National Park Visits Don’t Need to Cost Money
There are more than a dozen US National Parks that do not charge an entry fee.
In 2020, my husband and I started touring US National Parks. Although we had been to a few before 2020, I think it was then that we decided we’d try and visit them all.
As of this writing, there are 63 National Parks. The parks are only part of the preserved wild spaces in the United States, of which there are a total of 424 designated locations including forests, rivers, seashores, battlefields, trails, and more (Source).
When we started visiting the parks, we purchased a national park pass. This can be obtained from the website usparkpass.com or from a national park visitor center at one of the parks.
The pass is $80.00 USD and is good for one calendar year (starting when you obtain it). Using the pass includes not only the pass owner but all those in a non-commercial vehicle, too. Wow! This is a deal!
For example, when we went on a vacation to tour several national parks in the fall of 2021, the pass more than paid for itself.
The parks we visited included, Arches (2 days), Grand Canyon (3 days), Petrified Forest (1 day), and Saguaro (2 days). I listed the days to give you an idea of how many times we would…
