U.S. National Parks To Waive Entrance Fees For 5 Days In 2022. Yes, you read that correctly, free admission to national parks. After a very successful 2021 due to people looking for pandemic-safe activities, the nation’s national parks will waive entrance fees for a number of days in 2022. While most national parks offer free admission, the most popular parks have entrance fees ranging from five dollars to thirty-five dollars.

The days where you can visit U.S. national parks for free include, Monday, January 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, Saturday, September 24:  National Public Lands Day, and Friday, November 11: Veterans Day.

The most popular parks include Yellowstone in Wyoming Yosemite in California, Denali in Alaska, and Everglades in Florida. Free annual passes are available for US military members and their dependents, US veterans and Gold Star families, Fourth-grade students, Eligible NPS volunteers, and US citizens with a permanent disability. Be sure to take advantage of the free admission and add visiting national parks to your New Years’ resolutions. Check out our gallery of some of the most popular national parks below as well as a full list of parks!

Popular National Parks You Should Visit

• Grand Canyon

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  Arizona

• Acadia National Park

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  Maine

• Everglades National Park

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  Florida

• Grand Teton National Park

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  Wyoming

• Denali National Park

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  Alaska

• Yellowstone National Park

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• Yosemite National Park

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  California

5 National Parks and Forests Worth A Day Trip

• Alaska

  • Denali National Park, Alaska
  • Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska
  • Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
  • Katmai National Park, Alaska
  • Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska
  • Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska
  • Lake Clark National Park, Alaska
  • Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska

• American Samoa

  • National Park of American Samoa, American Samoa

• Arizona

  • Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
  • Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
  • Saguaro National Park, Arizona

• Arkansas

  • Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas

• California

  • Channel Islands National Park, California
  • Death Valley National Park, California and Nevada
  • Joshua Tree National Park, California
  • Kings Canyon National Park, California
  • Lassen Volcanic National Park, California
  • Pinnacles National Park, California
  • Redwood National Park, California
  • Sequoia National Park, California
  • Yosemite National Park, California

• Colorado

  • Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
  • Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
  • Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
  • Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

• Florida

  • Biscayne National Park, Florida
  • Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida
  • Everglades National Park, Florida

• Hawaii

  • Haleakala National Park, Hawaii
  • Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii

• Idaho

  • Yellowstone National Park, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming

• Kentucky

  • Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky

• Indiana

  • Indiana Dunes National Park

• Maine

  • Acadia National Park, Maine

• Michigan

  • Isle Royale National Park, Michigan

• Minnesota

  • Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota

• Missouri

  • Gateway Arch National Park, Missouri

• Montana

  • Glacier National Park, Montana
  • Yellowstone National Park, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming

• Nevada

  • Death Valley National Park, California and Nevada
  • Great Basin National Park, Nevada

• New Mexico

  • Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico
  • White Sands National Park, New Mexico

• North Dakota

  • Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

• North Dakota

  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee

• Ohio

  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee

• Oregon

  • Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
  • Congaree National Park, South Carolina

• South Carolina

  • Badlands National Park, South Dakota
  • Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota

• Tennessee

  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee

• Texas

  • Big Bend National Park, Texas
  • Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas

• Utah

  • Arches National Park, Utah
  • Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
  • Canyonlands National Park, Utah
  • Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
  • Zion National Park, Utah

• Virgin Islands

  • Virgin Islands National Park, Virgin Islands

• Virginia

  • Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

• Washington

  • Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
  • North Cascades National Park, Washington
  • Olympic National Park, Washington

• West Virginia

  • New River Gorge National Park, West Virginia

• Wyoming

  • Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
  • Yellowstone National Park, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming

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