National Park Fee-Free Days for Summer and Fall 2022

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National Park Fee-Free Days for Summer and Fall 2022

Did you know there was such a thing as National Park Fee-Free Days?

I didn’t!

What a great way to have some super frugal family fun this summer and fall!

The National Park Service will waive entrance fees for all 423 of its parks, monuments, and memorials on its fee-free days this year.

There is nothing so American as our national parks…. The fundamental idea behind the parks…is that the country belongs to the people, that it is in process of making for the enrichment of the lives of all of us. – President Franklin D. Roosevelt

All Entrance Fees are Dropped These Days

Although many park entrances are free all of the time, there are others that can cost between $5.00 and $35.00 per person typically on most days of the year.

It is pretty exciting that even places like Acadia, Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Glacier national parks are included in these fee-free days!

National parks are the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst. – Wallace Stegner

2022 National Park Fee-Free Days

The National Park Service fee-free days for 2022 include:

• Jan. 17 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• April 16 – First day of National Park Week
• Aug. 4 – Great American Outdoors Act anniversary
• Sept. 24 – National Public Lands Day
• Nov. 11 – Veterans Day

Only Entrance Fees Will Be Waived

Please keep in mind that although the National Park entrance fees will be waived on these specific days, the cost of activities and amenities such as camping, boat launches, transportation, and special tours will still come at a cost.

What to Bring

Here’s a list of some things you should consider bringing along on your trip to the National Parks:

• water
• healthy camp food and snacks
• a first-aid kit
• comfortable shoes
• sunglasses
• a hat
• sunscreen
• gloves
• bug spray
• a map
• emergency numbers
• a whistle in case family members get lost or separated
• charged cellphones
• a change of clothing
• a flashlight
• a camera
• a journal and pen/pencil
• a backpack to carry everything easily

What would you add to these lists?

Leave a comment and let me know.

Find a National Park

GO HERE to see a map of National Parks.

Let’s Go!

• Plan out a trip to start visiting national parks for free.
• Pack your backpack with all of the essential items you will need while visiting the national parks.
• Breathe in the fresh air
• Take lots of pictures
• Leave the parks in good condition for the next visitors.

Frugal Family Fun

Free passes to every national park in the United States are an awesome way to enjoy some free frugal family fun this summer.

Let me know if you go visit any national parks on any of the fee-free days.

Free National Park Entrance for 4th Graders and Their Families

Do you have a 4th grader?

They can get into our National Parks, along with their families, for free too!

All current 4th-grade students can receive a free pass to all of America’s national parks.

This includes home-schooled students who are between 9 and 11 years of age.

Each one of the fourth-graders immediate family members will also be admitted for free.

Just make sure you have your 4th-grader in the car with you.

Read how over here!