FREE National Park Admission Today for Everyone
Gear up for an adventure and visit a National Park for free today!
Make meaningful family memories – for FREE! Today, September 27th only, the National Park Service is offering FREE entrance to U.S. National Parks in honor of National Public Lands Day – and there is no special park pass needed!
This free entry provides a great opportunity to visit a park that normally charges a fee, such as Yellowstone National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, and more. You can check out the full list of participating sites here. There are over 400 National Parks in the United States!
Can’t make it today? There’s one more free National Park day in 2025.
Mark your calendar! November 11th, Veterans Day, is the last free National Park day in 2025.
Know a Veteran or Gold Star Family? Share this additional offer, just for them!
Veterans and Gold Star Families will receive a FREE Interagency Military Lifetime Pass to national parks, wildlife refuges, and other Federal lands managed by the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Forest Service, and the US Army Corps of Engineers!
Active-duty members of the US Military and their dependents also qualify for a free annual pass to many of these attractions. Entrance and standard amenity recreation fees will also be waived for Active Military, Veterans, and Gold Star Families!
For the purposes of this program, a Veteran is defined as an individual who served in the US Armed Forces (including the National Guard and Reserves). Gold Star Families are the next of kin of a member of the US Armed Forces who lost his or her life in a “qualifying situation,” such as war, an international terrorist attack, or a military operation outside of the US while serving with the US Armed Forces.
If you’re planning to claim this awesome freebie at one of our nation’s parks or other Federal lands, please note that one of the following forms of identification will be required:
- Department of Defense Identification Card
- Veteran Health Identification Card (VHIC)
- Veteran ID Card
- Veterans designation on a state-issued U.S. driver’s license or identification card
Before visiting a national park site, Gold Star Family members must download and print a voucher to present to park staff in exchange for an Interagency Military Lifetime Pass, or place it on the vehicle dashboard at unstaffed sites.
If you have a permanently disabled family member, they get a lifetime pass to the national parks. We got ours through the BLM office. We used it at Yosemite with no problem.
Just a friendly reminder that you may need reservations to get into the parks.
Thanks so much for sharing that helpful info, Lisa! Great reminder about the lifetime pass and the need for reservations too. Super appreciated! 💓