Fees & Passes

The Assateague Island Visitor Center (MD district) and the Toms Cove Visitor Center (VA district) are now cashless. Entrance passes and donations are CARD ONLY.
For any cash entrance fees or donations, please visit the Ranger Station (MD district).

 

2023 Assateague Island National Seashore Annual Pass

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Entrance Fees

Entrance Passes may be used in both Assateague Island National Seashore and Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. When visiting the Maryland district, Federal Duck Stamp holders must purchase a $20 beach parking fee upgrade. Assateague State Park passes are not valid in either Assateague Island National Seashore or Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. Please have your Photo ID ready with your entrance pass when approaching the entrance booths.

Maryland

• Foot/Bicycle: No Fee
• Vehicle: $25.00 - 7 Days
• Vehicle: $45.00 - Park Annual Pass, valid 1 year from purchase
• Motorcycle: $20.00 - 7 Days
• Individual: $15.00 - 7 Days (per person 16 years of age or older when entering by means other than a private, non-commercial vehicle, such as taxis and limousines providing transportation only; buses carrying passengers not on a pre-packaged tour such as school groups visiting for recreational purposes; and buses or vans registered to non-profit organizations such as churches or schools. A family traveling together shall pay no more than the vehicle fee.)
• Beach Parking fee upgrade: $20.00 - For visitors using the USFWS Migratory Waterfowl Duck Stamp as an entrance pass, valid July 1 - June 30 annually.

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Information about Assateague State Park Entrance fees

Virginia

• Foot/Bicycle: No Fee
• Vehicle: $10.00 - 1 Day - Available only at Virginia Entrance Station
• Vehicle: $25.00 - 7 Days
• Vehicle: $45.00 - Refuge Annual Pass, valid 1 year from purchase.
• Vehicle: $45.00 - USFWS Migratory Waterfowl Duck Stamp ($25.00) plus beach parking fee ($20.00)
• Beach Parking fee upgrade: $20.00 - For visitors using the USFWS Migratory Waterfowl Duck Stamp as an entrance pass, valid July 1 - June 30 annually.

More information on Virginia fees...

 

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More information about the Federal Recreational Lands Passes...

 

 

Overview of entrance requirements

All visitors MUST have

• Entrance Pass

  Required for all visitors*

* May not apply in some cases. See details below.

Entrance Passes

Interagency Passes

FREE–$80.00

The America the Beautiful – The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass Series is your ticket to more than 2,000 federal recreation sites across the United States. entrance fees at lands managed by the National Park Service and US Fish & Wildlife Service and also standard amenity fees (day use fees) at lands managed by the US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, and US Army Corps of Engineers.

More about interagency passes

Standard Entrance Pass

$0.00–$25.00

Private Vehicle

$25.00

Assateague 7 day vehicle pass.

Motorcycle

$20.00

Assateague 7 day motorcycle pass.

Per Person

$0.00

Assateague per person walk-in or bicycle

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Annual Entrance - Park

$45.00

The Assateague Island National Seashore Annual Park Entrance Pass is $45.00. It is valid in both the Maryland District and Virginia District (Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge).

In-person Purchase Locations

• Assateague Island Visitor Center

  Credit/Debit Only

• Maryland District Ranger Contact Station & Campground Office

  Cash or Credit/Debit

• Toms Cove Visitor Center

  Credit/Debit Only

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2023 Fee-free Days

No entrance pass required on these days:

• Monday, January 16 — Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Saturday, April 22 — First Day of National Park Week
• Friday, August 4 — The Great American Outdoors Act
• Saturday, September 23 — National Public Lands Day
• Saturday, November 11 — Veterans Day

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