What it costs, what is closed, and when it opens
Fees, hours, alerts and trip-planning facts for every unit in the National Park System.
The Park Service counts 433 units. This site also has pages for 57 trails, affiliated areas, parts of units and other related areas. The fee figures cover all 474 pages, and 4 have no fee record.
Start with the answers
One question, one tableEvery park that charges, on one table, with the pass math done for you.
The parks that need a timed-entry or vehicle reservation today, and where to book one.
Most of the system charges nothing at the gate. This is where.
Visits
- 1Blue Ridge ParkwayParkway · NC, VA16.5M
- 2Golden Gate National Recreation AreaNational Recreation Area · CA15.7M
- 3Great Smoky Mountains National ParkNational Park · NC, TN11.5M
- 4Natchez Trace ParkwayParkway · AL, MS, TN8.0M
All four are free to enter. The full list ranks every unit that reports a count.
One park, in full
The Park Service lists 1 visitor center, 0 campgrounds and 5 activities here; 3 alerts are active today.
The park that changed most overnight. Every park page looks like this.
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NPS Data API, Recreation.gov, USGS, NOAA, AirNow and iNaturalist, among other public sources.
Every night. Counts, alerts and fees on this page are as of October 21, 2026.
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Not affiliated with any agency. Every row links to the official page it came from.
Every 2026 fee-free entrance day, for US residents, as an all-day event, updated with the site each night.