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On six days in 2024, all National Park Service [nps.gov] sites that charge an entrance fee (normally $5 to $35) will offer free admission to everyone. Mark your calendar and plan your free visit for these entrance fee–free dates in 2024. 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.
  • January 15, 2024 (Monday) : Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • April 20, 2024 (Saturday): First day of National Park Week
  • June 19, 2024 (Wednesday): Juneteenth
  • August 4, 2024 (Sunday): Anniversary of Great American Outdoor Act
  • September 28, 2024 (Saturday): National Public Lands Day
  • November 11, 2024 (Monday): Veterans Day



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04-07-2024 at 09:53 AM.
04-07-2024 at 09:53 AM.
Come experience the national parks! On six days in 2024, all National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission to everyone. Mark your calendar for these entrance fee–free dates in 2024:

January 15: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
April 20: First day of National Park Week
June 19: Juneteenth National Independence Day
August 4: Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act
September 28: National Public Lands Day
November 11: Veterans Day
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ash78
04-07-2024 at 09:53 AM.
04-07-2024 at 09:53 AM.
Quote from Drbm3d :
Classic Villain Arc

I'm just taking it to its logical end. Recreation.gov, Xanterra, and some others started this…I guess we can just blame Covid, though.
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04-07-2024 at 11:13 AM.
04-07-2024 at 11:13 AM.
Timed entry for the major parks...no thanks. Glad we went to most of the NPs before all the yuppies ruined it.
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Coconutz0311
04-07-2024 at 11:43 AM.
04-07-2024 at 11:43 AM.
Disabled veterans at any percentage can apply for a lifetime free pass to all national parks. It's a great perk, providing at least a little solace for the damage your body and spirit took while serving.
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04-07-2024 at 04:25 PM.
04-07-2024 at 04:25 PM.
Quote from Drbm3d :
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Why stop at National Parks? They could charge $100 for entrance to everything, to keep the poor and homeless away.
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SeriousFaucet575
04-07-2024 at 04:49 PM.
04-07-2024 at 04:49 PM.
Quote from seawolf :
Those are the days to avoid going unless you want crowds on the trials.

U mean clouds
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aggronor
04-07-2024 at 08:38 PM.
04-07-2024 at 08:38 PM.
Quote from ash78 :
They should also do $100 entry days just to balance it out. Like a "bonus donation day". It's a drop in the bucket compared to what most people spend on vacations to get to the parks in the first place, and it would keep some of the more casual crowds down.

The major parks are sooo crowded these days. Something's gotta give.

You really want surge pricing for national parks?
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04-08-2024 at 03:57 AM.
04-08-2024 at 03:57 AM.
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DOI employee here. Please read the rules of the lands your visiting and try to follow. Please. We all care about these lands and enjoy them. Your grandchildren will be picking up the trash you leave.

U guys need to open more parks and stop privatizing public land / selling off to foreign interests. Thanks in advance
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04-08-2024 at 05:05 AM.
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You really want surge pricing for national parks?

Nope — planned days where people willing to make an extra donation could help ensure quieter days at those parks. Let's not pretend that "economic rationing" isn't already done across the board — look at prices for the Ahwanee Hotel in Yosemite.

If they did something like that, it would have to be rare and ensure the funds are correctly used, but could be a nice subsidy for the parks to help improve the experience for everyone.

The optics are horrible, though. The marketing would never work.
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04-08-2024 at 02:57 PM.
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Quote from Coconutz0311 :
Disabled veterans at any percentage can apply for a lifetime free pass to all national parks. It's a great perk, providing at least a little solace for the damage your body and spirit took while serving.

All disabled people can get the parks pass. Not just vets.
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04-09-2024 at 12:05 PM.
04-09-2024 at 12:05 PM.
Quote from BrightFlower9146 :
All parks should be free. Your barrier to entry based on ability to pay $100 is bs even if you want to only be around others who also paid $100. It's classist and against the very nature of American Ideals.

US has nothing for free ...
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04-09-2024 at 03:04 PM.
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If you are a Veteran you can get a lifetime free pass to all National parks.
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saleraider
04-09-2024 at 09:10 PM.
04-09-2024 at 09:10 PM.
If you have a 4th grader the whole family can get free access to all NPs.

https://everykidoutdoors.gov/index.htm
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04-10-2024 at 06:51 AM.
04-10-2024 at 06:51 AM.
Quote from RockHardRockCrawler :
If you make them free, homeless and poor people will inhabit and trash the parks. Making something free does not always make it better.

If your free vs fee for entry theory is correct.....that is why Costco, Sam's Club, etc is so clean and nice and theft is kept to a minimum......hmmmmm.......
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04-10-2024 at 08:40 AM.
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Quote from ash78 :
Nope — planned days where people willing to make an extra donation could help ensure quieter days at those parks. Let's not pretend that "economic rationing" isn't already done across the board — look at prices for the Ahwanee Hotel in Yosemite.

If they did something like that, it would have to be rare and ensure the funds are correctly used, but could be a nice subsidy for the parks to help improve the experience for everyone.

The optics are horrible, though. The marketing would never work.
there is an option for you to donate to national park if you feel like it.
Forcing higher entrance fees to weed out the crowd is wrong on many level.
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