While 137 sites typically charge admission, entrance fees will be waived on these eight days in 2017:
Saturday and Sunday, April 15–16 and 22–23: Weekends of National Park Week
Friday, August 25: National Park Service Birthday
Saturday, September 30: National Public Lands Day
Saturday and Sunday, November 11–12: Veterans Day Weekend
And if you can’t wait that long or are travelling to the US before these dates, buy an annual pass for a reasonable $80.
Here are the 137 National Park Service sites you’ll be able to explore for absolutely nothing this year:
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park
Montezuma Castle National Monument
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Park Pipe Spring National Monument
Saguaro National Park
Tonto National Monument
Tumacácori National Historical Park
Walnut Canyon National Monument
Wupatki National Monument
Pea Ridge National Military Park
Death Valley National Park
Joshua Tree National Park
Lava Beds National Monument
Muir Woods National Monument
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Yosemite National Park
Colorado National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
Mesa Verde National Park
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
Dry Tortugas National Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore
Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park
Pu’uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park
Yellowstone National Park
Assateague Island National Seashore
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Fort Washington Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Cape Cod National Seashore
Vicksburg National Military Park
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield
Glacier National Park
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Yellowstone National Park
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Morristown National Historical Park
Bandelier National Monument
Capulin Volcano National Monument
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Valles Caldera National Preserve
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Saratoga National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial
Lewis & Clark National Historical Park
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Jewel Cave National Monument
Fort Davis National Historic Site
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park
Canyonlands National Park
Cedar Breaks National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument
Golden Spike National Historic Site
Natural Bridges National Monument
Assateague Island National Seashore
Colonial National Historical Park
Prince William Forest Park
Shenandoah National Park
Lewis & Clark National Historical Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Devils Tower National Monument
Yellowstone National Park
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