The National Park Service turns 100 on August 25, 2016, and to celebrate, they’re holding special events across the country, and free admission to all 412 national parks, for a total of 16 days in 2016. The next period of free admission will be Thursday August 25 through Sunday August 28, followed by Saturday September 24 (National Public Lands Day), and Friday November 11 (Veterans Day).
August events across the country can be found at FindYourPark.com and EncuentraTuParque.com.
The waiver includes entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees. Other fees, such as activities that require a reservation, camping sites, lodging, tours, concession, and other fees collected by third party vendors working within the park system are not included.
Here’s a list of the 127 parks compiled by traveandleisure, that usually have entrance fees, but will be free during these celebrations:
Alaska
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- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Puerto Rico
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virgin Islands
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Arizona
- Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
- Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
- Grand Canyon National Park
- Lake Mead National Recreation Area
- Montezuma Castle National Monument
- Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
- Pipe Spring National Monument
- Saguaro National Park
- Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
- Tonto National Monument
- Walnut Canyon National Monument
- Wupatki National Monument
Arkansas
California
- Cabrillo National Monument
- Death Valley National Park
- Joshua Tree National Park
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
- Lava Beds National Monument
- Muir Woods National Monument
- Pinnacles National Park
- San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
- Yosemite National Park
Colorado
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
- Colorado National Monument
- Dinosaur National Monument
- Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
- Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
- Mesa Verde National Park Rocky Mountain National Park
- Rocky Mountain National Park
Florida
- Canaveral National Seashore
- Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
- Dry Tortugas National Park
- Everglades National Park
- Gulf Islands National Seashore
Georgia
- Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
- Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
- Cumberland Island National Seashore
- Fort Pulaski National Monument
Hawaii
- Haleakalā National Park
- Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park
- Pu’uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park
Idaho
Indiana
Maine
Maryland
- Antietam National Battlefield
- Assateague Island National Seashore
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
- Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
- Fort Washington Park
- Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
- Harry S. Truman National Historic Site
- Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
- Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield
Montana
- Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
- Glacier National Park
- Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
- Yellowstone National Park
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
- Aztec Ruins National Monument
- Bandelier National Monument
- Capulin Volcano National Monument
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park
- Chaco Culture National Historical Park
- Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
- Pecos National Historical Park
- White Sands National Monument
- Valles Caldera National Preserve
New York
- Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
- Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
- Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
- Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
- Saratoga National Historical Park
- Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
- Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
- Fort Necessity National Battlefield
- Johnstown Flood National Memorial
- Steamtown National Historic Site
Puerto Rico
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
- Big Bend National Park
- Fort Davis National Historic Site
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park
- Padre Island National Seashore
Utah
- Arches National Park
- Bryce Canyon National Park
- Canyonlands National Park
- Capitol Reef National Park
- Cedar Breaks National Monument
- Dinosaur National Monument
- Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
- Golden Spike National Historic Site
- Natural Bridges National Monument
- Zion National Park
Virgin Islands
Virginia
- Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
- Assateague Island National Seashore
- Colonial National Historical Park
- George Washington Memorial Parkway’s Great Falls Park
- Manassas National Battlefield Park
- Petersburg National Battlefield
- Prince William Forest Park
- Shenandoah National Park
Washington
- Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
- Lewis & Clark National Historical Park
- Mount Rainier National Park
- Olympic National Park
