How many national parks are on this list?

This list has 63 entries: every site in the NPS data whose designation is National Park (including National Park & Preserve), plus Redwood National and State Parks and the National Park of American Samoa. Sequoia and Kings Canyon share one NPS entry.

Which national parks are free to enter?

In the NPS fee data, these national parks have no entrance fee: Biscayne, Channel Islands, Chiricahua, Congaree, Cuyahoga Valley, Gates Of The Arctic, Gateway Arch, Glacier Bay, Great Basin, Great Smoky Mountains, Hot Springs, Katmai, Kenai Fjords, Kobuk Valley, Lake Clark, Mammoth Cave, National Park of American Samoa, New River Gorge, North Cascades, Redwood National and State Parks, Virgin Islands, Voyageurs, Wind Cave, Wrangell - St Elias.

Which national parks need a timed-entry or vehicle reservation?

The NPS fee data lists a timed-entry or reservation notice for 3 national parks: Acadia, Arches, Rocky Mountain. Requirements are usually seasonal, so check the park page for dates.

Which national park has the most alerts right now?

Indiana Dunes National Park has the most, with 9 active alerts in the current snapshot. Across all national parks there are 47 closure notices.

National Parks

U.S. national parks: fees, alerts and closures

This table lists the 63 NPS entries with a National Park designation, with the private-vehicle entrance fee, any timed-entry notice, and the alerts and closures the NPS listed on Oct 28, 2026 — 47 closures in all.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:52 AM EDT · NPS Data API

National park	State	Vehicle fee	Timed entry	Alerts	Closures	Campgrounds
Acadia National Park	ME	$35	Notice	3	3	4
Arches National Park	UT	$30	Notice	1	0	1
Badlands National Park	SD	$30	—	1	0	2
Big Bend National Park	TX	$30	—	2	0	4
Biscayne National Park	FL	Free	—	5	1	2
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park	CO	$30	—	2	0	3
Bryce Canyon National Park	UT	$35	—	3	1	2
Canyonlands National Park	UT	$30	—	2	0	3
Capitol Reef National Park	UT	$20	—	2	0	5
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	NM	—	—	5	0	0
Channel Islands National Park	CA	Free	—	2	1	7
Chiricahua National Park	AZ	Free	—	1	0	1
Congaree National Park	SC	Free	—	3	0	2
Crater Lake National Park	OR	$30	—	2	1	2
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	OH	Free	—	6	3	0
Death Valley National Park	CA, NV	$30	—	2	1	12
Denali National Park & Preserve	AK	—	—	1	0	6
Dry Tortugas National Park	FL	—	—	5	3	1
Everglades National Park	FL	$35	—	3	1	2
Gates Of The Arctic National Park & Preserve	AK	Free	—	1	0	0
Gateway Arch National Park	MO	Free	—	0	0	0
Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve	AK	Free	—	0	0	1
Glacier National Park	MT	$35	—	1	1	13
Grand Canyon National Park	AZ	$35	—	5	1	3
Grand Teton National Park	WY	$35	—	4	1	8
Great Basin National Park	NV	Free	—	2	1	7
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve	CO	$25	—	5	0	3
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	NC, TN	Free	—	4	3	13
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	TX	—	—	2	0	13
Haleakalā National Park	HI	$30	—	4	0	4
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park	HI	$30	—	8	2	2
Hot Springs National Park	AR	Free	—	1	0	1
Indiana Dunes National Park	IN	$25	—	9	6	3
Isle Royale National Park	MI	—	—	6	1	36
Joshua Tree National Park	CA	$30	—	4	1	9
Katmai National Park & Preserve	AK	Free	—	0	0	1
Kenai Fjords National Park	AK	Free	—	3	0	1
Kobuk Valley National Park	AK	Free	—	0	0	0
Lake Clark National Park & Preserve	AK	Free	—	0	0	1
Lassen Volcanic National Park	CA	$30	—	3	0	10
Mammoth Cave National Park	KY	Free	—	3	2	3
Mesa Verde National Park	CO	$30	—	2	0	1
Mount Rainier National Park	WA	$30	—	8	2	3
National Park of American Samoa	AS	Free	—	1	1	0
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve	WV	Free	—	3	0	9
North Cascades National Park	WA	Free	—	7	3	10
Olympic National Park	WA	$30	—	4	0	12
Petrified Forest National Park	AZ	$25	—	2	0	0
Pinnacles National Park	CA	$30	—	2	0	1
Redwood National and State Parks	CA	Free	—	3	0	4
Rocky Mountain National Park	CO	$30	Notice	1	1	5
Saguaro National Park	AZ	$25	—	4	0	6
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	CA	$35	—	4	1	15
Shenandoah National Park	VA	$30	—	7	1	4
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	ND	$30	—	3	0	3
Virgin Islands National Park	VI	Free	—	1	0	1
Voyageurs National Park	MN	Free	—	1	1	0
White Sands National Park	NM	$25	—	5	1	1
Wind Cave National Park	SD	Free	—	3	0	1
Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve	AK	Free	—	0	0	1
Yellowstone National Park	ID, MT, WY	$35	—	4	1	12
Yosemite National Park	CA	$35	—	1	0	16
Zion National Park	UT	$35	—	6	1	3

“Vehicle fee” is the NPS “Entrance - Private Vehicle” rate where one is listed; “—” means no such fee line in the data. “Notice” means the NPS fee data includes a timed-entry or reservation heading for the park.

Frequently asked questions

How many national parks are on this list?: This list has 63 entries: every site in the NPS data whose designation is National Park (including National Park & Preserve), plus Redwood National and State Parks and the National Park of American Samoa. Sequoia and Kings Canyon share one NPS entry.
Which national parks are free to enter?: In the NPS fee data, these national parks have no entrance fee: Biscayne, Channel Islands, Chiricahua, Congaree, Cuyahoga Valley, Gates Of The Arctic, Gateway Arch, Glacier Bay, Great Basin, Great Smoky Mountains, Hot Springs, Katmai, Kenai Fjords, Kobuk Valley, Lake Clark, Mammoth Cave, National Park of American Samoa, New River Gorge, North Cascades, Redwood National and State Parks, Virgin Islands, Voyageurs, Wind Cave, Wrangell - St Elias.
Which national parks need a timed-entry or vehicle reservation?: The NPS fee data lists a timed-entry or reservation notice for 3 national parks: Acadia, Arches, Rocky Mountain. Requirements are usually seasonal, so check the park page for dates.
Which national park has the most alerts right now?: Indiana Dunes National Park has the most, with 9 active alerts in the current snapshot. Across all national parks there are 47 closure notices.

If you plan to visit several parks in a year, the interagency America the Beautiful annual pass covers entrance fees at national parks that charge them. Open a park to see whether it accepts the pass.

Looking beyond the national parks? The NPS also runs monuments, historic sites, seashores and more — see all NPS sites by state.

The designation shown is the one in the NPS data. Some well-known places, like the National Mall, have no designation listed there and are not included.

Sources

National Park Service Data API — parks, fees and passes, alerts and campgrounds, snapshot of Oct 28, 2026.
Data: National Park Service (NPS) Data API, U.S. Department of the Interior (developer.nps.gov). This product uses the NPS Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the National Park Service. The National Park Service and the U.S. Department of the Interior do not endorse OpenParks. Photos are NPS images shown with their original credits; park descriptions are short excerpts credited to the NPS. Always confirm current conditions on nps.gov before you travel.