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Prince William Forest Park
Entrance Fee Information
Main park entrance in fall
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The main park entrance off of Route 619.
 

ENTRANCE FEES
Prince William Forest Park has been collecting fees since 1988 to promote improvements to park infrastructure. 

Various passes are available to provide you with a discounted entrance to this and other National Park Service sites. These passes include:

 
collecting fees at the entrance station

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Collecting vehicle entrance fees at the entrance station.

Vehicles

Fees
$5.00 - 7 Days

Details
Valid for single, private, non-commercial vehicles such as passenger cars, pickup trucks, RVs, vans and converted busses. Valid for the day of purchase and the next six days.

 
bicycling in the park

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Bicycles entering the park without a vehicle pay $3.00 per person.

Walk-ins & Commercial Vehicles

Fees
$3.00 - 7 Days

Details
Per-person fee for persons 16 years of age or older when entering by means other than a single, private, non-commercial vehicle. Examples include walk-in entries, motorcycles, bicycles; buses carrying passengers not on a pre-packaged tour such as school groups visiting for recreational purposes; and buses or vans registered to a non-profit organization such as a church or school. Valid for the day of purchase and the next six days.

 
the new annual pass

Alma Pasek

The 2007 park annual pass features one of the park's historic cabin camps.

PrinceWilliam Forest Park Annual Pass

Fees
$20.00 - Annual

Details
An annual pass for entrance into Prince William Forest Park for persons entering in a single, private, non-commercial vehicle or alternately the pass owner and 3 people when a per-person fee is charged. Valid for twelve months from the month of purchase. Pass is non-transferable and valid for one vehicle.

 

Nationwide passes are also available.  These passes include the Interagency Annual Pass, the Interagency Age Pass (62 years & up), and the Interagency Access Pass (for persons with disabilities.

These passes provide access to all federal land management areas including lands managed by the National Park Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Bureau of Reclamation.

For more information on these passes, visit the National Park Service Fee website.

Did You Know?  

Did You Know?
Prince William Forest Park preserves the largest inventory of Civilian Conservation Corps structures (153) in the National Park System. Four of the five cabin camps are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as historic districts.

Last Updated: January 08, 2007 at 13:58 EST