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National Parks in 2024 - 6 Free Entrance Days (One Extra Day Added for 2024)

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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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04-10-2024 at 12:52 PM.
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Thank you OP
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04-10-2024 at 04:31 PM.
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Is it even worth it with the crowds? I wanted to go to Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park. I might as well do it on 4/20 for one of them (or both?).

I'm not aware of Zion requiring reservations. You may want to double check. Arches just started a pilot program with timed reservations in April.

Last week Zion was really crowded (maybe because after Easter / spring break crowd) About an hour wait for the shuttle bus around 10am.
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04-11-2024 at 12:36 AM.
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4/20 good day for a hike.

Lmao I was thinking the exact same thing. Might be hard to find a place to smoke tho
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04-13-2024 at 08:07 AM.
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Quote from SociableChannel7440 :
Lmao I was thinking the exact same thing. Might be hard to find a place to smoke tho
One thing, though: even if smoking is allowed in your state, it's illegal on federal lands, like National Parks, and Park Rangers will cite you.
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04-13-2024 at 08:19 AM.
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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.
One third of foreign tourists visit National Parks during their stay. They often have plenty of money for travel and can afford the $15-$35 entrance fees and that helps cover the cost of the National Parks--otherwise only other Americans, even those who don't visit the parks (which may be mostly less-wealthy Americans), will pay extra on their taxes to make up the difference that rich tourists don't pay if there is no fee at all.

Free entrance means free for foreign tourists, but the cost is shifted to all Americans, even those who do not visit. That's OK if it's OK with you and everyone else paying taxes to subsidize the cost of the visit for the tourists.

No National Park costs $100 to enter. You'll likely pay $100-$200+ per person each day for popular amusement parks, versus $15-$35 per carload that is often a 7-day pass as well, to enter a National Park. If you have 2-4 per car and stay several days, you could be spending less than $1/ person per day for the entrance fee.

But, I like the idea of subsidized, and cheaper fees for lower income locals to visit their National Parks.
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Quote from justye :
Is it even worth it with the crowds? I wanted to go to Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park. I might as well do it on 4/20 for one of them (or both?).
Just buy the annual pass and go on a different day...

Both are amazing but you will kick yourself if they are overcrowded.
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4/20 good day for a hike.

Smokey bear approved
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Smokey bear approved
Be very aware if you decide to smoke as Park Rangers are very strict regarding this issue. Read this for vital background so you don't create a difficult situation for yourself:

https://www.leafly.com/news/lifes...s-policies
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04-16-2024 at 02:12 PM.
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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.

https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit...-parks.htm
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coming up in June
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