some time in their national parks.”

Earlier this year, Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt signed Secretary’s Orders 3386 and 3387, granting veterans, Gold Star Families and fifth graders free access to all national parks, wildlife refuges and other Federal lands managed by the Department of the Interior.

Veterans and Gold Star Families will have free access forever, while fifth grade students were granted the reprieve through this academic year as some of last year’s fourth graders may have been unable to make full use of the Every Kid Outdoors Annual Fourth Grade Pass due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Active duty military and fourth grade students will continue to have free access with discounted passes also available for senior citizens.

For other visitors who love visiting our public lands, the annual $80 America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass is a great option, which allows unlimited entrance to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including all national parks.

As always, stay safe, plan ahead, and #recreateresponsibly.

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